MUMBAI: ole has signed star country artist/songwriter, Gord Bamford to a multi-album, worldwide music publishing deal. In the agreement, ole also acquires Bamford's prior song catalogue. The deal, which includes notable copyrights "Blame It On That Red Dress," "Little Guy," "Drinkin' Buddy," "Put Some Alcohol On It" and "Hank Williams Lonesome," also includes songs on future recordings. Bamford, who recently signed to Sony Music Entertainment Canada, has just released the single, "Is It Friday Yet?" The song is the title track from his fifth album set to debut on March 6, 2012.
read moreMUMBAI: In just two short years, songwriter Julie Frost went from indie hit maker to one of the most sought-after songwriters today and has now been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for co-writing "Masterpiece" with Madonna and Jimmy Harry. The bittersweet ballad was produced by William Orbit to be featured in the end credits of Madonna's film, "W.E." and on her highly anticipated upcoming album.
read moreMUMBAI: CyberLink Corp., innovative solution provider for the connected digital lifestyle, today announced partnership with 7digital, a leading digital media company, to bring online music to CyberLink's flagship playback software PowerDVD, in its forthcoming version 12.
read moreMUMBAI: Shazam(R), the world's leading mobile discovery company, today announced its brand new Shazam Player(TM) App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. Shazam Player, the first new app from the company since the introduction of the original Shazam App, is a unique music player that includes the Shazam discovery features that people love such as LyricPlay streaming lyrics in time with the music, videos on YouTube and social sharing on Facebook and Twitter.
read moreMUMBAI: The song Aahatein is a melodious and romantic track. The video captures some of the precious moments spent together by Riana (Kareena) and Rahul (Imran). The track voiced by Karthik and Shilpa Rao creates a certain magic that captivates anyone who listens to it. Penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya and composed by Amit Trivedi, the magical song is sure to remind all couples, the precious times they've spent together.
read moreMUMBAI: NXP Semiconductors NV, the supplier of car infotainment semiconductors, have announced that its digital radio co-processor the �SAF356X' can receive HD Radio, DRM and DAB/DAB+/T-DMB signals. NXP SAF356x will make possible for listeners to receive DRM radio signals while travelling anywhere across India. The new digital car radio solution including DRM was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) in Las Vegas yesterday.
read moreMUMBAI: Sufi singer Kailash Kher along with eight band members launched his fourth album �Rangeele' on his own music label �Kailasa Records'.
read moreMUMBAI: As the Indian film industry enters its 100th year, Filmfare is all set to give away its 2500th award. The Filmfare awards announced their nominations in the popular category. In the music category AR Rahman's Rockstar has gained six nominations following closely with RaOne bagging four nominations.
read moreMUMBAI: The New York Festivals Radio Program & Promotion Awards have announced its call for entries for 2012. The deadline for the entries is 19 March, 2012. This year the awards have included new categories like Program Open, Best Regularly Scheduled Sports Program, Best Sports Special, Sports & Recreation, Environment & Ecology and Best Student Documentary. On-air station contests are now eligible in the Special Event category. The Podcast group includes two new categories: Sports & Recreation and Culture & The Arts.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio Mirchi initated a social campaign with Birla Sun Life Insurance and Mindshare to spread the theme of safety, security and protection. The campaign was spread over three weeks and across eight markets.
read moreMUMBAI: 92.7 BIG FM, India's No. 1 FM Network celebrated the launch of their new vibrant jingle Suno Sunao Life Banao, tailored to emote the �sound of celebration' with the leading lady of Bollywood Vidya Balan and ace singers Shaan & Kavita Seth.
read moreMUMBAI: With an upcoming music album titled "Aandolan", it might appear that Pakistan-based sufi group Mekaal Hasan is inspired by the recent series of public uprisings in the Middle-East and India. However, the rock band maintains a purely apolitical stance. "None of our work has political overtones. What we make is pure music. The album is named Aandolan because of the way we composed the songs in it, every tune in this album is sliding from one to another", says Mekaal Hasan, lead composer of the Mekaal Hasan Band (MHB).
read moreMUMBAI: Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., the leader in aftermarket car electronics technology, today unveiled AppRadioâ„? 2, its newest smartphone powered in-vehicle audio system. Guided by its rethinking connectivity... philosophy and the experience gained from the development of the first AppRadio platform, Pioneer's new AppRadio 2 contains all the features of the original AppRadio, while expanding compatibility to now include many of the latest Android smartphones equipped with either the Mobile High Definition Link (MHL) or a micro HDMI connection1.
read moreMUMBAI: Clear Channel Radio, the leading media company in America with a greater reach than any radio or television outlet, today announced the public availability of its application programming interface (API) and affiliate program for iHeartRadio, the Company's free, industry-leading digital radio service. The Developer Program will enable third parties and developers to easily integrate iHeartRadio's unique content and services into their own products, web pages and applications.
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