Music News

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  Dabangg 2 tracks ready

  If you thought the director was the captain of the ship for a film, it's not the case with a Salman Khanstarrer. The actor's 2010 film, Dabangg, went on to be one of the biggest hits of all time, by his own ability and this time around, for its sequel, around, for its sequel, Salman is not loosening the rein.

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  Metallica's foremost concern is for the fans

  A day after heavy metal giants Metallica's debut gig in the Capital called off, apparently due to safety concerns, the organisers are hopeful for a good start at Bangalore. "The gig in Bangalore is as per schedule," confirms Karuna Prithvi of DNA networks.

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  Tribute to ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh!

  A tribute will be held to honour the memory and music of the late ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh. The first half of the concert will be see a performance by ghazal singer Jaswinder Singh, before popular playback singer, Hariharan takes over.

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  Gulzar to open Goa literary festival

  Legendary lyricist and poet Gulzar will be inaugurating the second edition of Goa Art Literary festival, scheduled in December this year, which is expected to draw over 40 renowned artists and writers across the world.

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  AR Rahman wins award for 127 Hours

  Music maestro AR Rahman has added another prestigious trophy to his shelf -- the public choice award for If I Rise from 127 Hours at the World Soundtrack Awards 2011 at Ghent, Belgium.

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  I like Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan: Abida Parveen

  After Sufi music, Bollywood seems to occupy the next spot in Abida Parveen’s heart. Like any other fan, even the Pakistani singing legend blushed as she talked about her favourite actors from the Hindi film industry. “I like Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan,” said Parveen, who visited the HT City
  office recently.

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  Formula 1 gets a Hindi anthem

  Formula One debuts in India next weekend. And now it has a Hindi anthem too — Hum Mein Raftaar, Jeene Baar Baar…. Leslie Lewis of Colonial Cousins fame composed the tune and sung it along with Daler Mehndi, Lucky Ali and KK.

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  Chitrangda may not play Asha

  For some time now, late legendary music composer RD Burman has been making news over reports that a film is being made on his life. Actor Chitrangda Singh, who was reportedly considered for the role of Burman’s wife Asha Bhosle, contends that she did notice Vinay (Pathak) and Ram (Mirchandani; Chief Creative Officer, Eros International) talking about the film at a film screening.

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  Sonu debuts as composer for film

  Sonu Nigam loves donning many hats. The playback singer, who has also dabbled in acting besides judging a popular reality music series, is now debuting as a composer for a Bollywood film.

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  Sexy Vidya stuns Bappi Lahiri

  Music composer Bappi Lahiri, who has composed the sensual song 'Ooh la la...' in The Dirty Picture, admits he didn't expect to see Vidya Balan in such a raunchy avatar.

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  Ravi Shankar, Asha Bhosle, Jay Sean honoured at The Asian Awards 2011

  The second annual Asian Awards ceremony was held in London last night. It celebrates achievements in the worlds of music, entertainment, sport and business.

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  Imtiaz teams up with 200 dancers

  After working with the professional dancers from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA), in Jab We Met's hit song Ye Ishq Hai, director Imtiaz Ali decided to shoot with them once again while working on Rockstar.

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  Priyanka meets Lady Gaga, again

  Priyanka Chopra and Lady Gaga have met yet again in the USA. This time, it was at a concert for the Clinton Foundation called A Decade Of Difference in Los Angeles.

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  Jagjit Singh's farewell

  In what turned out to be his last recorded interview, late ghazal legend Jagjit Singh candidly spoke at length about his struggling days in the city, the changing times and his new projects. The hour-long audio interview, interspersed with unplugged performances by the singer, was recorded for a mobile music series two days before he was admitted to the ICU.

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  SRK: 'I wanted Akon and Lady Gaga to sing together for RA.One'

  Earlier in the year, Shah Rukh Khan surprised everyone by announcing that R&B superstar Akon would sing for his movie, RA.One. A bigger surprise was that the Senegalese-American singer would be singing in Hindi. The superstar admitted that he'd met Akon in New York, and over a drink, had wondered if he'd like to sing for Hindi films. Akon agreed immediately and SRK told him to fly down to Mumbai.

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  Jagjit's music tops sales

  Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, who died last week at the age of 70, is week at the age of 70, is ruling the market even though he's no more.

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  Music Review: Rockstar

  It isn’t every month that you get to listen to a Hindi film soundtrack composed by AR Rahman. The award-winning artiste selects his projects very carefully, so naturally, everyone’s been eager to find out what Rockstar’s music is about.

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  Malaika Arora Khan's favourite item number

  After the success of Munni, Bollywood is gripped by the item number fever with A-listers showing their jhatkas - Katrina Kaif in Sheila Ki Jawani, Deepika Padukone in Dum Maro Dum and Kareena Kapoor in Chammak Challo to name some. But dancing queen Malaika remains the reigning
  queen.

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  'He last sang for me'

  Around three weeks before he suffered a brain haemorrhage and was admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital on September 23, Jagjit Singh recorded his last song for Aditya Om's film Bandook. 'Mrigtrishna marusthal ki, chalti ret roop dhaar jal ki...' is written by Shivsagar and composed by Nikhil Kamath.

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  UK press pays rich tribute to Jagjit Singh

  A leading UK newspaper today paid homage to Indian Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh lauding his use of Western instruments alongside the Indian tabla and sitar.

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  Jagjit Singh recorded last for film Bandook

  Around three weeks before he suffered a brain haemorrhage and was admitted to Lilavati Hospital on September 23, Jagjit Singh recorded his last song for Aditya Om’s film Bandook. Mrigtrishna Marusthal Ki, Chalti Ret Roop Dhaar Jal Ki… is written by Shivsagar and composed by Nikhil
  Kamath.

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  T-Series chief Bhushan Kumar becomes a dad

  T-Series chief Bhushan Kumar and his wife Divya Khosla were blessed with a baby boy on Monday. “They had a baby boy at 4.50 am. The mother and child are fine,” a source close to the couple said.

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  Lata Mangeshkar reacts to Jagjit Singh's death

  Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar said that Singh's death was a big loss for the music industry. "I knew him well. I hoped he would come out of the coma. But the God willed otherwise."

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  Farah puts her best foot forward!

  Come December and choreographer director Farah Khan will venture into a completely different world acting. And before she makes the big switch for Bela Segal's Shirin Farhad, a 'nervous' Farah is going through extensive preparations including dialogue delivery, weight loss and acting lessons.

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  We will get you to meet Gaga!

  For diehard Gaga fans or 'little monsters' as she lovingly calls them, there can't be a better Diwali gift than this. On the pop queen's first ever visit to India later this month, we are embarking on a nationwide hunt for her five biggest Indian fans.