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: It's not often that a music launch creates as many ripples as Kamal Hasaan's Dasavatharam did recently. Naturally, when the guest list included the likes of Jackie Chan, Mallika Sherawat and Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal should have expected a public and media frenzy to attend the do. What he probably didn't anticipate was the agony when eager beaver journalists and fans were injured after police resorted to a lathi charge to control the mobs.
read moreMUMBAI: Sony is back with the fourth season of its popular music based reality show Indian Idol 4 In an attempt to make it bigger and better the channel had roped in actress Sonali Bendre as a judge who was recently seen as a judge on Mr. & Miss TV.
read moreMUMBAI: The third India Radio Forum in Mumbai organised by Partners in Media Asia will take place on 30 May. The international radio broadcast arena will provide a venue for radio professionals and the advertising fraternity to discuss current issues concerning the rapidly burgeoning radio industry in the country. This years India Radio Forum has adopted the theme of Pump up the Volume: Integrate, Innovate and Evolve.
read moreMUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television announced yet another musical based reality show called Yeh Shaam Mastani. This time the show has seven professional celebrity singers not competing each other but just performing for the viewers.
read moreMUMBAI: After a six year stint, Gurmeet Singh has put in his papers as managing director of Music Today. Singh will be taking charge as CEO of Rajshri Media in June 2008.
read moreMUMBAI: US recording industry body RIAA has filed a lawsuit alleging that Project Playlist Inc, the company that provides an embeddable music player most often used at MySpace and Facebook, has violated its copyright.
read moreMUMBAI: After having made his mark on the Punjabi music scene, noted Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi is all set to rock the Tamil music industry.
read moreMUMBAI: The Intellectual Property Rights Society (IPRS) has secured an interim injunction from a Mohali court against the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) for playing unlicensed music during the ongoing IPL series.
read moreMUMBAI: Handset manufacturer Nokia has joined hands with Reliance ADAG's Big Music and music maestro A R Rahman for a contest that allows listeners to remix two tracks from Rahman's compositions for forthcoming feature film, Ada... way of life.
read moreMUMBAI: Handset manufacturer Nokia has joined hands with Reliance ADAG's Big Music and music maestro A R Rahman for a contest that allows listeners to remix two tracks from Rahman's compositions for forthcoming feature film, Ada... way of life.
read moreMUMBAI: MTV Insight Studio has launched The State of Cool, a compilation of insights and trends about the youth. Through The State of Cool, MTV tries to get into the minds of young people to understand what makes them what they are. It's a journey into their consciousness, their psyche and their style mantras.
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