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MUMBAI: Singer Udit Narayan, whose name had been nominated for the civilian honour Padmashri this year may find himself out of the list. The official version now is that since Narayan was born in southern Nepal, he is ineligible for the honour bestowed by the Union Government of India on exemplary citizens. Brushing aside the rumours, Narayan stresses that he was born in Baisi village in Bihar, a fact that is denied by the Biharis themselves. Narayan claims that he has been singing for 40 years and is an Indian.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi's website, www.radiomirchi.com has been adjudged the most popular Radio and TV website of 2008 in the recent survey conducted by Metrix Labs and AC Nielsen. Organized by Metrix Labs and AC Nielsen since 2004, the Website of the year 2008 awards aim to capture the framework and user understanding that the site has embodied in its design, deployment of technology and content.
read moreMUMBAI: The world's most popular online video community YouTube has announced the launch of the "YouTube Symphony Orchestra" (www.youtube.com/symphonyin), the world's first collaborative online orchestra and summit in December 2008. The purpose of this initiave is to give Indian musicians a unique opportunity to perform alongside musicians of all instruments and styles from all over the world. For this, musicians from the Bangalore based William Joseph International Academy have also been roped in - their performances will be filmed and uploaded to YouTube.
read moreMUMBAI: A research conducted by specialist consumer research agency 'The Leading Question' and leading digital music business company 'Music Ally' has revealed that many consumers prefer their internet service providers as music suppliers in the digital arena.
read moreMUMBAI: Charles Allen, the former chief executive of ITV, has been appointed non-executive chairman of EMI Music, the company behind Katy Perry and Coldplay. Allen was appointed by Guy Hands, whose Terra Firma private equity group bought the ailing music company in a highly leveraged ?4bn deal just before credit markets turned. Citigroup financed the buy-out.
read moreMUMBAI: Japanese audio music systems maker Pioneer Corporation has announced the launch of its Indian subsidiary Pioneer India Electronics (PIEL) on Friday. PIEL will promote sales, marketing and after sales service primarily in car electronics business in the country. The company is targeting a turnover of Rs five billion from the Indian operations by the end of 2010.
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MUMBAI: Based on the findings of a week-long seven state Radio Survey conducted last month covering Chandigarh, Indore, Bhopal, Jaipur, Raipur, Ahmedabad and Raipur, the Synergy Media floated My FM has launched a new campaign. The campaign, unveiled in 17 cities across Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, adds fresh content and music to the station's repertoire.
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MUMBAI: Siddharth Kannan, who started as an RJ at the age of 14 and went missing from the airwaves for some time, returns as the host of a night slot on the Radio Today venture, Meow 104 FM.
read moreMUMBAI: 95 percent of music downloads remain illegal although the global music industry is making progress in clamping down on online piracy by evolving radical new ways of selling tunes, a new IFPI report says. The annual report of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on the state of digital music, says new business models helped the legal online music sector balloon for a sixth straight year in 2008, growing by 25 percent to 3.7 billion dollars (2.8 billion euros) in trade value.
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MUMBAI: Sidhharth Coutto, drummer and founding member of erstwhile band 'Zero' has composed the background music of PVR Pictures' upcoming film Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aye and is also making his Bollywood debut as an actor. Veteran composer Javed Akhtar, singer Alka Yagnik and composer Lalit have also done cameos in the film.
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MUMBAI: In an effort to promote and popularise Indian music in association with the Indian Music Academy (IMA), founder members Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia and Pt Jasraj flagged off the concert series Idea Jalsa on 15 January in Mumbai.
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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: Eminem is taking on social media giant Meta in a major legal battle. The rapper’s publishing company, Eight Mile Style, has filed a lawsuit...read more
MUMBAI: French singer, dancer, and actress Nicole Croisille, best known globally for her unforgettable contributions to the 1966 film A Man and a...read more
MUMBAI: Nora Fatehi has done it again-taking Indian pop culture to the global stage, one iconic step at a time. In a video posted by Nora that’s...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: Patron Tequila, the world’s number one super-premium tequila1, continues its pursuit of excellence by joining forces for a global...read more
