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MUMBAI: The war between digital and physical music sales is not over as yet, averred the music retail industry’s head honchos during a panel discussion at Radioandmusic.com’s Nokia Music Connects 4. Although the numbers say that physical music sales might have been overtaken by digital music sales, the physical retail model is still standing.
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MUMBAI: After a successful album 'Sound of Sophie', DJ and singer Sophie Choudry went on a hiatus to attend acting and singing workshops, working on her live performances. But the passion for music brought the songstress back to the limelight as she launched her new single recently. Her new single ‘Hungama Ho Gaya’, has her collaborating with producer John E Stewart. The single took nine months to produce with Choudry changing the lyrics and parts of the melody to give a fresh sound.
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MUMBAI: The success of a music channel or radio station that’s gone international or regional has opened a new segment for musical exposure. With the progression of these channels, the core question that remains is - Has the media finally started segmenting music? If yes, where is the segmentation heading to? The overall consensus seemed to be ‘yes, media needs to segment music.
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MUMBAI: Having achieved a major victory with the passage of the Copyright Amendment Act in June, the music industry and collective societies are hoping to make the business better for the artistes and composers. But with a majority of rules regarding statutory and compulsory licensing yet to be framed, Anand and Anand media & entertainment lawyer Rahul Ajatshatru claimed during a panel discussion that the act would be ready for implementation by March 2013.
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MUMBAI: The music industry is grappling with digital transformation even as physical CD sales have been evaporating. This was a scenario that the gaming industry was grappling with barely half a decade ago. Hence, Disney UTV digital MD Vishal Gondal's keynote address on - ‘Lessons from Gaming’ on the second day of Radioandmusic.com’s Nokia Music Connects 4 should provide some food for thought for the music industry.
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MUMBAI: Acknowledging corporate India’s role in supporting the country’s Indie music, Only Much Louder Entertainment (OML), CEO Vijay Nair said that brands were the biggest contributors to the country’s burgeoning live act circuit. Nair was interacting with Indian Television.com Pvt Ltd CEO and co-founder Nokia Music Connects forum Anil Wanvari on day two of Radioandmusic.com’s Nokia Music Connects in Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: Music delivery and consumption has undergone a massive shift from the physical to digital, with mobile and internet as the most viable option today. Growing at a rapid pace, 65 percent of the Indian music business is digital now with 200 million consumers in the market having 10 to 12 billion unique paid micro transactions in a year.
read moreMUMBAI: Music publishing companies should strive towards international co-operation and transparency in the digital age of music, Publishing Performing Rights Society (PRS) chairman, Guy Fletcher said during his keynote speech on day 2 of the fourth edition of Radioandmusic.com’s Nokia Music Connects in Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: As content has become easy to get through, the need to monetize it has increased. US based Catch Media, Inc. and Hungama Digital Media unveiled their joint venture ‘Hungama Smart Cloud’ for the Indian market on the opening day of the fourth edition of Radioandmusic.com’s Nokia Music Connects in Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: Calling for increased cooperation and co-ordination between the music industries of Australia and India, Australia’s Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the Arts, Simon Crean said he was looking forward to the day when a collaborative work from India and Australia would top the charts in both countries.
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MUMBAI: On day one of Radioandmusic.com’s fourth edition of Nokia Music Connects (NMC), industry leaders discussed the issue of licensing music in the age of digitalized music. The session theme - 'The New Breed' was moderated by OnMobile content head Atul Churamani, and comprised of Disney UTV - Audio & Music head, Lavania Tauro, Eros Group CGFO Kamal Jain, SaReGaMa India business head Adarsh Gupta and Universal Music Publishing MD Achille Forler.
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MUMBAI: Hoopr Smash, a first-of-its-kind, automated, self-serve, music licensing marketplace annread more
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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
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
MUMBAI: JetSynthesys’ Global Music Junction powered Hari Prem Films (HPF), has announced an exclusive partnership with renowned Indian folk singer...read more
MUMBAI: Celebrated Indie singers Aanchal Tyagi and Madhur Sharma have come together again for Adhoora, a beautiful duet about love that feels...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
