|  17 Apr 2013

CISAC's win against EU Commission may strengthen IPRS in India

MUMBAI: Representative of three million authors globally, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) has won a major victory as the General Court of the European Union (EU) has uphold CISAC’s appeal against the 2008 EU Commission decision. The allegations that CISAC and their member societies have engaged in a concerted practice in order to restrict competition has been finally rejected.

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 |  17 Apr 2013

Bollywood Masala Pro iOS app gets updated

MUMBAI: Philtre Labs, (owned by Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant and Aditya Mehta) added another exciting feature to India’s first music making app.

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 |  17 Apr 2013

Blackberrys Sharp Night Jam Up Contest to win an opportunity to party with new age musicians

MUMBAI: Finally the wait is over! Blackberrys Sharp Nights is back again and it’s a music edition this season, with a Jam Up theme. The musical session is to feature new-age artists Ayushmann Khurrana, Karsh Kale, Anushka Manchanda and Vishal Dadlani who would be jamming up together for a night of non-stop action. No matter in which part of the nation you are, you might be the lucky one to win an all expense paid trip to Blackberrys Sharp Nights Jam Up happening in Mumbai on 3 May.

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 |  17 Apr 2013

Dhingana brings geofencing for music labels

MUMBAI: In an attempt to build itself stronger, music streaming service Dhingana has enhanced its global streaming platform with geofencing capabilities which will enable Dhingana to distribute content on a country-specific basis and thereby partner with music labels who have country wise limitations to distribute their content.

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 |  16 Apr 2013

Capitol Music Group appoints Robbie McIntosh as EVP international

MUMBAI: Capitol Music Group has appointed Robbie McIntosh as the executive vice president international. The announcement was made by chairman and CEO Steve Barnett. In his new role, McIntosh will serve as a senior member of Barnett's executive team, working closely with CMG label heads, artists and their management to ensure an innovative and collaborative approach in creating and overseeing strategic marketing and promotion plans for CMG artists globally. He will be based in the company's iconic Capitol Tower at Hollywood.

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 |  16 Apr 2013

Debut Single æChloe (You're The One I Want)Æ premieres on-air with Ryan Seacrest

MUMBAI: X Factor breakout band Emblem3's debut single ‘Chloe (You're The One I Want)’ premiered at 7am PT  on 15 April exclusively on air with Ryan Seacrest. The summer jam, in whichThe Hollywood Reporter describes as "a mix of sugary pop confection and a Sublime-inspired beach vibe," was co-written by Emblem3 and Savan Kotecha, Kool Kojak, Peter Svensson .’Chloe (You're The One I Want)’ is available digitally.

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 |  16 Apr 2013

Rajat Uppal: "Consistency in marketing on radio is the key to success"

With the philosophy of playing superhit music throughout the day along with Bajaate Raho attitude being intrinsic to all the marketing activities, Red FM as a brand has done exceptionally well in the past year. Approaching 2013 with a host of new marketing strategies, its various stations are hosting innovative campaigns and on-ground events alongside developing its event property Red Live.

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 |  16 Apr 2013

Lena Dena by Daler Mehndi

MUMBAI: Lena Dena from the film Commando makes you sway and do Balle Balle. Bollywood is high on yet another dance anthem from the unstoppable Bhangra King.  It's a difficult composition and a feat by a 22 year old musician to compose such a song and then get the power house of performance to sing his tune. Loaded with the signature Daler Mehndi gusto and punjabi flavor, the song takes a steep classical turn in the Antra; It is here that the debutant musician director Mannan Shah had Daler Mehndi floored.

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 |  16 Apr 2013

Aadesh Shrivastava recommends I&B Ministry to ban multiple composers

MUMBAI: When everyone is encouraging the new trend of multi-composers in bollywood films, veteran music director Aadesh Shrivastava has moved against the wave and recommended the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) to disregard this trend and ban multi-composers from National Film Awards.

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 |  16 Apr 2013

'Khoon Choos Le' connects with youth; becomes popular video on YouTube

MUMBAI: All the Monday haters now have a track titled ‘Khoon Choos Le’ that will help them curse the gloomy day of the week. The song from the upcoming zombie comedy film ‘Go Goa Gone’ connects with the true sorrow of youth specially officer-goers and students. Sachin-Jigar have composed the hilarious track which has mix of drums and strings and it is penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The video is partially based on animation which gets the track moving. It has made its position on YouTube as the most watched song.

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 |  16 Apr 2013

Selena Gomez announces 56 city world tour

MUMBAI: Latin singing star Selena Gomez is embarking on her first international world tour covering 56 cities. Titled ‘Stars Dance World Tour’, it will commence in August and will move across North America, Europe and Russia before culminating in November. The tour is being held to promote her highly-anticipated album, after the singer performed her new single ‘Come & Get It’ on the 2013 MTV Movie Awards.

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