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Music fest Lollapalooza to return to India in Jan at Mahalaxmi Race Course

Multi-genre music festival Lollapalooza will return to India with its second edition, set to be held in January 2024, the organisers announced Friday. The music festival will take place on January 27 and 28 at the Mahalaxmi Race Course here, a press release stated. "Building upon the immense support and appreciation received during its debut, Lollapalooza India 2024 promises to deliver an unparalleled celebration of music, art, food, activities and culture. "Featuring four stages with piping energy and over 20 hours of live music performed by some of the biggest names globally and locally, the festival is truly an experience of a lifetime with innovative culinary selections, art, fashion and much more," the organisers said. BookMyShow Live, the live entertainment experiential division of BookMyShow, will spearhead Lollapalooza India as the promoter and co-producer for the festival's Indian edition along with global producers, Perry Farrell and C3 Presents.

AP Dhillon Web Series: Cast, OTT streaming, release date, where to watch

The documentary of Indo-Canadian singer, "AP Dhillon: First Of A Kind" released today, August 18, on Amazon Prime Video. The series reveals who is AP Dhillon

Apple adds Discovery Station on Apple Music: Here's all you need to know

The Discovery Station is a personalised radio station that plays a continuous stream of songs based on the listening history of the user

Irish superstar songwriter, pop singer Sinead O'Connor dies at 56

Born in Dublin, Sinead O'Connor made 10 albums in her career and was most popular for her 1990 cover "Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U"

Punjabi Singer Surinder Shinda passes away at the age of 64

Punjabi Singer Surinder Shinda passed away on Wednesday at the age of 64. He took his last breath at DMC Hospital. His work includes Putt Jattan De, Badla Jatti Da, and Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da

Sitar, Sanskrit and Baul music: How Mick Jagger played to India's tune

As Jagger rolls into his 80s, India's influence on his music remains subtle but significant

Remembering Mukesh on 100th birthday: Hindi cinema's golden era legend

If there is a song which best describes legendary singer Mukesh, it is his own track "Kisi ki muskurahaton pe ho nisaar," says his son Nitin Mukesh, remembering his music icon-father on his birth centenary. Born in Delhi on July 22, 1923 as Mukesh Chand Mathur, the artist was part of the famous triumvirate of singers alongside Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar, who ruled the Hindi cinema playback scene for decades. Known for evergreen hits such as "Mera joota hai Japani", "Jeena yahan marna yahaan", "Kabhi kabhie mere dil mein" and "Kai baar yuhi dekha hai", Mukesh was "down to earth" and that never changed, said his son Nitin Mukesh. "One thing that stays most in my memory is his humility and down-to-earth nature, despite being such a famous man and a legend. It was not an act he was putting on. It came naturally to him, Nitin Mukesh told PTI. He was a simple man and that reflected even in his birthday celebrations which were always a private affair, he added. His birthdays used to

Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible, says Grammys CEO

Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry. Of those newly instituted guidelines, protocols involving technological advancements in machine learning sparked headlines: Only human creators could win the music industry's highest honour in a decision aimed at the use of artificial intelligence in popular music. A work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any category, the rules read in part. As the music industry continues to come to terms with this new technology, so too will the Grammys, says Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. Here's the super easy, headline statement: AI, or music that contains AI-created elements is absolutely eligible for entry and for consideration for Grammy nomination. Period, Mason told The Associated Press. What's not going to happen is we are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion. If an AI or voice modelling .

AMI invites applications for artist development programme till July 17

Mumbai-based music agency Gatecrash, together with Canada's Music Incubator Institut Franais and digital music company Believe, is inviting application for the sixth edition of its artist development programme Amplify Music Incubator (AMI), which begins on August 14. This year, AMI will also include wellness workshops, consultations for styling for stage shows and a collaboration with the not-for-profit organisation Music Mulakatein. "We conduct two AMIs in a year. As programme facilitators, we are constantly learning and improving by adding newer interventions to it," said Tanish Thakker, founder of AMI. "By listening to artists, we have been able to identify pressure points and add workshops to the programme. Wellbeing is a focus this year with workshops and talks like grounding in the creative space, yoga and meditation (during the residency), intuitive art and dance therapy," he added. For five weeks, selected musicians will be coached online, after which they will attend a ...

