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Ed Sheeran to Major Lazer, India's live music scene hits a crescendo

Live entertainment and music shows are seeing a massive resurgence in India... This is not a one-time phenomenon but something we are witnessing over a vast spectrum, said Roncon, BookMyShow

Taylor Swift caps dominant year with record-breaking 4 Grammy wins

Swift had previously been tied with Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder for the most wins in the category. Album of the year was one of two prizes for Swift on the night

PM Modi congratulates Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia, others on Grammy win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia, Shankar Mahadevan, Ganesh Rajagopalan, and Selvaganesh Vinayakram on winning big at the 2024 Grammy Awards. In an X post, the prime minister praised the five artists for making India proud at the Los Angeles-based musical extravaganza. "Congratulations @ZakirHtabla, @Rakeshflute, @Shankar_Live, @kanjeeraselva, and @violinganesh on your phenomenal success at the #GRAMMYs ! Your exceptional talent and dedication to music have won hearts worldwide. "India is proud! These achievements are a testament to the hardwork you keep putting in. It will also inspire the new generation of artists to dream big and excel in music," Modi said. Flute player Rakesh Chaurasia, nephew of legendary flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia, thanked the prime minister for his wishes. The musician won two Grammys as part of the ensemble of American banjo player Bela Fleck and American bassist Edgar Meyer for "Pashto" and "As We ...

Grammy Awards 2024: Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain win for best album

Grammy Awards 2024: The 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024 are being held in Los Angeles

PM Modi shares shlok by Lata Mangeshkar ahead of Ram Temple event

"As the nation awaits 22nd January with great enthusiasm, one of the people who will be missed is our beloved Lata Didi. Here is a Shlok she sung," PM shared in a post on social media platform X

Kerala woman creates Guinness World Record, sings in over 100 languages

A Kerala woman has created a world record by singing in 140 languages in a Dubai concert on 24 November 2023. She shared the video on her Instagram handle

Trevor Noah will host the 2024 Grammy Awards for 4th year in a row

As the age-old adage goes, don't mess with success. The Grammy Awards aren't, bringing Trevor Noah back as host in 2024. Noah shared the news Wednesday night on his podcast "What Now? With Trevor Noah". For those keeping count, the 66th Grammys will mark his fourth consecutive year of hosting duties. SZA heads into the 2024 ceremony with a leading nine nominations. "Kill Bill", her revenge anthem cloaked in an R&B ballad, earned her nods for record of the year, song of the year, and best R&B performance. 'SOS' is also up for album of the year and best progressive R&B album. The 2024 ceremony is the second time SZA has been nominated for record, album, and song in the same year. Phoebe Bridgers has the second-most nominations, with seven. Six of those are with her band boygenius. Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Brandy Clark, Jon Batiste and producer Jack Antonoff also earned six. The 2024 Grammy Awards will air on February 4 live on CBS and ...

A century after debut, UK music store HMV makes Oxford Street return

The 363 Oxford Street address hosted the very first HMV store in 1921, opened by composer Edward Elgar, and was central to the development of British popular music and culture

BTS documentary 'BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star' to premiere on Disney Plus

The BTS team has confirmed their upcoming documentary titled BTS Monuments: beyond the Star to premiere next month on Disney Plus. The first two episodes to be released on December 20

F1 roars into Vegas with concerts, celebs and, eventually, actual race

Racing in Texas and then Mexico City and then Brazil, followed by a quick trip back to the United Kingdom before finally arriving in Las Vegas, Formula One driver Alex Albon could not stop thinking about his golf game. He felt up to speed on the Las Vegas street circuit after turning about 500 laps on a simulator. His golf game? Not as sharp. Albon was among the four drivers who competed in The Netflix Cup," a made-for-TV golf match that paired F1 drivers with golfers from Full Swing. The streaming giant's first foray into live sports coverage kicked off a week of parties and concerts ahead of Saturday night's race down the Las Vegas Strip. We've had three races, been in Mexico, Brazil and the United States, and all I was worried about was this match, said Albon, who upon landing in Las Vegas played a round with a golf coach and his girlfriend, Lily Muni, a player on the LPGA Tour. The match at Wynn Golf Club was won by Justin Thomas and partner Carlos Sainz of Ferrari, who prompt

