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MUMBAI: These top 5 feel-good songs are perfect to listen on World Music Day and will surely bring a smile to your face while celebrating the magic of music. 1. Pahadon Mein
read moreMUMBAI: Veteran tabla player Pandit Chandrakant Shantaram Kamat passed away following heart failure at his Pune residence on 28 June 2010 He was 76. According to reports, Kamat returned from his routine morning walk sessions after which he suffered a heart attack Born on 26 November 1933 at Dhulia, Kamat would often travel with his singer-actor father Shantaram Kamat and act for Sangeet Natak companies. Interestingly, he had learnt to play the tabla from the drama troupes
read moreNEW DELHI: Information and Broadcast Ministry might soon commence the roll out of the pending FM radio Phase III, as was indicated by I&B minister Ambika Soni. She pointed out that the process will begin shortly.
read moreMUMBAI: On the anniversary of Michael Jackson's untimely death aged 50, the King of Pop's older brother and fellow member of The Jackson Five, Jermaine Jackson, spoke to BBC World Service and accused the media for their conduct
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MUMBAI: Lata Mangeshkar's divine voice was last heard in Madhur Bhandarkar's Jail - the music for which was composed by Shamir Tondon. That was a year ago. Now the most sought after singer has agreed to sing for a commercial track in Sunjay Sharma's Dunno Y.. Na Jaane Kyun. And going by the film's name, one assumes it would be something 'hip.' Mangeshkar is believed to have taken a self imposed break from commercial film songs, so it's certainly special when she agrees to sing.
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MUMBAI: It was the third anniversary of the Kanpur station of 92.7 Big FM - which has its presence in 45 cities across India. The station had major celebrations around the theme, �Big is Kanpur and Kanpur is Big.' Listeners of Big FM were given a royal �Bagghi Ride' which passed through the prominent areas of the city. Big RJs accompanied the listeners and also hosted a live show from the streets of Kanpur.
read moreNEW DELHI: Casual employees working in the News Service Division of All India Radio have not been paid their emoluments since December 2009 and also face discrimination and corruption with regard to work and payment. According to some persons employed as correspondents/editors and production assistants, their names have not been forwarded by their section to Prasar Bharati despite notifications issued by the latter.
read moreMUMBAI: MTV is launching its youth movies section from 3 July. The Viacom18 channel, which has shed its music quotient and positioned itself as a youth entertainment channel, will be airing three movies every Saturday starting 7 pm. The channel has partnered with Cornetto and named the segment MTVplex presents Cornetto Luv Reels. The short films will be presented in collaboration with two production houses - Red Chillies Idiot Box and Milestone Movies, MTV said in a release.
read moreMUMBAI: Red FM announced the appointment of Krishna Menon as National Activation Head & Station Head, Mumbai and Anand Raj as Station Head, New Delhi Krishna brings with him a progressive experience in sales & business management of about eleven years whereas Anand was earlier involved with the national promotions and client solutions portfolio for Red FM in Mumbai for the past two and a half years.
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MUMBAI: Bollywood's leading singer Sonu Niigaam announced on Michael Jackson's first death anniversary that he will be releasing a tribute album for the late pop icon Niigaam will be working with MJ's brother and singer Jermaine Jackson on the special tribute album. The duo also plans to release a video once the songs are completed.
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MUMBAI: 92.7 Big FM, radio arm of Reliance Broadcast Network Limited has roped in RJ Vidhi as the host of �927 ki laughter metro' from 7 – 11 am in the morning.
read moreMUMBAI: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has acquired Melodeo, the parent company of the nuTsie music streaming service for a reported amount of $30 million to $35 million. The company confirmed acquiring the seven year old Seattle media firm which provides cloud-based music delivery systems for mobile devices. In a statement, the company said the deal is another example of our efforts to bring new, innovative technologies to market. We are excited about the potential of this technology to bring the power of cloud-based delivery service to millions of customers...
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Hosted by RJ Rani, the four-week campaign will focus on insightful conversations on varied topics...read more
MUMBAI: The vibrant city of Guwahati is all set to host the Rongali Music Connect, an integral pread more
MUMBAI: In a power move in the music artist management landscape, the Music Division of Dharma Cread more
MUMBAI: Google is reportedly introducing a new AI feature to YouTube Music.read more
MUMBAI: World Music Day, celebrateread more
MUMBAI: World Music Day, celebrated on June 21, marks a special day for music, highlighting its power to bring people together. This year, Airtel...read more
MUMBAI: Anshul Garg is bringing the best of global music to India with his label Play DMF. After teaming up with Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred in...read more
Today, Grammy-Award winning producer and multi-platinum artist Purple Disco Machine releases his latest single, ‘Heartbreaker’, in collaboration...read more
MUMBAI: As far as the Indian music industry is concerned, Neha Bhasin in every sense of the term has to be the perfect blend of adroitness, artistry...read more
MUMBAI: This World Music Day, Artium Academy, India's foremost music education platform, introduces Juju Baby Music, a cutting-edge music label...read more
