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MUMBAI: Apache Indian a.k.a Steven Kapur, who familiarized pop, rock, bhangramuffin and rap genre in India, is back from oblivion. The reggae singer is all set to rein charts once again with his latest album �Home Run' under his parent label Universal Music India. The album is blend of four new songs and some classic collaborative track including high profile artistes like Asha Bhosale, AR Rahman and Shaggy. Home Run is based on the singers urge to come back to his home land. The singer is currently working on a promotional video for the album.
read moreMUMBAI: Google has failed to firmly deal with illegal file-sharing, according to a report by IFPI which represents records labels around the world. The report released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) states that the search engine giant is making money through file sharing and it therefore needs to lay out measures to ensure that they (the labels) are not misused by people that are intent on pirating.
read moreMUMBAI: On the occasion of Christmas and New Year, Red FM has lined up innovative contest and shows for its listeners in Mumbai. Speaking on the festive season, Red FM senior VP projects and programming Nisha Naryanan said, Our programming line-up this year for Christmas and New Year is sure to add lot of chutzpah to the festivities. All our initiatives across the network will be engaging the listeners in quirky contests and activities that are very unique and unheard of. We wish to end the year by bringing a smile on our listeners faces....
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MUMBAI: On the Christmas Eve, Idea Jalsa will host a special jazz rock performance featuring Dhruv Ghanekar along with pop musical duo Dominique and Clinton Cerejo. This is the first time ever that Idea jalsa will showcase a jazz rock performance. Dhruv debuted as a solo artist in 2009 with his album "Distance" released on blueFROG Records. Clinton and Dominique Cerejo have been in the music scene for over a decade.
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MUMBAI: Worldwide superstar Rihanna's latest single �We Found Love' has topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the eighth consecutive week. The track is the longest running number one single in Rihanna's career. 'We Found Love' overtook Adele's �Rolling in the Deep' which stayed on top for seven week earlier this year. The Island Def Jam's reigning queen has also broken her previous record of top selling singles. Second to Beatles, Rihanna has become the fastest solo artist in 'Billboard Hot 100 history to chart 20 Top 10 hits'.
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MUMBAI: Radio sector continous to decline with every quarter showing negative growth in terms of reach. As per the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2011 Q3 data, the total reach of radio has gone down to 158.28 million -- a negative CAGR of 3.9 per cent. In Q2, the total reach for radio was at 161.45 million.
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MUMBAI: Junglee music, the bollywood arm of Times Music has released the audio of romantic comedy, �Tutiya Dil', directed by Amit Khanna. The album comprises of 6 songs composed by Gulraj Singh and penned by Manoj Yadav. The songs are crooned by Ram Sampath, Prakriti Kakar, Minal Jain Singh, Jaswinder Singh Divya Kumar, Akriti Kakkar, Sayantani Das, Gulraj Singh and Alam Gir Khan. The lauch occasion was graced by several artistes including Sonu Nigam, Rahul Vaidya, Salim Merchant and Akriti Kakkar.
read moreMUMBAI: Saga Music has acquired the music of Jimmy Shergill starrer movie '4 2 ka 1', while Unisys Infosolutions holds the digital distribution rights. The music of the movie has been composed by JD, Rajan and Abhishek Majumdar. Singers including Sunidhi Chauhan, Kailash Kher, Kunal Ganjewala, Mika Singh, Javed Ali, Shilpa Rao, and Krishna have rendered for the album. The soundtrack of the movie comprises of six songs with varied themes including Om Jai Jagdish, Sundri, Ishq Di Battiyan, Bhang Ke Nashe, Kitno ka Dil and Give Me a Call.
read moreMUMBAI: In the India mobile handsets market, Nokia has retained leadership position with 30% share in terms of sales (unit shipments), followed by Samsung at second position with 11.6% during the month of September 2011. This was reported in the IndiaMonthlyMobileHandsets Market Review, September 2011 released by CyberMedia Research.
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MUMBAI: The music of Hrithik Roshan starrer �Agneepath' was released on Radio City by director Karan Malhotra, composer Ajay-Atul and lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya. RJ Salil and Archana (of Kasa Kai Mumbai) played host to the Agneepath crew as they conversed about the music and lyrics of the movie.
read moreMUMBAI: Percept's Sunburn – Asia's electronic dance music festival, is yet to be granted permission by the Goa government. The three-day fest will commence from 27 December at Candolim Beach, Goa.
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MUMBAI: Hoopr Smash, a first-of-its-kind, automated, self-serve, music licensing marketplace annread more
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