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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: Big FM Chennai has launched a music talent hunt 'BIG Singaara Singer', an initiative to search talent from the streets. Through the contest, Big FM will identify two golden voices from Chennai from aspiring singers , one male and one female , and will give them an opportunity as playback singers in a forthcoming Kollywood movie. The registration for the contest starts on 21 April and the two winners will be announced as the "Big Singaara Singer" on 17 May.
read moreBANGALORE: Vh1 channel along with BRU Ice Cappuccino brought Wyclef Jean performing live for the first time in India for their annual property Vh1 Handpicked. Wyclef kick started his 3-city India performance yesterday at Hard Rock Cafe in Bangalore, and will be performing in Pune on April 18 and Mumbai on the April 19.
read moreMUMBAI: Social networking site Myspace plans to kickstart its India operations with a series of concerts in Delhi, Chennai and Karachi. The company also plans to promote rock concerts titled the Root Festival in the North East.
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MUMBAI: Disney Channel India has announced 'Hannah Montana - The Big Pop Star Dream' which is a search for pop star. Starting 17 May, Disney Channel will tour Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad to audition tweens across India.To participate in the Disney Channel's Hannah Montana - The Big Pop Star Dream, the participants have to perform on any Hindi movie song at an audition to be held in their city. Anushka Manchanda, star of the Viva band, will be the celebrity judge for this competition and will help select one contestant per city after reviewing the four city auditions.
read moreMUMBAI: BIG Music has announced Ticket to Stardom - a mega world tour, which will feature the winners and participants of Star Voice Of India and Chhote Ustaad. Ticket to Stardom will also include a music album, music video which will be produced under the label BIG Music apart from the world tour across 34 cities in 3 continents.The participants include Aishwarya Mazumdar, Ishmeet Singh, Anvesha, Abhaas, Toshi, Harshit and Sumitra. Endorsing brands and promoting products will also be part of the tour.
read moreMUMBAI: Sangeet Bangla, the Bengali music channel under the Media Worldwide umbrella is planning to launch 14 new shows next month. Says Media Worldwide director Prashant Chothani, Sangeet Bangla is doing well and has risen to the third position among Bangla General Entertainment Channels (GECs). We are planning to make Sangeet Bangla a GEC now and introduction of new set of shows is the first step towards it.On being contacted, Sangeet Banglas director Mahendra Soni confirms the news. He said that the 14 shows will be fun-filled with a lot of interaction and quality content.
read moreMUMBAI: Tommy Hilfiger has collaborated with Sony BMG, Europe, to globally launch Tommy TV, an online evolution of the Hilfiger Sessions music series. Tommy TV builds on the existing success of the Hilfiger sessions, a series of established and successful music events. It would be featuring globally renowned superstars and upcoming talent. Tommy TV will also offer music fans many other community and interactive options. Their gigs were recently seen in Madrid, Berlin and Amsterdam hosted by artists such as Wycliffe Jean and Kelly Rowland.
read moreMUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) and PluggedIn, announced an agreement whereby PluggedIn users will have access to thousands of high-definition quality videos from UMG's extensive roster of chart-topping artists covering every genre of music.
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NEW DELHI: NDTV Imagine has unveiled its upcoming show Junoon Kuchh kar dikhane ka. The launch date for the bi-weekly show has not been finalised yet, but it will hit the TV screens sometime in June. Gajendrra Siingh's Saibaba Telefilms will produce the show for NDTV Imagine.
read moreMUMBAI: UKs Music Business Group (MBG) is miffed at the government over the proposal of legalizing the transfer of music from CDs to MP3 players without paying a levy. Apparently, the music industry on the contrary has proposed a tax on the devices that might play transferred music, principally MP3 players.
read moreMUMBAI: Sun TV Network will be launching radio stations at Nasik and Vadodara under the brand `S FM`. They will hit the airwaves from 17 April, 2008 through its subsidiary South Asia FM.
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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
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: 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: Mumbai’s premier arts and cultural institution, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) has partnered with Brihanmumbai Municipal...read more
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