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MUMBAI: Internationally acclaimed musicians and music producers of Indian origin RDB, hip-hop artiste Jay Sean and Talvin Singh have been nominated at this year's 7th annual Urban Music awards show for the Best UK Asian Act.
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BANGALORE: To aid the Karnataka State government in flood relief collection, Big 92.7 FM Bangalore has fabricated a special bus at its own cost having pictures and photos of the flood affected people and their belongings pasted on the bus. The Big FM bus will do the rounds of Bangalore collecting funds from donors for the state government.
read moreMUMBAI: Fast growing indie music portal Myband has joined hands with IIT's popular fest Livewire – dubbed as single largest rock competition organized by IIT Mumbai. As Livewire 2009 goes multicity this year, talent from IIT's across India will pool in for this single largest fest. For those willing to participate, the entry process has become much more streamlined. As partners, MyBand has introduced an integrated system on their website that allows the interested bands to upload their tracks for Livewire submissions.
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MUMBAI: He has carved a niche for himself in the Assamese music scenario and he is now entering into the Hindi film space. Hailing from Assam, Dony Hazarika has more than 158 audio albums to his credit and has composed music for more than 14 Assamese films.
read moreMUMBAI: Post its music repositioning in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, Big 92.7 FM is refining its music in Kolkata with a positioning of Moner Gaan Praner Sur. The new music positioning will include handpicked songs which promise to touches listeners heart and soul, each day. Moner Gaan Praner Sur follows the AC (Adult Contemporary) format, which means the station will play songs that span eras of 60's to 2009, covering a superlative mix of Hindi and Bengali songs.
read moreMUMBAI: The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill which requires radio stations to pay royalties to performers when their music is aired, a top priority for the recording industry. The Senate committee vote marks the furthest congressional progress yet for the measure, although it is still far from becoming law. Radio station owners such as CBS Corp., Clear Channel Communications Inc. and Cox Radio Inc. would be required to pay negotiated royalties to performers for playing their music on the air.
read moreMUMBAI: Sky1 has commissioned a two-part special on the late Michael Jackson. Presented by June Sarpong, the hour-long specials - Michael Jackson: The Live S?©ance and Michael Jackson: The Search for His Spirit - will go on air in November.
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MUMBAI: AROI (Association of radio operators of India) announced its 2009 annual event to be held on 12 November 2009, at The Hotel Maurya, New Delhi. The main focus of the event would be the theme Radio- Vision 2010", which is the year of major leap forward for radio with the forthcoming announcement of Phase III. This day also marks Mahatma Gandhi's first and only broadcast on radio. Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni would inaugurate Radio-Vision2010....
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MUMBAI: As a part of its global It's Y!ou... brand campaign that began in late September, Yahoo! Inc. is inviting people to participate in the creation of the next generation Yahoo! yodel.
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MUMBAI: After winning laurels at the Oscars and BAFTA, sound engineer Resul Pookutty has now been invited to be a part of the voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures. Pookutty is one among the 134 privileged artists who have received an invitation to join the Oscar ballot. Some of the other big names who are part of this elite 6000 member group include Hollywood actors Will Smith, Jack Nicholson, Quentin Tarantino and Indian celebrities like Mira Nair. Indian Music composer A R Rahman was bestowed with the honour earlier this year.
read moreMUMBAI: Almost four months after his shocking death; Michael Jackson is nominated for five prizes at the American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year. Jackson was also nominated for favourite male artist and favourite album in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B category. Despite being the best-selling artist of the year, he still trailed young country star Taylor Swift, who earned six nominations including artist of the year.
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MUMBAI: An attorney defending AI company Anthropic in a high-profile copyright lawsuit admitted tread more
Zojak CEO Zoe Espitia went to Jamaica for a vacation, never suspecting that trip would completelyread more
MUMBAI: India’s music has long been celebrated for its depth, diversity, legendary artists, and mread more
MUMBAI: To further propel India's music artists onto the global stage, YouTube announced a suiteread more
MUMBAI: Spotify isn’t wasting any time following the recent court decision in Epic Games v.read more
MUMBAI: World-renowned singer, dancer, and music producer XIN LIU makes a bold return with a brand new EP, “Passion,” in collaboration with 88rising...read more
MUMBAI: Liverpool-based producer Superlate returns with a vibrant new single, ‘Solo Raver’ - out now via Ripe Records. The latest single from the...read more
MUMBAI: Enrique Iglesias is reportedly set to perform in Mumbai this October, marking his long-awaited return to India after more than a decade....read more
MUMBAI: Hanita Bhambri, previously known for her soulful indie-pop sound, has transformed her artistry with the release of her groundbreaking ‘dark...read more
MUMBAI: KR$NA, a renowned rapper and hip-hop artist known for revolutionising the hip-hop industry, will debut as the first Indian rapper to perform...read more
