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MUMBAI: London-based Last.fm, which works in the area of online music, has launched a service to allow anyone in the world to listen to music on the site for free. The company says that its library has attracted a community of more than 20 million unique monthly users in 240 countries around the globe. The heart of Last.fm is a recommendation engine that guides listeners to music they are likely to enjoy based on prior selections, connecting them with the music they love and with others who share their tastes.
read moreNEW DELHI: Sony Ericsson today announced the global launch of four new mobile phones, two of them are "inspired by India" and have FM-AM radio on the phone, as the company's user interface showed that radio is a craze in India, senior managers of the company said. Produced in the company's Chennai facility, the two India-specific phones, R300i Radio and R306i Radio will be launched in the Indian market in the first quarter of this year and will be priced between Rs 3,500 to Rs 5,000, respectively.
read moreMUMBAI : MidemNet, the international forum on new technologies and new economic models in the music industry, takes place from 26 to 27 January in Cannes as part of Midem, the world's music market. Midem is being held this year from 27 to 31 January 2008. Creating value around music will be the main theme of the 9th edition of MidemNet, the international forum on music technology and new economic models, to be held on 26 and 27 January 2008 in Cannes as part of MIDEM, the world's music market.
read moreBANGALORE: Event management company Buenos Entertainment (BE) and On The Rocks, a rock pub in Bangalore will hold a rock festival – Rock Ethos on 10 February in Bangalore. The fest, construed on the lines of the legendary Woodstock festival, will havecombinations of 15 leading rock bands from Bangalore performing for 45 minutes each, unlike the regular 20-30 minutes allotted time, says a release.
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MUMBAI: Star Plus will air a special programme on 26 January at 1 pm, bringing together singers from recent talent hunts like Voice of India, Indian Idol and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. The singers will pay tribute to the martyrs and legends who sacrificed their life for the freedom of our country.
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MUMBAI: Saregama India has launched'Shafaq Ke Rang'Colours of Sunset'a newly recorded album of Urdu ghazals, penned by contemporary Indian writer Indira Varma. The album has ten titles, which include eight ghazals, five of which are sung by Sudeep Banerjee, three by Rekha Bharadwaj and two nazm recitations by Varma herself..
read moreMUMBAI: Kolkata is the fourth station from the Fever stable to launch after Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Says business head S Keerthivasan, "The FM radio space in India is showing tremendous promise. I am very happy with the progress that Fever 104 FM has made. Virgin and HT Media have worked together successfully to create a differentiated and compelling brand and business in Fever 104 FM. With the launch of Kolkata operations we have completed the first phase of implementation of radio operations in the four metros."
read moreMUMBAI: Big FM has announced launch of its 43rd FM station in Rourkela, Orissa on 23 January, making it the first private channel operating in the steel city. Big FM's Regional Head East, Soumen Ghosh Choudhury, said, "We are the first private radio station in the region. The programming mix has been put together after much research and understanding of local requirements. We are sure the city will welcome us with open arms and will enjoy the programmes on our Station."
read moreMUMBAI: Big FM's Hyderabad station has commenced podcast of its shows. The year appears to have begun with radio stations keen to exploit the Net space. While Big FM had taken the lead in the space by beginning podcast of select shows from its Bangalore station late last year, the Bhaskar group's My FM followed last week by commencing podcast of all its stations. Big FM is the first in Hyderabad to offer podcast of its shows, says a release.
read moreMUMBAI: Bhaskar Group's My FM has appointed Arti Jaiswal as head of sales for north and east regions. In her new role, Jaiswal will look after the FM station's media sales based out of New Delhi. Coming from Amar Ujala, where she was chief manager (north), Jaiswal brings with her over ten years of experience in media sales. She has worked with India's leading media publications like Dainik Bhaskar and Dainik Jagran. My FM is already operational in 15 cities in India. It will roll out two more stations to reach the target of 17 cities across the country.
read moreMumbai: Times Music plans to continue banking on its forte - spiritual and devotional music - in the first quarter of 2008. The music label is coming up with a variety of catalogues in spiritual category, including a catalogue featuring Jagjit Singh singing devotional songs, and catalogues on Hindi scriptures (Picked up from the Vedas and Upanishads) with shlokas and hymns.
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network, is proud to announcread more
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: This is the first time that Shruti have created a multilingual track which includes the lyrics in three different languages Shruti Haasan who...read more
MUMBAI: Armaan Malik, hailed as the Prince of Pop, is aiming to bridge the gap between two different music sensibilities once again with his latest...read more
MUMBAI: Pop star Dhvani Bhanushali is all set to headline this year’s prestigious Mysore Dussehra, sharing the spotlight with musical legends like A....read more
