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MUMBAI: In a groundbreaking fusion of traditional Indian culture and contemporary music, British-Asian producer DJ LYAN and Malappuram's rising rap star Baby Jean have unveiled their latest track, ‘Tapori’ (meaning street thugs) with DESI TRILL.
read moreMUMBAI: Junglee Music, Times' Music's sub brand, has sold the digital music rights of 'Singh is Kinng' to UTV New Media for an estimated Rs 40 million. The deal is considered to be the costliest in the digital music rights category so far in India. Junglee Music intends to "redraw all boundaries of music distribution in India."
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MUMBAI: 'Prince of Bhangra' Sukhbir, who has been lying low for a while, returns to the music circuit with a new album called "Tere Naal Naal" to be launched by music label T-Series. The album due to release next month, marks the comeback of the singer after a six year hiatus. The Dubai based singer says, "I was busy working on my father's Kirtan album called Nirgun Raakh Liya. It's been a childhood dream. So last year we finally released it and I even got my good friend Akshay Kumar to sing a track for us. Later I moved on to my new album, which is now ready for release."
read moreMUMBAI: Big FM Mumbai plans to pump up the humour quotient in the programming mix by launching a series of shows to tickle listeners' funny bone. 'Son Sonny', 'Bombay Bawa' and 'Lyricist Lahiri' will be the three new shows to go on air soon. The station has however not declared the launch dates of the shows. 'Bombay Bawa', a funny old man who loves the city, its people and is in tune with the latest vibe will remind listeners of the good old Parsi of Mumbai.
read moreMUMBAI: The Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) has filed a copyright infringement case in Calcuta High Court against Shah Rukh Khan's Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders. IPRS alleged that the team had played 14 popular Hindi film songs like Dard-e-Disco and Mauja hi Mauja without its permission.
read moreMUMBAI: Entertainment Network India Ltd. (ENIL), which operates the FM station Radio Mirchi, has seen a 47 per cent surge in standalone revenues to stand at Rs 669 million for the quarter ended 31 March, 2008. During the period, the companys net profit stood at Rs 71 million. On a consolidated basis, the companys revenue was Rs 1.26 billion for fourth quarter of FY 08.
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MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television has launched a video for the promotion of its new Salman Khan hosted show 10 Ka Dum. The video which will hit the tube on 15 May sees the actor shaking a leg to the specially composed hip hop number.
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MUMBAI: The lead character of "Ghatothkach - Master of Magic.", created by Shemaroo Entertainment has been adopted by animal welfare organization Peta as the official brand ambassador for its "Save The Elephant" campaign.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio City has partnered Sony BMG for the exclusive national radio premiere of Pakistani rock band Strings' latest album 'Koi Aanay Wala Hai' featuring Hindi film actor John Abraham.
read moreMUMBAI: 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: 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 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.
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MUMBAI: XG captivates approximately 50,000 fans during their first world tour in North America! The tracklist for their 2nd mini album "AWE" is also...read more
MUMBAI: 2024 has truly been Sachin-Jigar's year. Known for their ability to tackle a variety of genres and blend traditional and modern sounds, the...read more
MUMBAI: Today, the highly anticipated 2nd mini album, AWE, by hip-hop/R&B-inspired girl group XG is out, along with the release of the music...read more
MUMBAI: Rising R&B star Mac Ayres consistently croons in a deceptively chill manner, yet never shies away from getting deeply introspective....read more
MUMBAI: Halloween 2024 is just around the corner, and this year has been nothing short of thrilling for fans of horror. From cinemas to streaming...read more
