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BANGALORE: Radio Indigo will be bringing Israel's singing sensation Liel Kolet and her World Music band to perform live in Bangalore on May 15. The event is being organised jointly by the Israeli Consulate in Mumbai and the Bangalore School of Music, with Radio Indigo.
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MUMBAI: Rajeeta Hemwani who was slated to start her own music label ?“ Monks of Music has shelved her plans for the time being and joined Universal Music as Vice President ?“ Content Artiste and Repertoire. Prior to this, she was with Big Music for a short while as Content Head A & R.
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MUMBAI: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have struck gold with their forthcoming films. The musical trio who got a 50 per cent royalty share for Johny Gadaar's music, swear by changing the scenario for the creative men in no time.
read moreMUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) has sealed a deal with file-sharing site Qtrax to allow free, legal downloads of the former's music. Qtrax had earlier announced the backing of all the major labels to distribute music free online, generating revenue with advertisements. However, New York-based Warner Music Group Corp denied Qtrax services to use its content. UMG and EMI Group PLC also declined any licensing deals with Qtrax.
read moreMUMBAI: Amazon.com announced that it will begin selling out-of-print albums on CD from major labels Sony BMG and EMI music on demand through its CreateSpace service. Disc on Demand have brought back coveted out-of-print albums titles such as 'Hatari Soundtrack' by Henry Mancini, 'Earthquake Weather' by Joe Strummer, Cake's 'Motorcade of Generosity', 'Telepathy' by Bill Stewart, Tony Williams' 'Foreign Intrigue' and 'Carryin' On' by Grant Green will be amongst the first batch brought back from the dead with CDs manufactured and shipped when customers place an order.
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MUMBAI: Media Transasia has launched music magazine Blender in India, marking the title's first venture outside of the US. Blender, the music magazine is targeted at the young modern urban Indians or the 'now' generation.
read moreMUMBAI: eMusic has announced the arrival of worlds' first audiobooks format. It will provide more than a thousand downloadable audiobook titles in the universally compatible MP3 format without any restrictions. The digital audiobooks market is currently the fast-growing segment of the book publishing industry. According to Piper Jaffray & Co., the worldwide market for digital audiobooks and other spoken word is expected to grow 45% in revenue from $138.6 million in 2006 to $274.4 million in 2008. Nearly 49 percent of eMusic subscribers have also expressed their interest in audiobooks.
read moreMUMBAI: Sab TV has launched a new musical reality show, Krazy Kiya Re. The show will have eight contestants selected from across the country, showcasing their singing talents in a way different from the usual talent hunts bombarding the television. The format of the contest is woven in a manner to bring an element of humor.
read moreMUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) and Gotuit, a leading provider of metadata technologies, have announced that UMG has signed a broad license agreement to Gotuit's intellectual property for personalized digital music services.
read moreMUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) and Gotuit, a leading provider of metadata technologies, have announced that UMG has signed a broad license agreement to Gotuit's intellectual property for personalized digital music services.
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MUMBAI: More and more radio stations are gearing up for singer talent hunt shows. Radio Mango is the latest to join the beeline.
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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
MUMBAI: In a world where men are often encouraged to hide their emotions, we tend to overlook theread more
MUMBAI: Rising Punjabi music sensation, Jai Dhir and acclaimed indie-pop singer, Akanksha Bhandari have joined forces to release ‘Petals’, a...read more
MUMBAI: Filipino pop sensation, BINI, is ready to spread festive cheer worldwide with their delightful version of the classic carol “Joy to the World...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: 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
