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MUMBAI: With mobile penetration on the rise in India, the densely populated state of Uttar Pradesh is stated to have the largest number of mobile subscribers in the country, according to a data report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Uttar Pradesh witnessed a total of 121.6 million mobile phone connections, followed by Tamil Nadu at 71.81mn. Maharashtra came in third with a total subscriber base of 67.73mn, Andhra Pradesh at 64.12mn and Bihar at 60.73mn, which together account for almost half the total wireless connections.
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MUMBAI: American rock band Aerosmith have cancelled their Indonesian show; after authorities foiled a bomb plot that targeted the Myanmar Embassy in the capital of Indonesia. The Bad Boys from Boston have issued a statement apologizing to fans and hoped to make it up to the fans one day. There is no indication if the show will be re-scheduled or if the tickets will be re-funded.
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MUMBAI: Sony Music Entertainment and Swedish music company TEN Music Group have inked a multi-year agreement to develop new artistes under a new artist development-focused strategic relationship covering global A&R and distribution. As per the deal, Sony Music will have exclusive first-look rights to the recordings and releases of all artists signed to TEN, and provide TEN with offices in London, Los Angeles and New York.
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MUMBAI: After taking Bhangra music across shores and receiving various accolades for his talent, Punjabi singer Malkit Singh is set to launch two new albums for his fans. For the last four years, the ‘Gur Nalo Ishq Mita’ singer has been busy touring and working on the lyrics and music of his two albums that will be finally launched this year. The first album ‘Sikh Hunda Mann’ will release in the second week of June. Earlier, it was slated to release on Baisakhi last month.
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MUMBAI: Radio City plays the ‘Tagged by Titan’ contest, adding onto to the cricket frenzy of the season. The eight week long activity started on 30 March across the eight cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Kolkata.
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MUMBAI: Even as mobile dominates the VAS domain today, content aggregators are exploring newer platforms for their services to provide smart solutions to companies and consumers. One of the leading providers of VAS – Techzone – is looking at focussing more on radio as a new VAS domain.
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MUMBAI: In memory of the legendary Nobel laureate, Hungama.com brings the best of Rabindranath Tagore on the Hungama App and Web. Hungama honours the renowned poet by creating playlists, promoting his albums and a lot more on his 152nd birthday. A library of about 800 songs composed by Tagore; sung by him and other famous artists’ has been made available for all fans.
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MUMBAI: Singer-songwriter Shibani Kashyap can’t get enough of good retro rock, pop and jazz songs to get her going. One of the country’s female performers Kashyap says although her playlist has a host of contemporary and esoteric music, it is retro music that she turns back to. Speaking with Radioandmusic.com, Kashyap said, “I can’t get away from jazz and rock- Phil Collins, Sting and Tori Amos to Steely Dan. I listen a lot to jazz fusion. I like Amy Winehouse and amongst the new ones, artists like Adele. I listen to Michael Bubble twice a day.”.
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MUMBAI: After being surrounded by controversies recently, teen pop sensation Justin Bieber is facing a tough time yet again. The singer and Canadian pop star and R&B singer Usher have been sued for $ 10 million for allegedly stealing a tune for ‘Somebody to Love’.
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MUMBAI: Temperatures will soar this summer with the hottest music awards in the digital medium. Third time in a row; the Artist Aloud awards honor independent music. Artist Aloud- a digital medium that has provided a platform for both iconic and budding independent musicians and artists to showcase their talent is back yet again with the well-known music awards. With these awards, Artist Aloud looks to honor independent music and thus enable indie music artists to gain the recognition they truly deserve.
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MUMBAI: The next track from Aurangzeb is out now! Sung by Keerthi Sagathia, 'Jigra Fakira' is soulful and moving, featuring the cast of Aurangzeb. The music is by Vipin Sharma and the lyrics by Manoj Kumar Nath.
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MUMBAI: IPRS, Indian Performing Rights Society, hosted a one of its kind landmark event aimed at read more
MUMBAI: Xiaomi India, a global technology brand renowned for its innovation, today announced a stread more
MUMBAI: UK-based audio software company DataMind Audio is launching its flagship plugin, The Combread more
MUMBAI: Ultra Media & Entertainment Group today announced the launch of a ground breaking bouread more
MUMBAI: Swastik announces the expansion of its digital leadership team with the appointment of Jiread more
MUMBAI: Mumbai-based rap sensation MC Altaf, a trailblazing figure in India’s burgeoning hip-hop scene, today released his highly anticipated debut...read more
MUMBAI: Juju Baby Music – operating under the banner of Artium Originals - is excited to announce the release of its newest EP, ‘Folk Outta The Box...read more
