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Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan dies at 55 in Kolkata, was battling cancer

Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan, who has been undergoing treatment at a Kolkata-based hospital for prostate cancer, died at a city hospital this afternoon, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. He was 55. "We tried our best but failed. He passed away at around 3:45 PM," an official of the private hospital where Khan was admitted said. The chief minister who visited the hospital said, "This is a great loss for the entire country and the entire music fraternity. I am in a lot of pain as I still can't believe that Rashid Khan is no more.

The sound of music: Music creators in India fail to hit the right note

Publishing revenues - that is the money paid to authors, lyricist, composers - the people who actually make the music went up by 2.5 times

PM Modi pens down Garba song 'Maadi', Meet brothers excited to compose it

A music video based on a Garba song penned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was released on Saturday. The 190-second song released today was penned by the prime minister years ago

Warner Music India acquires artist management company E-Positive

The deal between Warner Music India and E-Positive will allow artists to tap into new expertise in brand partnerships and live event

AR Rahman files Rs 10 crore defamation case against surgeons' association

A surgeons' association claimed that the music producer had received Rs 29 lakh in 2018 for a show that he never conducted

Everlasting impact: PM remembers Lata Mangeshkar on her birth anniversary

Throughout her career, she won numerous awards and honours. She received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Asha Bhosle's 90th Birthday to be celebrated in style at a concert in Dubai

Legendary singer Asha Bhosle discusses celebrating her 90th birthday, confronting challenges head-on throughout her eight decades-long career, and why her connection to music is stronger today

AP Dhillon First Of A Kind: Docuseries traces popstar's rise to stardom

On Tuesday, Prime Video India dropped the trailer or series preview of the AP Dhillon docuseries. Read to find out what the Punjabi singer life looks like

Sour note: Music labels press pause on reality TV song-and-dance routine

Music labels are now mulling an increase in the fees for dance and music-based reality shows for the use of their songs

Nearly 1 million music streams played every 3 minutes in FY23: Redseer

Daily streams on audio streaming platforms reached 460 million in FY23 and Spotify dominates the OTT audio market with a 26% share of streams, said a Redseer report

Spotify announces launch of new features including 'Discover Mode' in India

Music streaming platform Spotify has announced new features for creators and fans at its "Stream On" event in Los Angeles on Wednesday, including "Discovery Mode"

Coke Studio returns to India with 50 artistes across country, 10 new tracks

The new season will feature an amalgamation of over 50 artists from across the country and its hinterlands coming together to create over 10 memorable tracks celebrating the roots of India

Kumar Sanu, Shailendra Singh, Anand-Milind to get Lata Mangeshkar Award

Noted playback singers Kumar Sanu and Shailendra Singh and music-composer duo Anand-Milind will be conferred with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award for different years, an official said on Tuesday. They will be presented the prestigious award on Wednesday (September 28), the birth anniversary of the late legendary singer, at her birthplace Indore. Singh, who has made a special place in the heart of music aficionados with his distinct voice in 1970-1980 decades will be given the Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2019, while Anand-Milind who have composed music for over 200 films, will be conferred with the honour for 2020. Sanu, who lent his velvet voice to numerous popular songs in the 1990s, will be given the award for 2021, the official said. The last Lata Mangeshkar Award function was held on February 7, 2020, after which the event could not be organised due to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials informed the award is given for promoting excellence in the area of light music ...

Google Doodle celebrates singer Bhupen Hazarika's 96th birth anniversary

On the occasion of the 96th birth anniversary of singer, composer and filmmaker Bhupen Hazarika, search engine Google paid a heartfelt tribute to him via a creative doodle

Classic crusader Durga is taking Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation places

The Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation is a big step towards creating a sustainable ecosystem for traditional music in India, Jasraj tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Bollywood singer KK dies at 53 after live performance in Kolkata

Well-known Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died in Kolkata on Tuesday night, officials said. He was 53. KK was feeling unwell after reaching his hotel, following a performance at a concert in the evening where he sang for almost an hour, officials said. He was taken to a private hospital in south Kolkata where doctors declared him brought dead, they said. "It's unfortunate that we could not treat him," a senior official of the hospital said. KK, known as a versatile singer, has recorded songs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali, among other languages.

Music finds its beat

All the action notwithstanding, the Indian music business remains tiny

Hitting the right notes: Indian music biz finally getting its act together

A push for subscription and a search for capital indicate that the Indian music business is finally getting its act together

Lost another gem from music industry: Celebs remember Bappi Lahiri

The 69-year-old had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged on Monday

Courses in Indian classical music to harmonise the mind, body and soul

Learning Indian classical music elevates the senses and helps you attain greater consciousness. But be ready for a rough ride if you want to make a career out of it