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MUMBAI: Having received widespread acclaim for his singing skills, actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana is fast gaining popularity as the upcoming singer in bollywood. After enthralling fans with his songs in Vicky Donor and Nautanki Saala, the singer will now lend his voice for a song in YRF's upcoming romantic comedy. The yet untitled film will be produced under the Yash Raj banner and will be directed by Nupur Asthana, starring Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor in pivotal roles.
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MUMBAI: The famous disbanding of one of the world’s premier band, Led Zeppelin, remained as even invitation from former US President Bill Clinton could not get the remaining members to reform for a benefit concert. CBS’ webcast on Monday 6 May revealed that Clinton was enlisted to ask the British rock legends (who disbanded in 1980 following death of drummer Jon Bonham) to get back together last year for the Superstorm Sandy benefit concert in New York City. “He asked, they said no”.
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MUMBAI: Popular video sharing site YouTube is expected to announce the launch of a series of its new paid channels in the coming weeks. The new paid channels will be in addition to its existing free channels that receive more than a billion hits monthly. It is not clear if the new channels will be advertisement-free. Earlier reports from the media had said viewers could be charged as little as $ 1.99.
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MUMBAI: Big FM’s Delhi station recently culminated the on-ground campaign of its popular cooking contest ‘Rasoi Ki Rani’ with Chef Rakesh Sethi. The event witnessed a large section of women from the society participating in the month long activity. The campaign received over 1000 registrations from house-wives across Delhi, coming forward to fight for the coveted title from across the on-air promotions and on-ground resident welfare association activations. As per the entries, the teams were divided into four zones of North, South, East and West Delhi.
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MUMBAI: Jurors presiding over a multi-billion dollar trial between pop star Michael Jackson’s family and defendant promoters AEG Live were shown an unclothed autopsy of the late pop singer. Jackson's unclothed corpse lying on a coroner's table looked nothing like the world's most famous entertainer, report said.
read moreMUMBAI: xAd, the leader in delivering targeted mobile ads based on accurate user location and search context, today released its latest quarterly report, Mobile-Location Insights Q1 2013, focused on mobile advertising trends in Q1 of this year.According to the report, which is derived from xAd's network and campaign data from January 1 through March 31 of 2013, mobile targeting trends continue to show a steady shift towards geo-precise targeting, which represented 58% of all national brand campaigns in Q1 2013, compared to just 27% in Q1 2012.
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Musical blend of East and West is what Bartender aka Mikey Mccleary well known for in the Indian music industry. He holds a strong taste in delivering music that does well in adverts. Mccleary has composed music for Vodafone, Cinthol, Titan, Reliance and many more.
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Musical blend of East and West is what Bartender aka Mikey Mccleary well known for in the Indian music industry. He holds a strong taste in delivering music that does well in adverts. Mccleary has composed music for Vodafone, Cinthol, Titan, Reliance and many more.
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MUMBAI: The highly awaited FM Phase III is not limited to the desire of Indian radio broadcasters but radio players across the globe are longing to welcome the move. The international media is in the hope that Phase III will open up many opportunities for various international tie-ups, syndication and content exchange programmes.
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MUMBAI: Celebrations are in the air as the entire country celebrates the completion of Indian Cinema’s 100 years. It was on 3 May, 1913 that Dadasaheb Phalke’s “Raja Harishchandra” first shone on the Silver Screen. And life has not been the same for most of our countrymen. It will not be an exaggeration to say that films are in our DNA.
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MUMBAI: Hip hop singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison for failing to pay $1 million in taxes. The 37- year old Grammy award winner with 90s’ Hip hop group, the Fugees, will also undergo an additional three months of home confinement.
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MUMBAI: Hoopr, a leader in the royalty-free music space, is proud to unveil its latest innovationread more
As part of its refresh, the radio network recently launched its flagship show Dhun Badal Ke Toh...read more
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MUMBAI: Sennheiser, a renowned leader in audio technology, showcased various audio solutions at Bread more
MUMBAI: NH7 Weekender’s 15th edition, co-presented by The House of McDowell’s Soda, is all set to bring Teerth Fields in Pune alive for two power-...read 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
