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MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi Bangalore has re-invented itself with a new image, new sound and fresh programming as part of its second anniversary. Sandalwood music, which has seen a revival in Bangalore in recent days, is also at the core of Mirchi's revamped programming.According to Mirchi's Cluster Programming Head, Karnataka and Kerala Jimmy Xavier, "Sandalwood music is seeing a revival with many influences as reflected in some of today's hits like Jinkey Mari Na (Nanda Loves Nandita), Ba malaya ba (Accident), Kaddalu manasanna (Mussanje Maathu) etc.
read moreMUMBAI: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will air its most in-depth live coverage yet of the Amazon rain forest on 15 May in a series of special shows called The Amazon Paradox.
read moreMUMBAI: In an endeavour to identify and nurture talent and provide aspiring RJs with a formal training program, Big FM has tied up with Access Atlantech Edutainment (I) Ltd. which runs the SAE College, India for an RJ Training Course.
read moreMUMBAI: The Hitz FM Radio India promoted Aamar FM 106.2 has joined hands with Red FM for promoting sales. When contacted, Aamar FMs Amit Kasuri confirms, It is a strategic merger that we have planned with Red FM to acquire greater market share in terms of advertisement.According to Red FM COO Abraham Thomas, Aamar FM had tied up with Red FMs sales team in Mumbai and Delhi and would be promoting them to acquire national ads. We would be supporting them in their sales alliances to ascertain their advertisement share.
read moreMUMBAI: Pop singers Manmeet and Harmeet Singh, popularly known as the "Meet Brothers" have launched their own music company, Meet Bros Music Company. The company's debut album is titled "Neha the Rockstar" and features Neha Kakkar, last seen on television in the talent hunt Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar.The music company's initial investment is stated to be between five to 10 million rupees and is open to outside funding, say the brothers. "The main objective is to build a brand name and establish it," they add.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi walked away with the lion's share at the 33rd Radio and Television Advertising Practitioners' Association of India (Rapa) awards with 11 metals, followed by Big FM which harvested a bounty of eight awards.
read moreMUMBAI: Fever's Bangalore station has undergone a format change and will now play the best of Kannada as well as Hindi music on air. The station also intends to churn out more programmes in Kannada to cater to the local audience.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio One has launched its sixth radio station in the country, in Pune on 12 May. The station has positioned itself with the tagline 'kuch naya sunno yaar'. RJ Sangram would be hosting the breakfast show for the city.Radio One plans to stand out from the existing stations in the city by playing only Bollywood songs. The core audience of the station is in the age group of 20-30 years, in a city known increasingly for its BPO and IT culture.
read moreMUMBAI: The music of E Niwas' De Taali was launched in Mumbai on 12 May under the T-Series banner. The music of the album is directed by the duo Vishal Shekhar. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa finalist Raja Hassan will be lending his voice for the first time as a playback singer with 'Maari theethdi' which is a Rajasthani folk song in the album.Channel V VJ Anushka Manchanda (who sang the title track of Golmaal ) will also be lending her voice for the songs in this album.
read moreMUMBAI: Saregama India launched a new age / world music album by young maestro Rahul Sharma and Richard Clayderman's second collabration titled 'Confluence 2' on 12 May. The album is a fusion of traditional Indian classical music with a lot of guitar sounds and an innovative use of piano and the percussion instrument of santoor .
read moreMUMBAI: Big FM will commence airing for 24 hours in Jamshedpur from 14 May. The station, which was on a trial run till now, was being aired for 17 hours daily. Says Big FM Jamshedpur director Sanjay Ghoshal, The 24 hour Station is a testimonial to the ever increasing popularity of Big 92.7 FM in the city. This would not only push listenership to an exalting status but also the new mix of shows would be high on entertainment and create more opportunities for living the brand promise of ?‹?“life banao. We look forward to entertaining the city of Jamshedpur.
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MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network, is proud to announcread more
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MUMBAI: This is the first time that Shruti have created a multilingual track which includes the lyrics in three different languages Shruti Haasan who...read more
MUMBAI: Armaan Malik, hailed as the Prince of Pop, is aiming to bridge the gap between two different music sensibilities once again with his latest...read more
MUMBAI: Pop star Dhvani Bhanushali is all set to headline this year’s prestigious Mysore Dussehra, sharing the spotlight with musical legends like A....read more