Spotify Q3 results: Income at $34.1 million, growth beats expectations

"We believe moving forward, we should see pretty consistent growth in our operating income," its Chief Financial Officer Paul Vogel said

Saregama acquires majority 51.8% stake of Pocket Aces for Rs 174 crore

Saregama, the country's oldest music label company owned by the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, on Thursday announced the acquisition of a majority 51.8 per cent stake in Pocket Aces Pictures, the youth-focussed digital content creator and publisher, for Rs 174 crore in an all-cash deal. The over 100-year-old Saregama, which was formerly known as The Gramophone Company of India, will also be picking up an additional 41 per cent in the fast-growing digital entertainment company over the next 15 months, the RPG Group statement said, adding the transaction completed is an all-cash deal. Pokcet Acers owns direct relationship with over 95 million younger digital-first customers across Instagram, Youtube, etc and boasts of an IP catalogue of over 3,000 content pieces ranging across web series, sketches, music videos and reels on its channels Filtercopy, Nutshell and Gobble, and releases over 30 new pieces of content every day. Its talent management arm, Clout, manages over 100 digital influencers

Virat unfollows his 'favourite singer' Shubh for sharing controversial post

India's former cricket captain Virat Kohli unfollowed Shubh on Instagram after the singer shared a controversial map of India on Instagram. The boAT also withdrew his tour sponsorship

VP Dhankar confers 84 artistes with Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday presented the one-time Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards to 84 artistes from varied fields of performing arts. The award was constituted to honour Indian artistes aged above 75 years who have not been accorded any national honour in their career so far. Speaking at the award ceremony, Dhankhar said this is the first time in the nation's history that these artistes are being recognised for their work. "All these artistes are those who have never been given their due in the last 75 years. By giving them respect, we give respect to the Indian culture; it increases India's glory in the world," he said. The vice president added that it is important to help such artistes in a "structured manner" through several schemes launched by the government. "There are very few countries in the world whose culture is not more than 500-700 years old. But India's culture is 5,000 years old. Hence, eit is important that we appreciate these artistes, take ca

MTV Video Music Awards 2023: Taylor Swift wins nine awards, Check list here

MTV conducted the Video Music Awards last night. Taylor Swift swept the Awards night, she was nominated in eleven categories and won nine awards

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett of 'Margaritaville' fame dies aged 76

Buffett was born on Christmas Day 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and spent some time growing up in Alabama. He is survived by his wife Jane and their children Savannah, Sarah, and Cameron

101 musicians from G20 nations dazzles Varanasi audience with 'Sur Vasudha'

In the true spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', 101 musicians and vocalists from G20 member nations and invited countries came together in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and dazzled an audience with a spellbinding orchestral performance. Titled 'Sur Vasudha', the performance by the G20 Orchestra was put together under India's presidency of the influential grouping on Saturday night to mark the closing of the Culture Ministers' Meeting in the city. The cast featured 61 musicians and vocalists from India and 40 musicians and vocalists from G20 nations and invitee countries. The artistes brought their traditional musical instruments and they played in perfect harmony in Benares -- the ancient city of music. A Brazilian conga met an Indian mridangam, a Scottish bagpipe played in symphony with an Indian shehnai, Italian violins played along with the sarangi, the English flute in accord with the bansuri, and the French horn synced with the strains of the India sitar. Delegates from the UK, ...

Haryanavi singer Raju Punjabi dies at 40, fans offer condolences

Famous Haryanavi singer Raju Punjabi died this morning after an illness. The famous Haryanvi singer is popular for his hit song "Tu Cheez Lajawab"

From Taylor Swift to Bob Dylan, pop music has found a place on the syllabus

Close to 15 major US universities, including the University of Chicago, Columbia University, and UC Berkley, were offering literature lectures in the academic year 2021-22

Yuvaap to spread ancient Indian Raga Therapy to the world

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