Music News

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  Music Review: Shadow

  Just when it seemed that there was something redeeming about Shadow comes one of the most atrocious numbers that one would have heard this year. Titled 'Dil Ke Taar', the number tries to go back into the 50s and while Aakruti Kakad at least attempts to get it right, Anand Raj Anand completely kills the number with his badly modulated voice.

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  Music Review: Chal Chalein

  One can't even term Chal Chalein as a forgettable album. Reason? There isn't anything about it to remember and then forgotten!

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  'Aaye tum yaad mujhe': India remembers Kishore on 80th birthday

  His fans and music lovers went back in time as radio stations and TV channels played old melodies of Kishore Kumar, the versatile Indian singer-actor-director-composer who would have been 80 Tuesday.

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  "Himesh's new voice is a sensational experience" - Isshaan Trivedi

  The day it was announced that Himesh Reshammiya had gone through a surgery and added one more voice, not many were willing to believe it as truth. Quite a few scorned at the entire theory and went to the extent of calling it as a publicity stunt for his upcoming film Radio.

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  Video: Dil Bole Hadippa - 'Fikr Gham ka Papa hai!'

  Dil Bole Hadippa - 'Fikr Gham ka Papa hai!'

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  Video: The new 2nd voice of Himesh after the rumoured vocal surgery?

  Check out Himesh Reshammiya's latest 'Mann Ka Radio' song. A must see!

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  Video: The Making Of 'Teri Meri Zindagi' (Life Partner)

  We bring you some of the behind the scene coverages of 'Teri Meri Zindagi' song from the film 'Life Partner' with actors Fardeen Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Genelia Dsouza, Prachi Desai, music director Pritam and director Rumi Jaffery. Must watch!

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  Sonu Nigam joins hands with US software firm

  Saying that internet is the future of entertainment, popular Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam has entered into a partnership with media and software company Cinsay to bring the star closer to his fans and consumers in the United States.

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  Delhi brass band has Bollywood dreams, thanks to Imtiaz Ali

  They have been in the business of music for over 70 years and have played popular tunes at innumerable weddings in the national capital, but now they nurture Bollywood dreams. Jea Band, one of Delhi's oldest brass bands, features in "Love Aaj Kal" and its owner says it could just be its stepping stone into the film world.

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  Gowariker's sister sings for Priyanka in 'What's Your Raashee?'

  Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker has roped in his sister to croon a song that will be picturised on Priyanka Chopra in his forthcoming movie "What's Your Raashee?" He hopes audiences appreciate her voice.

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  'Twist' versus 'Dhan Te Nan' - The battle of the retro songs!

  It's Shahid versus Saif in the charts. And if Shahid is jiving to Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Dhan Te Nan' in Kaminey, Saif grooves to 'Twist' in Love Aaj Kal as though there's no tomorrow.

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  Musically Yours: Javed Ali

  On a rainy day, listening to his songs can indeed be a blissful experience. He has an extremely soothing voice which comes across in the songs he has sung. Be it the love ballad 'Ek Din Teri Raahon Mein' from Naqaab or the melodious 'Jashn-e-Baharaa' from Jodhaa Akbar or the soulful 'Guzarish' from Ghajini, Javed Ali's voice leaves a distinct mark in each of these songs.

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  T-Series acquires the music rights of 3 Idiots

  With each passing year music label T-Series is only growing from strength to strength. Take a look at this year (2009) and most of the big Bollywood films such as Chandni Chowk To China, Dev D, Billu, Delhi 6, 8 x 10 Tasveer, Luck, Jashnn and Kaminey have their audio released on T-Series.

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  Pritam disappoints with 'Life Partner' (Music Review)

  After composing foot tapping chartbusters for Abbas-Mustan's "Race", Pritam has composed music for the director duo's maiden production venture "Life Partner".

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  Video: 'Khatti Meethi..' - Acid Factory - Groove to this electrifying number!

  Check out some of rocking performances by the playback singer of 'Yeh Kali Mitti Baatein' song at the 'Acid Factory's' unveiling event held in Mumbai.

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  Lata Mangeshkar renders a new-age 'prison anthem'

  Lata Mangeshkar sang "Ae malik tere bande hum", a song that inspired prisoners in V. Shantaram's film "Do Aankhen Barah Haath" in 1957. Now Madhur Bhandarkar has the singing legend render a new-age 'prison anthem' in his latest movie "Jail".

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  Music Review: Life Partner

  Life Partner is hardly an album that a listener would want to partner for an entire lifetime. Only a couple of songs manage to make their presence felt but the remainder of the album ranges from average to disappointing.

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  The secret behind a Kishore Kumar hit!

  Long after legendary singer Kishore Kumar and music composer Rahul Dev Burman died, a secret about one of their biggest hits together has been revealed here.

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  Indian pop star Sunidhi Chauhan wows South Africans

  Indian pop queen Sunidhi Chauhan enthralled South Africans with a whirlwind tour of two cities at the weekend, belting out all her frenetic-paced hits with a stage energy to match.

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  Music Review: Agyaat

  The soundtrack of Agyaat throws a pleasant surprise. While it certainly has a few situational tracks that are created for placement in the film's background ('Sun Sakte Ho', 'Na Koi', 'Jungle Jungle'), there is also a guaranteed chartbuster in the form of 'Kiss - Remix' with 'Jai Shiv Bum Shambu' promising to make some impression as well.

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  Music Review: Teree Sang

  After listening to the entire album, one just ends up exclaiming that 'Hopefully, this is not the best music of Sachin and Jigar!' That's because they have managed to make a fantastic impression in their very first outing!

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  Music of Varma's 'Agyaat' disappoints

  Ram Gopal Varma's movies like "Rangeela", "Satya" and "Mast" offered great songs that went on to become huge hits, but the music of his latest venture "Agyaat" disappoints. Lack of experimentation and ordinary tunes make it a lacklustre affair.

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  Middlesex University honours India's brightest musical star AR Rahman

  A visit from an Indian superstar brought Middlesex University and its students to a standstill yesterday. The man in question was the Indian composer, record producer, musician and singer and is probably best known as the winner of two Academy Awards for the music he wrote for the smash hit film Slumdog Millionaire, AR Rahman.

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  'Kaminey' music experimental, power-packed (Music Review)

  Filmmaker and composer Vishal Bhardwaj had set high standards for himself after the hit music of "Omkara" and he has fulfilled all expectations yet again with "Kaminey". Full of punch, experimental and hummable, the soundtrack of the film is a must hear.

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  Music Preview: Teree Sang

  In the times when Bollywood is desperately looking for some fresh sound with new as well as established composers going all out to create something unique, arrival of composer duo Sachin-Jigar comes across as a pleasant surprise.