Madonna postpones Celebration tour due to 'serious bacterial infection'

Madonna has postponed her career-spanning Celebration tour due to what her manager called a "serious bacterial infection". Manager Guy Oseary wrote on Instagram Wednesday that the singer had spent several days in an intensive care unit after becoming ill on Saturday. He said the 64-year-old singer is expected to make a full recovery. The tour was set to kick off in Vancouver on July 15. "Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care," Oseary wrote. Live Nation confirmed the tour postponement, citing Oseary's post. The Celebration tour is scheduled to make stops in Detroit, Chicago, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta and Boston, among other cities, and its first leg was slated to end on October 7 in Las Vegas. Oseary said details about rescheduled dates would be shared soon.

World Music Day 2023: Date, History, Significance, Theme and more

The power of music in our everyday lives and its capacity to unite people of different cultures is the focus of World Music Day. It began in France in 1982 and is celebrated on June 21 each year

Music in a bottle: How Coke Studio Bharat is adding fizz to Coca-Cola

In its second avatar, the property is relying on creativity, technology and data analytics to move the needle

Twitter sued for $250 mn over 'wilful' music copyright infringement

The lawsuit has a list of around 1,700 songs that has been included in multiple copyright notices to Twitter, asking the court to fine the micro-blogging platform up to $150,000 for each violation

Inflation tops expectations in Sweden. Experts say Beyonce is to blame

Data from the Swedish govt showed that the high inflation in May was primarily driven by a rise in hotel and restaurant prices in the country; experts say it was due to Beyonce's Renaissance tour

Grammy-winning new age pianist George Winston dies at 73 from cancer

Grammy-winning New Age pianist George Winston, died on Sunday at the age of 73, Variety reported.According to a statement on his website, he had been battling cancer for the previous ten years.The announcement came through his Twitter handle and website and said, "We are deeply saddened to share the news that George Winston has passed away after a 10-year battle with cancer. George quietly and painlessly left this world while asleep on Sunday, June 4, 2023. Read the full message: http://georgewinston.com/about"Winston began his career playing what he called "folk piano," though in later years it was sometimes classified as part of the New Age genre at the height of that instrumental movement, or even classified as classical, though he refused to accept any of those labels. His first solo piano album, "Ballads and Blues," was released in 1972 on the Folkways label, but he didn't become a household name until the seasonally themed "Autumn" and "December" were released in 1980 and 1982, .

Tina Turner, 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll', dies aged 83 in Switzerland

Singer Tina Turner died after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, said her manager

How MTV bridged the gap between news and pop culture for a generation

MTV News bridged a gap between news and pop culture without talking down to its young audience. As it prepares to shut down, Kurt Loder, Tabitha Soren, Sway Calloway and others reflect on its legacy

Eminent singer Kalyani Kazi, daughter-in-law of Nazrul Islam dies at 87

Eminent singer and the youngest daughter-in-law of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Kalyani Kazi died here on Friday after a prolonged illness, family sources said. Kazi, 87, breathed her last at SSKM hospital where she was shifted from a nursing home in south Kolkata a few days back. She had been suffering from leukaemia for quite some time and also had renal problems and died after multi-organ failure at around 5:30 am on Friday, her family said. Kazi, the widow of Kazi Nazrul Islam's younger son Kazi Aniruddha, is survived by two sons and a daughter who lives in the US. "We have requested the West Bengal government to keep mother's body at Peace Haven mortuary for a day to enable our sister Anindita Kazi to arrive from the US tomorrow morning and mother's last rites will be performed afterwards," one of Kazi's sons Kazi Anirban told reporters at the hospital. Condoling her death West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a statement, Kalyani Kazi's singing style used to enthral

Tips Industries signs global music deal with Sony Music Publishing

The agreement has been signed to promote Tips Music's range of songs in the international markets

Instagram will soon let users add songs in photo carousel: Details here

The new tool will make it more fun to browse through multiple pictures while the music plays in the background