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MUMBAI: Composer Lalit Sen has created another melodious track for Balaji Telefilms' new soap, Kis Desh Mein Mein Mera Dil. Sen is credited with the title track of Ekta Kapoor's hugely popular Kyun ki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi, Kutumb and Kaisa yeh pyaar hai. The song has been rendered by Richa Sharma and Krishnan N, while the lyrics have written by Nawab Arzoo.Lalit Sen, who recently composed music for the movie Life Mein Kabhi Kabhi, was also seen as a judge in Amul Star Voice of India in Star Plus.
read moreNEW DELHI: The number of FM channels in the country is expected to go up to 266 from the present 152, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil said. In her address to the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament on the opening day of the Budget session, President Patil also said that community radio has been given a major boost through a new policy.
read moreMUMBAI: The worldwide Online music market is expected to witness rapid growth over the review period to reach US$8.9 billion in sales by 2010.
read moreMUMBAI: B4U Music UK has teamed up with the UK Asian Music Awards, to be held on 6 March, at Southbank Centres Royal Festival Hall.
read moreMUMBAI: The community FM radio venture of Mumbai University will be inaugurated on 29 February by the president of India at the varsity's Fort campus.
read moreMUMBAI: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in the US will create an American Idol attraction.
read moreMUMBAI: MTV India, the youth music channel under Viacom18, has launched a new contest 'MTV License 2 Flirt' with White Mischief Vodka. The contest has been created by Viacom18's marketing and business development arm Viacom Brand Solutions (VBS). The MTV 'Licence 2 Flirt' is a seven-week campaign, wherein the MTV crew will visit 50 outlets across 11 metro cities to check the flirt-quotient of youth with computer test. The 11 winners will be called to a party where they can flirt with Bollywood actor Zayed Khan and other MTV VJs.
read moreMUMBAI: Movin 92.5 (KQMV-FM) has launched a search for Seattle's Baby Idol. The FM station has invited listeners to send in pictures of their kids aged five years and under to compete in a series of online voting. One baby will be crowned as Seattle's Baby Idol. Along with the title comes a newly outfitted room, shopping sprees and many more prizes. 100 pictures have already been received, claimed an official release.
read moreNEW DELHI: In a major shift in policy that meets a long-standing demand, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has suggested increase in FDI (foreign direct investment) cap for private FM radio broadcasters and also recommended that they may be permitted to broadcast news. For those who are interested in broadcasting news, the FDI cap including FII should be hiked to 26 per cent from the present 20 per cent. And for the non-news category of FM radio operators, the cap should be enhanced to 49 per cent.
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Mumbai: Times Music has unveiled the soundtrack of the movie Brahm. Produced by Magna Films, the film is slated to release in mid-March. The music of the film has been rendered by Pritam and Siddharth-Suhas. The audio comprises six tracks - Jaane kaisa ha tu, I am Bad Boy, Jaane kyun, Lagdaa naa lagdaa naa, Teri aakhaon ki narmi and Meri akhiyaan.The songs are sung by Shaan, Kay Kay, Sonu Nigaam and Richa Sharma. Directed by Pavan Kaul, Brahm stars Dino Morea, Milind Soman, Sheetal Menon and Simone Singh. Brahm is a suspense thriller revolving around relationships.
read moreBANGALORE: Radio Farishta, the 24-hour classic (retro) Hindi film music station on WorldSpace Satellite Radio, celebrates Khayyam Saab's 81st birthday with a special series dedicated to his music and his journey in the Hindi film industry. Airing at 10:00 pm from Monday to Friday through the rest of February, the series promises listeners a peek into the veteran's life, love and of course, his music.
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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: 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: 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: Marking his label debut with Closemouthed earlier this year, German producer Lexer reaches new heights with latest original, Sweet Escape on...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
MUMBAI: Today, NERIAH’s latest single, "Red Flag," is out across all streaming platforms. Listen here: https://symphony.to/neriah/red-flag After a...read more
