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MUMBAI: The fight against piracy is gaining traction, but these were early days and guard could not be dropped, Indian Music Industry’s (IMI) general secretary Savio D’Souza revealed at Radioandmusic.com’s recently concluded Nokia Music Connects 4 in Mumbai. Speaking on ‘Monetizing Piracy’, D’Souza said that while the IMI and its Mobile Music Exchange (MMX) initiative that was launched in 2009 had strong fundamentals and finances, ‘teething troubles’ were yet to be sorted out.
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MUMBAI: In the near future, India’s desi pop stars might be performing in Japan and vice versa. Tokyo based music company Amuse Inc, is in the process of conducting research on Indian music for investment and talent management.
read moreMUMBAI: In an attempt to boost its VAS revenues, Techzone the aggregator, developer, publisher and distributor of entertainment content, has inked a strategic deal with record label Times Music to create devotional based WAP and CRBT products. The tie-up will allow Techzone to access the label’s devotional content and service it to operators like Reliance, Tata, Loop, MTS and more. The deal will also enable users to acquire Times Music’s rich repertoire of ghazal, Sufi, indipop and fusion content across WAP platforms.
read moreMUMBAI: The entertainment segment being the growth driver for online video streaming site YouTube in the Indian market, the site has registered half a million songs and 5,000 films ranking the country as the third highest content provider on the platform, according to Google India MD Rajan Anandan.
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MUMBAI: Showcasing the golden era of Indian cinema, Javed Akhtar will host the second season of Zee Classic’s popular series ‘Classic Legends’. The series features biographies of 12 legends including music stalwarts, and will premiere on 18 November at 7:30pm.
read moreMUMBAI: Encashing on the increasing demand for digital music, Sony Music’s repertoire of Japanese music artistes will now be available on its market competitor Apple’s iTunes store. In an apparent strategy shift by the Japanese firm, Sony said its copyrighted Japanese language songs had been made available for sale on iTunes from this week. Earlier this year, Sony Music Entertainment had allowed songs by its Western artists to be sold on Apple’s online store, after reportedly keeping them away for years, according to agency reports.
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MUMBAI: The living legend Pyarelal Sharma from Laxmikant- Pyarelal duo is one of the most sought after composer till date and need no introduction. Over decades, the duo had offered several soulful melodies to the world of glamour. Pyarelal, who took a back seat after the death of Laxmikant, has come back on the music front with his first album ‘Aawaaz Dil se’.
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MUMBAI: After being impressed with the audience response during his first visit in March 2012, Grammy award winning DJ David Guetta is all geared up to enthrall his fans once again with his special tour. Ranked amongst the top five DJ's of the world by DJ MAG magazine, Guetta will perform at the grand finale of 'Superstar India' which will be held on 8 December at Candolim Beach in Goa .
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MUMBAI: Celebrating Diwali on the television screen, three channels from the 9X network - 9XM, 9X Jalwa and 9X Jhakaas have initiated special programming throughout the week . 9XM has created a special music video for the festival featuring jugalbandi between the sounds of firecrackers and percussion instruments. The video filmed on children depicts the celebrations of the festival, and will be aired on the channel every hour throughout the week.
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MUMBAI: A panel of experts from the world’s leading music publishing houses demystified the copyrights business that has been a cornerstone of the industry, during a panel discussion ‘Lessons from Publishing’ at Radioandmusic.com’s Nokia Music Connects 4. The panellists included Universal Music Publishing International Asia Pacific Region and Industry Affairs EVP Andrew Jenkins, Warner Chappell Music (UK) International Legal and Business Affairs SVP Jane Dyball and Sony/ATV Music Publishing International EVP Guy Hernderson.
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MUMBAI: After dabbling with various careers as VJ, radio jock, actor and host, Ramona Arena popularly known as VJ Ramona from MTV is back on the scene after a long hiatus of five years. The singer is now back with her latest single ‘Hello World’ depicting a positive attitude, loving and living life to the fullest. The talented and active young lady pauses for a rapid-fire interaction talking about her passion for music with Radioandmusic.com’s Zuala Chhangte. Excerpts:
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MUMBAI: Global technology brand OnePlus, today announced the launch date of their upcoming audio read more
MUMBAI: Bollywood consists of an impeccable range of talent, where actors are also soulful singers. They have lent their vocals to Punjabi raps,...read more
The song is part of Hyundai Spotlight Season 3 - a platform by Hyundai Motor India Limited and Universal Music India for Brands read more
MUMBAI: Shruti Haasan, known for her impressive range across cinema and music, shared an Instagram post recently that offered fans a window into her...read more
MUMBAI: JetSynthesys’ Global Music Junction powered Hari Prem Films (HPF), has announced an exclusive partnership with renowned Indian folk singer...read more
MUMBAI: This World Music Day, Ultra Media and Entertainment Group pays tribute to India’s cinematic golden age by bringing iconic songs back to life-...read more
