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MUMBAI: After 25 years, India's four legendary composers Anandji, Pyarelal, Shiv-Hari and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy will come together at one platform for a musical extravaganza. �Music Heals' concert will be held on 10 December in Mumbai. The concert will feature leading playback singers including Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Hariharan, Sudesh Bhosle, Javed Ali, Sapna Mukherjee and Sanjay Tandon performing on the evergreen songs with Orchestra of 100 musicians.
read moreMUMBAI: VH1 India will premiere 39th American Music Awards' live on 21 November at 6:30 am with a prime-time repeat at 9 pm. The channel will showcase the performances of popular international artiste such as Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, Maroon 5, Lance Bass, comedian Michael Buckley, Estelle, Sarah Hyland, Mitchel Musso, LMFAO, Chris Brown and Marc Anthony.
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BANGALORE: Popular classical singer Kattassery Joseph Yesudas will complete 50 years in the Indian music industry. Jaathi Bhedam Matha Dwesham (Music: M B Sreenivasan) was the first song recorded on 14 Nov 1961 by Yesudas. Asianet will air an interview of the maestro on Sunday, 20 November at 2pm, hosted by channels business-head John Brittas. On the show, Yesudas will share 50 years of his successful musical journey.
read moreMUMBAI: This year the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will honour music director AR Rahman with a Lifetime Achievement award. Rahman will receive the award during the 8th DIFF to be held from 7-14 December. Winner of two Academy Awards and two Grammy Awards, the 45 year old Rahman will be the first musician to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the film festival.
read moreMUMBAI: Google has finally launched an online music service. It has launched an Android music store to compete with iTunes and Amazon.com. However, the service is available for Android users in the US only as Google has not done deals with record labels to allow it to sell songs globally. The view in the industry is mixed. Some feel that Google has arrived too late while others feel that competition is always healthy. It will result in services improving.
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MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani promoted their upcoming movie Don 2 on Red FM with RJ Malishka in Mumbai. Malishka and her team put up a small action sequence which had the RJ beat up a few goons around her. Later, she also grooved to the movie's signature song �Main Hoon Don!' accompanied by King Khan and Piggy Chops themselves.
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MUMBAI: Day 2 at Nokia Music Connects 3 commenced on a legal note with lawyer Hardeep Singh Anand enlightening the industry about section 14 of the copyright act in the case of literary, dramatic or musical work for the lyricists and composers.
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MUMBAI: Although an increase in the number of music fests and international gigs have rejuvenated the Indian live music scene, it is yet to receive its due appreciation. Live music has several hurdles to overcome and attract more support from promoters, stakeholders, sponsors and audiences. How will the situation change? What is stopping Indian live music scene from flourishing? Is there enough backing from sponsors, endorsers and promoters? Is Indian music widely marketed?...all this was debated at the Nokia Music Connects 2011 .
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MUMBAI: While everybody in the television space is in a rush for more GRPs (gross rating points) one issue is whether the music television genre, which went towards being more youth oriented before coming back to music, needs to also focus a lot on GRPs when it comes to advertisers. Should there be other KPIs (key performance indicators)?
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MUMBAI: While the digital arena is growing with the spread of the mobile Internet the lack of communication between different partners including record labels, artists and producers is hindering the emergence of a new business model for the music industry. The players work in silos. This lack of communication has resulted in fragmentation of the industry. It is important for the industry if it wants to exploit digital to the fullest that there be life beyond the CRBT (caller ring back tones ) which was developed by telecom players and where telecom players call the shots.
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Mumbai: In India where 70% of music is dominated by Bollywood, recent years have witnessed an outburst of talented upcoming artistes, bringing novelty in the indie music scene. The core reason for the availability is wide array of new platforms provided for artistes to showcase their talent.
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MUMBAI: WhatsApp has officially launched its long-awaited music integration for status updates, read more
MUMBAI: TikTok has officially rolled out TikTok for Artists, a new music insights platform designread more
MUMBAI: In an industry where independent musicians are rewriting the rules of engagemread more
MUMBAI: In a world chasing spectacle, some stories whisper their way into your soul.read more
MUMBAI: Every great match has a story. And every story needs someone who believes in it.read more
MUMBAI: Yash Raj Films is gearing up to release its much-anticipated romantic drama Saiyaara, directed by Mohit Suri, on July 18, 2025. The film...read more
MUMBAI: Singer-songwriter Jayant Sankla returns with Musalsal, a delicately crafted ballad that explores love in its quietest, most enduring form....read more
MUMBAI: Singer Shruti is fast becoming one of the most dynamic voices in Indian music, with her powerful performances in “Qayamat” from Housefull 5...read more
MUMBAI: Amazon MX Player, Amazon’s free video streaming service, today announced its upcoming coming-of-age drama, Lafangey. The streaming service...read more
MUMBAI: Acclaimed Indian-American rapper, singer, and songwriter Raja Kumari is set to participate in the 5th Annual Anti Social Camp, the world's...read more
