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MUMBAI: In a new an unexpected twist that still haunts late pop star Michael Jackson’s family and his estate, a former friend and choreographer has accused Jackson of molesting him when he was a child at Neverland. Wade Robson 30, who appeared in Jackson’s videos like Black or White, Jam and Heal the World, now is demanding millions from Jackson’s estate for the trauma suffered due to the ordeal.
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MUMBAI: American Idol judge Mariah Carey plans to quit the musical reality show due to the growing difference between her and co-judge Nicki Minaj, according to various reports. According to agencies, a source told Fox News, ''Mariah doesn't want to come back. Nicki is really disrespecting her, and she's tired of trying to bite her tongue all the time.” Meanwhile, agencies have reported that singer Nick Cannon has blasted the channel and American Idol producers for perpetuating a feud between his wife Carey and another judge Minaj.
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MUMBAI: India’s largest radio network, Red FM, celebrated 10 years of airing “Super Hit” music in Kolkata. The land of heritage witnessed 10 nights of musical revelry ending yesterday. The 10 day affair, which saw the who’s who of Kolkata converging in, culminated on 5 May at City Centre, with a grand performance by well known Bollywood playback singer, Shalmali Kholgade. She is popular for super-hit songs in movies like Ishaqzaade and Race2.
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MUMBAI: Honouring the special bond of motherhood, leading radio players have initiated activities in its programming to celebrate the occasion of Mother’s Day this year. Each broadcaster has a special tagline with an interactive campaign to ring in the day. Various forms of celebrations are witnessed across the globe honouring motherhood by giving carnations and other presents to one's mother and other maternal figures.
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MUMBAI: digitalmusic.org, the home of music business association NARM’s digital initiatives, is looking to clean up and simplify the listing, ingestion, and management of music at digital retailers with its Music Industry Style Guide, released today during the Music Biz 2013 Metadata Summit.
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MUMBAI: In its zest to offer listener friendly content, My FM, one of the leading players in the non-metro markets, has recently launched a new segment titled ‘Bhagwat’ on its morning show ‘Aaradhna’ across 17 stations. The segment airs on the show every day (Monday to Saturday) from 6:45-7am, in the voice of Pandit Vijay Shankar Mehta.
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MUMBAI: Bollywood’s reigning stars gathered in full strength for the music launch of Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (YPD 2). In attendance were Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Anupam Kher who lent their support for the film which releases on 7 June. Also present at the occasion were Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D'Souza, Rakesh Roshan, Kunal Kohli, and Juhi Chawla amongst others.
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MUMBAI: Singer-composer-ace guitarist Lesle Lewis and his leaders of the young brigade of musicians, Akshay and Karan Hariharan, Siddharth and Shivam Mahadevan, Shane and Alyssa Mendonsa, Bindu and Ambi Subramaniam and Divya Lewis celebrated their coming together with an Electronic Dance Music (EDM) album with a simple cake-cutting ceremony at Studio 590 at Andheri, followed by a jamming session.
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MUMBAI: With a noble aim to raise funds for girls’ education projects, Erotica singer Madonna sold abstract painting by French artist Fernand Leger for more than $7million at a New York City auction. The pop singer aims to raise funds for girls’ education projects in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries.
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MUMBAI: 'Tum Tak', the first song from music maestro AR Rahman's next venture 'Raanjhanaa' that was unveiled earlier this week has been much appreciated for its soothing music. The innocent teenage romance of Dhanush-Sonam Kapoor has captivated the heart of the aficionados. Famed singer Javed Ali and Keerthi Sagathia have rendered the track comprising of lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil. Ali-Rahman association has been for more than six years including films like Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Rockstar, Raavan, Delhi-6, Jodhaa Akbar, Yuvvraaj, Ghajini and many more.
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MUMBAI: Fans of good old’ Western pop music are in for a treat. The much anticipated charity concert for NGO Akansha to be held at the city’s Blue Frog club on 8 May gig will see a lineup of iconic musicians play an encompassing set of classic and contemporary hits. The ‘All Stars Evening With Sharon Prabhakar And Friends’ concert will truly entertain the audience, with no negativity, headlining artist and pop diva Sharon Prabhakar said.
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MUMBAI: Hoopr, a leader in the royalty-free music space, is proud to unveil its latest innovationread more
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MUMBAI: Sennheiser, a renowned leader in audio technology, showcased various audio solutions at Bread more
MUMBAI: Rising singer-songwriter TJ Chahal has made an impressive debut with his first music video, an evocative love song that tells a story of...read more
MUMBAI: In celebration of Children’s Day this November, Ultra Group has announced a special Children’s Film Festival on its two popular OTT...read more
MUMBAI: GRAMMY-winning dance music icon Tiësto teams up with multi-platinum artist Soaky Siren for his new release "Tantalizing," out now on his...read more
MUMBAI:The Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. (IPRS) and the Korean Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) are delighted to celebrate the success of...read more
MUMBAI: K-pop icon SEVENTEEN took another major step in their ever-ascending career, concluding their U.S. tour ‘SEVENTEEN RIGHT HERE WORLD TOUR IN U...read more
