MUMBAI: French electronic dance act Daft Punk has released their lead single ‘Get Lucky’ from their upcoming album ‘Random Access Memories’ (Columbia Records). The single which features rapper-producer Pharrell Williams and renowned producer- musician Nile Rodgers has been hugely anticipated by fans with remixes of the songs teasers and leaks doing rounds. The song retains the band’s infectious, catchy futuristic funk dance sound complete with compressed guitars, throbbing bass with slaps, falsettoes and vocoder bridge vocals.
read moreAn epitome of 'Never giving up on your dreams', 'living legend' in the Eastern Classical genre and internationally acclaimed legend of North Indian Bamboo Flute needs no introduction. Padma Vibhushan Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, who is today an eminent artiste par excellence, has achieved success after six decades of sheer hard work, devotion and dedication.
read moreAn epitome of 'Never giving up on your dreams', 'living legend' in the Eastern Classical genre and internationally acclaimed legend of North Indian Bamboo Flute needs no introduction. Padma Vibhushan Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, who is today an eminent artiste par excellence, has achieved success after six decades of sheer hard work, devotion and dedication.
read moreMUMBAI: Celebrating its 10th anniversary in the city of Kolkata, leading broadcaster Red FM will host a musical extravaganza of 10 concerts with its event property Red Live. The land of music legends will witness 10 nights of musical revelry. The concerts will be hosted in ‘paras’ across the city, and will culminate on 5 May with a performance by popular bollywood singer Shalmali Kholgade and more.
read moreMUMBAI: One of the youngest CEO’s of Indian radio industry, Nishant Mittal of Radio Misty was conferred with Young Achievers awards by Institute Of Leadership Entrepreneurship and Development (ilead) amidst a huge gathering in Siliguri. Vice Chancellor of West Bengal University of Technology Samir Kumar Bandyopadhyay awarded Mittal. Radio Misty is the only FM Station in country to air music and shows in five languages. Under his leadership, Radio Misty has become a household name in North Bengal and Sikkim.
read moreMUMBAI: Checking the weather is part of our daily routine, but who says it has to be routine?
read moreMUMBAI: Legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder will receive the 2013 Service to America Leadership Award from the NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) for his important work as an activist, Messenger of Peace and his dedication to helping people with disabilities and children and families in need. Wonder, who is one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century, will receive the award at NABEF's Celebration of Service to America Gala on 3 June.
read moreMUMBAI: The annual award function of the public broadcaster All India Radio witnessed its stations across the country being acknowledged for their work in various categories. While other cities received some boost from the win, AIR Mumbai failed to bag a trophy at the ceremony. While Mumbai faced disappointment, AIR Osmanabad in Maharashtra bagged two awards, namely Best Part Time Correspondent West Zone by Devidas Pathak and the second Best Maintained Difficult Station.
read moreMUMBAI: After Marathi film Balak Palak, renowned composer duo Vishal–Shekhar are all set to deliver music for teenager based Karan Johar's upcoming film - Gippi. Lately, the duo who have been involved with kids be it judging India Idol Junior or composing tracks for kids-based films, said they have done it all without any planning or thought.
read moreMUMBAI: After engaging millions of users on radio, Fever FM’s innovative radio drama Ramayana is now available for listeners on the Apple app store across the globe. Targeted towards the Indian audience, the app will be launched on 19 April, the occasion of Ram Navami. Users can download the application for free from the app store and can experience two free episodes, behind the scene videos, celebrity recordings, dohas and pictures amongst others. Other episodes can be purchased at different packages ranging from Rs 55 to Rs 170.
read moreMUMBAI: Popular jazz artistes Adil Manuel and Vasundhara Vidalur are all geared up to launch their debut album titled ‘Ampersand’, through a multi-city tour commencing on 19 April in Bangalore. The album comprises of 10 tracks in the form of urban stories in one soulful rendition written and produced by the duo across a series of collaborations. Recorded live at Yash Raj Studios, the album marks the coming together of music communities across various cities, where mainstream ‘alternate’ and ‘underground’ music comes together to form a new sound.
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