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MUMBAI: Indian airline Jet Airways supported the launch of Lord of the Rings music album on 11 February 2008 at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, UK.
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MUMBAI: The music of Ajay Devgan's U, Me Aur Hum, released by Eros Music, was launched on the eve of Valentine's Day at a bash held at The Club in suburban Mumbai.
read moreMUMBAI: BBC Radio and the 4 Digital Group have confirmed their commitment to develop digital radio in the UK. The two parties said they intended to look at ways of encouraging more rapid consumer take-up of digital radio and developing the available technology to secure a successful future for DAB.Signalling their joint commitment to continue to develop DAB as a key platform for the future of digital radio, BBC Audio and Music director Jenny Abramsky and 4 Digital Group chairman Nathalie Schwarz issued a joint statement:
read moreMUMBAI: Praveen Malhotra, vice president for sales and operations head for North, at BIG 92.7 FM has been elevated to the position of national sales head for the Integrated Sales Unit which will be responsible for ad sales for not just Big 92.7 FM but also NTR Sales, sales of Big Street and of Big Digital.
read moreMUMBAI: Rapper Timbaland has created history of sorts by signing on with Verizon for a mobile album. This album would be directly and exclusively accessible to all the Verizon wireless V CAST (a network created by Verizon wireless to deliver audio, video, and entertainment content) users.The album would be created in the fully equipped Verizon mobile recording studio bus. This bus would stop at various cities across the US which would give the music lover a glimpse of the artist and the recording sessions inside the bus.
read moreMUMBAI: 25 years after the launch of Thriller, satellite radio XM pays tribute to pop singer Michael Jackson, with the release of the XM Thriller on 1 March. The new channel will feature Jackson's solo works as well as recordings from the Jackson 5. It would also contain his interviews and stories from other artists, packed with unique content that celebrates Jackson's musical contribution.
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MUMBAI: The BAG Films promoted Radio Dhamaal has been integrated into the all encompassing 'Broadcast 24' initiative by being re-christened Dhamaal 24. The venture, which started life as Radio Dhamaal when it launched first in Hissar and Karnal, is now marketing its Valentine Day programmes under the new monicker. The idea, says managing director Anurradha Prasad, is to have Dhamaal incorporated into the network that will sell across BAG's TV channels as well as radio.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio City has launched in Ahmednagar, marking its fifth station in Maharashtra and 16th in the country. Radio City 91.1 FM will present a host of programmes along with Hindi music mixed with Marathi tracks. Radio City 91.1 FM CEO Apurva Purohit said, "We are thrilled to be a part of the lives of the people of Ahmednagar. It is an important market for us and we eagerly look forward to engaging with our listeners here."Radio City will greet early Ahmednagar mornings with City Sunrise followed Radio City Breakfast Show.
read moreMUMBAI: Musician-producer-songwriter Dave Stewart is joining forces with the new Nokia Entertainment and Communities business group, to create the Nokia Artists' Advisory Council. The council is tasked with helping to create an artist-friendly environment inside the company, ensuring that the artists' point of view is represented in creating new content business paradigms.Nokia Entertainment and Communities business group executive VP Tero Ojanpera says, "Dave is a truly rare figure in the entertainment industry.
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MUMBAI: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has acquired international rights to the one-hour CBS Network special Celine Dion :That's Just the Woman in me.
read moreMUMBAI: Sahara has launched Nysa, a state-of- the- art music studio for recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. The launch of the studio in Mumbai last week was attended by industry bigwigs including Ramesh Sippy, Boney Kapoor, Sridevi, Priya Dutt, Sreemanto Roy, Bappi Lahiri, Monty Sharma, Shamir Tandon, Viju Shah and Kishen Kumar.The guests were treated to an AV presentation of the state-of-the-art Nysa, the studio classic acoustic design by a pioneer in this art Andy Munro of Munro Acoustics (UK), and the studio interiors designed by renowned interior designer Zarine Khan.
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MUMBAI: Today, M3F Festival, Northread more
MUMBAI: Hoopr, a leader in the royalty-free music space, is proud to unveil its latest innovationread more
As part of its refresh, the radio network recently launched its flagship show Dhun Badal Ke Toh...read more
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MUMBAI: Toronto-born quadruple–threat–rapper, singer-songwriter, producer, and professional volleyball player – Kofi today released his third studio...read more
MUMBAI: Today, the genre-defying brother duo Everyone You Know (EYK) release brand new album, ‘Ain’t Smiled in Ages’. Listen to the album [HERE]....read more
MUMBAI: India’s premier music licensing platform, Hoopr, has announced the release of "Khoobsurat" by Aditya Mishra, known artistically as Outsky....read more
MUMBAI: Club FM took an innovative turn for Children’s Day with Club FM RJ, engaging young talents across our six stations. The initiative invited...read more
MUMBAI: Amit Trivedi's Azaad Collab has been a breath of fresh air in the music world, and the release of Sajaniya has only strengthened its appeal....read more
