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MUMBAI: Worldspace (or 1Worldspace, as it was rechristened some months ago) has received approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware for the first part of an interim Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) financing in an amount up to $2M which will enable the Company to meet payroll obligations to critical employees and commence a process to sell the Company or its assets.
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MUMBAI: The Rock On gang of Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Ritesh Sidhwani and rock bands like Pentagram, Parikrama (with Saif Ali Khan), Pin Drop Violence, Dream Out Loud, Shaa'ir & Func, Rabbi, Kailasa and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy will be getting together on 31 October for the Rock On For Humanity concert at MMRDA, Bandra-Kurla Complex to raise funds for a pediatric medical camp in Bihar.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Misty has joined hands with the Bangla Gaan Utsav committee for the festival of Bengali songs in December 2008, in a bid to provide a platform for upcoming singers. The four-day festival will start from 12 December. This is the fourth year of this festival. Well-known singers from Kolkata and elsewhere in Bengal will also be performing on each day of the festival in an effort to rekindle a liking for all types of Bengali songs, from Rabindrasangeet to Adhunik (modern) songs, says the radio station.
read moreNEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has extended to 10 November the last date of receipt of comments on its consultation paper on media ownership. The deadline, originally set for 24 October, has been extended following requests from some stakeholders and 'keeping in view the importance of the issue and the need for wider participation of stakeholders in the consultation process'.
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MUMBAI: After the launch of his solo album by nouveau label �Vishal & Shekhar Music', Bengaluru based composer cum singer Raghu Dixit has his hands full with composing for three Kannada films. The music for his first Kannada film, �Psycho' directed by Devadatta V, was released last May and is still ruling the charts. My debut Kannada composition was well received by the audiences with one ringtone of the track, �Mahadeswara' downloaded by 3,00,000 people in two months," claims the singer.
read moreMUMBAI: BBC saw strong performances across its portfolio of speech and music stations in a good quarter for radio listening, according to data released by Rajar (Radio Joint Audience Research). Radios 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live all showed increases in reach year-on-year, complemented by record performances from three digital-only networks - BBC Radio 7, 1Xtra and 5 Live Sports Extra.
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BANGLORE: DJ Tiesto, the name that clubbers anywhere swear by, launched his sixth studio album titled In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza in a club in Bangalore on Sunday night.
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BANGALORE: The rain and slush were little deterrent to the true spirit of music lovers in Bangalore, who flocked to Palace Grounds on 19 October to watch Sivamani and Mandolin Shrinivas as part of the Times Bangalore Festival.
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NEW DELHI: India-born Canadian jewellery designer and television host Meera has now come back to the country of her origin with a song album that attempts to capture the earthiness of Punjabi music. Meera's debut album �My Ranjha' is a combination of earthy Punjabi lyrics with new age music orchestration, bringing in an all new international and Indian feel to the album. Apart from a unique fusion of the west and the east in the music, she has written the lyrics and also lent her sultry voice to them.
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MUMBAI: Indian television's best known music talent hunt producer Gajendrra Singh's Saibaba Telefilms has announced its venture into world of feature films. The two year old production house now aims to reach the regional audience with its expertise in music reality shows and fiction series. The company has also unveiled its new logo and a spanking new website.
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MUMBAI: Legends both, Ghulam Ali and Asha Bhosle will be heard in the same album after two decades in their latest soul-stirring album 'Generations' under the BIG music label. The two veterans are coming together after 25 years; their first album being Miraj-e-ghazal. 'Generations' is composed by Ghulam Ali's son, Amir Ali, while the lyrics are by Ahmad Anees. However, the arrangements have been westernised or pepped up in order to give the songs a contemporary feel and make it appealing to the younger audience. The videos too have an interesting concept – something worth watching for.
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network, is proud to announcread more
MUMBAI: IPRS, Indian Performing Rights Society, hosted a one of its kind landmark event aimed at read more
MUMBAI: Xiaomi India, a global technology brand renowned for its innovation, today announced a stread more
MUMBAI: UK-based audio software company DataMind Audio is launching its flagship plugin, The Combread more
MUMBAI: Ultra Media & Entertainment Group today announced the launch of a ground breaking bouread more
MUMBAI: ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) in collaboration with their global brand ambassador, Alan Walker proudly announced the landmark occasion of...read more
MUMBAI: Singer-songwriter, poet and a consummate storyteller Mohammad Muneem Nazir, mononymously known as Alif, has never shied away from tackling...read more
MUMBAI: Get ready to vibe as Mansimran Sandhu, the rising US based - Punjabi sensation, returns with his latest single and debut release with Nine...read more
MUMBAI: Bollywood's powerhouse vocalist debuts her new signature sound on a dynamo EP that’s changing the face of popular music in Indiaread more
MUMBAI: Mahindra Independence Rock will be celebrating its 30th Edition milestone with its unique line-up, reuniting the legends and unleashing...read more
