MUMBAI: Big 92.7 FM announced the appointment of Priya Krishna as the Station Head for its Chennai Station. Priya Krishna will be spearheading the operations of Big FM in Chennai and will be responsible for the P&L of the station. Krishna has over 13 years of proficient experience in the areas of business development, marketing, relationship management, people management, and client servicing in the media industry
read moreMUMBAI: Expectations are always high for a Vishal Bharadwaj movie. One expects a complete package of entertainment spiced with great music, and usually, one doesn't come away disappointed. But Ishqiya differs. The first shot in the film starts with Vidya Balan lip syncing to the husky voice of Rekha Bharadwaj and you get a feeling that its going to be a musical ride.
read morePUNE: At expo that's spread across three long days, spending just over four hours is probably unfair. But the experience Baajaa Gaajaa offers, for whatever limited time spent, is unique nevertheless. Not only is this a first music expo of its kind, but also a stage for all those talented musicians who we often miss out on.
read moreMUMBAI: Harsh reality awaits reality show contestants post the instant stardom they receive being part of the reality shows. Controversy prevailed on Music Ka Maha Muqabala over the weekend as Raja Hasan, part of Himesh's Warriors, voiced his opinion on the flooding of Pakistani singers in Bollywood. After receiving appreciation for his rendition, an emotional Hasan questioned, We are appreciated after we sing covers sung by cross border singers, so why don't music composers in Bollywood consider us before approaching those artists?..
read moreNEW DELHI: It is up to the listeners and the media including radio and music television channels to help change the tastes of the public to good lyrics and better music, since a lyricist or a music director is often under compulsion to give what the producer or director want. It was different three decades earlier when filmmakers like Raj Kapoor, Guru Dutt and Dev Anand had some knowledge of music and the music directors put their soul into the music for those films.
read moreMUMBAI: Renowned Hindustani classical musician Bhimsen Joshi has been honoured with a life time achievement award by the Delhi government for his extraordinary contribution to music. The awards, carrying a cheque of Rs 11 lakh each and a citation, were given by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to relatives of Joshi at a function. Sahitya Kala Parishad under Delhi government instituted the awards in 2004 which are conferred on eminent personalities for their outstanding contribution in the fields of music, dance, theatre, visual arts and literature.
read moreMUMBAI: Bangalore's folk rock band Swarathma won the 'Band of the year' award at the 5th Jack Daniel's Rock Awards 2010 at Hard Rock Caf?©, Mumbai on Friday evening.
read moreMUMBAI: Inde rock band Agnee is all set to release its third online single 'Ranjaan Yaar Di' on 8 February.
read moreMUMBAI: Composer and music producer Biddu, who is considered one of the pioneers of the indie-pop music was conferred the 5th Jack Daniels Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday evening in Mumbai. The 60 plus musician shuttles between London and Spain and is currently in India to promote his autobiographical work 'Made in India'
read moreMUMBAI: Music group EMI has revealed pre-tax losses of ?1.75bn ($3.17bn) in the year ended 31 March 2009 and said it needed more money to stay afloat Blaming "the global economic slowdown and the continuing rapid decline of the physical market", EMI wrote down the value of its music publishing and recorded music divisions by 1.04bn pounds. The results for EMI, which has deals with Robbie Williams and Coldplay, include more than ?1bn in write-offs.
read moreMUMBAI: After giving a new life to lavani and tamasha music in the Atul Kulkarni starrer Marathi film Natrang, the National Award winning composer duo Ajay-Atul will now be experimenting with grand orchestral music. According to sources, the talented musicians will next be composing for a untitled Bollywood project produced by veteran actor Hema Malini. Confirming the news, Atul says, "We are doing a film produced by Hema Malini - the music will be heavy with string arrangements and ballads," he told radioandmusic.com.
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