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MUMBAI: The Mumbai High Court has scheduled the final hearing of the case filed by music label Sony BMG against Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision for use of a song from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya in its latest production, Golmaal Returns, in January 2009.
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Meeting with a King, I'd assumed, would have a tiresome prelude. There'd be ministers to please and courtesans to put at ease. There'd be plotting vazirs and doting maharanis. Not quite right with his lordship, SRK. Ok, maybe there were two or three hyper P.R chics, a handful of cautious security guards and two sweet, snoozing dogs who seemed to say �the king can take care of himself.' That of course because the king was expecting moi? I dont dare to assume I'd get into the hallowed walls of Mannat or his office building so easily on a regular day.
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Meeting with a King, I'd assumed, would have a tiresome prelude. There'd be ministers to please and courtesans to put at ease. There'd be plotting vazirs and doting maharanis. Not quite right with his lordship, SRK. Ok, maybe there were two or three hyper P.R chics, a handful of cautious security guards and two sweet, snoozing dogs who seemed to say �the king can take care of himself.' That of course because the king was expecting moi? I dont dare to assume I'd get into the hallowed walls of Mannat or his office building so easily on a regular day.
read moreMUMBAI: Pop star George Michael's neighbours have sought the singer's help to combat the growing menace of knife crime in the UK. They have asked Michael to lend his time to a school song project aimed at combating such crimes. The singer has received pleas from residents and school officials in Highgate, North London, where he lives, asking him to support a scheme encouraging children to express themselves through music rather than fighting.
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MUMBAI: Delhi boy Ravi Shukla has emerged the winner of this year's television music talent hunt, Amul Star Voice of India, featured on Star Plus. In the finale held in Mumbai on Sunday, Ravi Shukla was crowned the winner by chief guest Sonu Niigaam and awarded a brand new car along with a cheque for Rs 2.5 million and a contract for his first album in conjunction with T-Series. While several critics considered runner-up Sikkim girl Saptaparna Chakraborty, a better singer, Shukla walked away victorious, winning the viewers' vote by a considerable margin.
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MUMBAI: Image Line Software, a leading developer of innovative music production software, will present its updated product portfolio at booth 7007 during the forthcoming winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California from January 15 to 18, 2009. Visitors and press are invited to visit the booth and collect a complimentary copy of the Image Line Showcase DVD, complete with detailed product descriptions & trial versions and a free copy of Edison - WAV Editor/recorder.
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MUMBAI: Portable media player maker Cowon has announced the launch of its latest model Cowon S9 in the Indian market. Initially, Cowon S9 was seen at the IFA in Berlin. Coming with a stylish 3.3 inch AMOLED display, Cowon S9 comes with music, video, and photo playback plus lots of other exciting features that include 500Mhz Dual Core CPU, T-DMB TV, Bluetooth, FM tuner, voice/radio/line recording, a Flash player, and a text reader.
read moreMUMBAI: Consumer electronics company Sony is bringing some of the top music and movie titles in entertainment history to consumers in an easy-to-use, portable electronic format. The company is introducing a new series of its MicroVault Click USB flash drives pre-loaded with a choice of either Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition... – the best-selling album of all time – or the movies The Da Vinci Code and Men in Black.
read moreNEW DELHI: MTV UK will axe 80 jobs, or around 10 per cent of its workforce, as part of its parent company Viacom's global plan to save $250 million in 2009. London-based MTV UK and MTV International, part of Viacom's MTV Networks division, have cut between 70 and 80 jobs out of a workforce of around 750 based in Camden and Oxford Street. MTV UK, which comprises channels like MTV One, VH1 and TMF, told its staff that it would begin a 30-day consultation on the cuts which are expected to affect most of the departments.
read moreMUMBAI: Britain could be ready to migrate from analogue to digital radio as early as 2017, according to the final report of UK's Digital Radio Working Group (DRWG).
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MUMBAI: Even as the Goa government insists that it has banned parties throughout the day from 23 December 2008 to 5 January 2009, the Percept-backed Sunburn Festival says it is on track to begin on 27 December at the popular Candolim beach. Sunburn director Nikhil Chinapa, one of the chief forces behind the venture dubbed as 'Asia's largest music festival' that will see DJs from all over the world converging in Goa, says 'Sunburn runs from 12 noon to 10 pm on private property and has the full backing of the Goa government and local authorities.'
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MUMBAI: In the league of promoting regional Cinema, Cinemax added one more feather in its crown by hosting the launch of "GAAHE TAVA JAYA GAATHA"-the National Anthem, in presence of many Marathi Film Industry Stalwarts. This National Anthem is sung and filmed on almost 75 Film Industry veterans. This National Anthem will be played by the entire Cinemax chain and such an initiative added to the long relationship of Cinemax with Marathi Film Industry which has been hosting the best of Marathi Film Premieres.
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MUMBAI: Shibani Kashyap has struck a deal with networking site, ibibo.com to launch her single track online with her band Sojourn. Says Kashyap, There are no physical sales; so there is no point in investing in a non- film album. The Internet seems to be a better place with net savvy audiences picking songs online.... The singer would be getting a share of the digital downloads from ibibo.com.
read moreMUMBAI: The Recording Industry Association of America has abandoned mass lawsuits against Internet users who steal music, and instead would work with Internet service providers to discourage piracy, says a Reuters report. The RIAA, which represents major US record labels, will have the ISPs send warning notices to users who illegally download music files. Since 2003, the music industry has sued about 35,000 Internet users for music piracy.
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MUMBAI: Cricket fever hit the airwaves as Radio City, India’s leading radio network, became the Oread more
MUMBAI: Apple and Universal Music Group (UMG) have partnered to introduce Sound Therapy, a new coread more
MUMBAI: Sapphire Media Limited has completed the acquisition of FM Radio station, BIG 92.7 FM.read more
MUMBAI: An attorney defending AI company Anthropic in a high-profile copyright lawsuit admitted tread more
Zojak CEO Zoe Espitia went to Jamaica for a vacation, never suspecting that trip would completelyread more
MUMBAI: A fashion face-off is unfolding as singer Neha Bhasin calls out viral influencer Nancy Tyagi for allegedly misrepresenting the origins of...read more
MUMBAI: Following the Toronto Maple Leafs’ crushing 6-1 defeat to the Florida Panthers in Game 7, Canadian rapper Drake lightheartedly shifted blame...read more
MUMBAI: India is a land of many languages, many traditions, and many sounds. From the folk songs of Rajasthan to the tribal rhythms of the Northeast...read more
MUMBAI: At the peak of his stardom, Justin Bieber was a global pop icon with career earnings approaching $1 billion. But behind the scenes, the...read more
MUMBAI: American rapper Post Malone is set to perform in Guwahati this December, marking the beginning of Assam’s new push toward concert tourism....read more
