Music News

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  Sonal Chauhan sings song in 3G

  In the past, actresses like Kareena Kapoor and Juhi Chawla have tried their hand at singing for their films. Recently, Priyanka Chopra also launched her own international single. Now Sonal Chauhan seems to be following in their footsteps.

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  Jackky gives Indian twist to Gangnam style!

  Bollywood actor Jackky Bhagnani gave his own Indianised twist to Korean musician Psy's Gangnam Style steps when he came to promote his new film Rangrezz on a TV show.

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  Music Review: Chashme Buddoor

  It's a busy week for composer duo SajidWajid. After Chashme Buddoor, they've got Himmatwala lined up. But having multiple projectass doesn't always translate into memorable music.

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  Prachi Desai favours item numbers

  Item numbers are no different from normal songs and are important for a Bollywood career, believes actor Prachi Desai.

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  Ali Zafar won’t sing Sonu Nigam's song for Chasme Buddoor

  Actors and singers tend to be possessive about their scenes and songs, but singer-actor Ali Zafar chose to be the exception rather than the rule while working on Chashme Buddoor.

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  Himmatwala: Kishore Kumar's son sings Naino Me Sapna

  The classic matka song ‘Naino Mein Sapna’ picturised on actors Jitendra and Sridevi in the movie Himmatwala (1983), was sung by late singer, Kishore Kumar.

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  Vashu Bhagnani buys rights of Gangnam style

  Producer Vashu Bhagnani has paid an undisclosed amount to the buy the rights of South Korean singer Psy’s record breaking single Gangnam Style. He will be using the song in his next film Rangrezz, which stars his son Jackky. “It is a matter of pride to own the rights of the song,” a source said.

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  Singer Mika Singh gets bail!

  Bollywood singer Mika Singh, who was arrested last night at the international airport here for allegedly carrying Indian and foreign currency beyond permissible limit, was today granted bail for Rs. one lakh, Customs officials said.

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  Bollywood runs short of dancers!

  Bollywood is currently coping with an unprecedented situation. The industry, apparently, is suddenly short of back-up dancers. Producer Shubir Mukherjee, who brought down Hollywood actor Judith Shekoni of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 2) fame.

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  Yamla Pagla Deewana dedicates a song to Salman Khan

  In real life he may just be a year younger to Salman Khan. However in reel life he is now playing the superstar's fan. Bobby Deol, who is looking at striking big with Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, is enacting the part of an unabashed Salman fan in the film.

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  US dance show winner makes Bollywood debut with ABCD

  For Lauren Gottlieb, the winner of the US dance reality show So You Think You Can Dance, making her Bollywood debut with dance movie ABCD is a dream come true.

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  Prabhu's next gets rowdy!

  Prabhudheva's next, ABCD - Any Body Can Dance, directed by choreographer-director Remo D'Souza, will release on February 8. And the makers have included one special number in the film, just to surprise the dancing legend.

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  Wanted to give my video an Indian flavour: Priyanka Chopra

  In My City might be Priyanka Chopra's first international single, but the actress made it a point to retain the Indianness by adding some desi dance moves in the video.

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  Mika irked with Honey Singh over song credit?

  Mika Singh is on a high in his career with hits like ‘Rani mein tu raja’ and ‘go go govinda’. So when a successful singer has to share credits with another, there might be raised voices. In Yash Raj Films’ next release Mere Dad Ki Maruti, Mika and Honey Singh have sung a boisterous number Punjabiyaan di battery.

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  Bejoy Nambiar deletes Ya Hussain song from David

  A section of the Muslim community had urged Bejoy Nambiar to remove the song as they felt it does not befit their definition of propriety. The song accompanied a sequence in the film, which showed a Moharram procession.

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  Kalki Koechlin lip-syncs for the first time

  Actor Kalki Koechlin will be seen lip-syncing a song for the first time in her upcoming film, Ek Thi Daayan. Interestingly, all the films the actor has starred in have only had tracks that have been played in the background.

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  Retro rewind: Himmatwala's music review

  Sajid Khan’s Himmatwala, starring Ajay Devgn and south actor Tamanaah, will, in his words, “take you back to a different era”.

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  Indie music goes Bollywood

  If Shaitan’s (2011) music made news for the eclectic mix of indie artistes and bands, director Bejoy Nambiar’s second film goes a step further. David’s soundtrack begins with a song called Ghum gaye.

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  Why David film's music presentation flopped

  Instead of actually singing their songs live, reputed singers like Lucky Ali and Shweta Pandit, who are part of the film, David’s soundtrack, chose to lip-sync at the film’s music launch concert at Hard Rock Café on Monday.

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  Songs are being re-dubbed by others: Shaan

  These are not great times for Bollywood's singers or so it seems if Shaan is to be believed. According to the singer and TV host, these days, the song a singer sings may well be re-dubbed by someone else even before the film is released.

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  AR Rahman is full of musical surprises: Mani Ratnam

  Southern filmmaker Mani Ratnam has had a two-decade association with music composer AR Rahman but says he still hasn't figured out quite how the Mozart of Madras works.

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  Composers today don’t like the way I function: Lata Mangeshkar

  Even at 83, Lata Mangeshkar has no plans of slowing down. The veteran, who has crooned for Bollywood films for over seven decades, has now launched her own music company.

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  Zakir Hussain, Pt Shivkumar Sharma to celebrate 40 years of togetherness

  Classical music enthusiasts can look forward to a fun-filled evening, when stalwarts Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and Ustad Zakir Hussain join forces and celebrate their 40 years of performing together.

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  Vishal Bhardwaj scraps Farah Khan's Oye Boy’s

  In her long and illustrious career, this must be the first occasion when choreographer Saroj Khan’s work has been scrapped.

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  Honey Singh disowns offensive lyrics, may file defamation suit

  Rapper Honey Singh, who was forced to cancel his scheduled New Year's Eve show following protests in the backdrop of gangrape incident, on Tuesday sought to wash his hands off the controversy triggered by offensive lyrics in some of his songs.