Music News

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  Attending acting workshops Himesh's new mantra for success

  Himesh Reshammiya, who was last seen in the box office dud "Karzzzz", has now started attending acting workshops before beginning to shoot for his films. The composer-turned-singer-turned-actor says he is doing so to grasp the essence of his character and perform with ease.

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  Yet another singer faces camera

  After Sonu Nigam, Himesh Reshammiya and Abhijeet Sawant, yet another singer is ready to try his luck in movies as a lead man - Raghav Sachar.

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  Sound, beats, music...DJing as a career option!

  Disc Jockeys have been around in Indian metros for quite some time now, many pursuing it as a part-time opportunity to earn some extra money. But DJing has now become a serious career option with women too joining the scene and a special school being launched to train youngsters.

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  Poll panel dumps 'Rock On', takes 'Dance pe chance'

  The Election Commission was keen on using a song from the film "Rock On!" to inspire Delhiites to cast their votes but it proved to be an expensive proposition. So it has now opted for the song "Dance pe chance mar le" from the Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi".

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  Sufi singers enchant with language mix!

  Sufi music is generally associated with north India, but three Dargah singers from the south have brought with them a different brand of Sufi singing, not commonly heard - a mix of Tamil, Urdu and Arabic.

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  Music directors today lack a taste for ghazals: Jagjit Singh

  Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh popularised the genre in films with songs like "Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho" and "Hoshwalon ko khabar kya". But the singer rues that the current lot of music directors lack a taste for such soulful renditions.

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  Songs made nowadays are mere shouting: Kumar Sanu

  Music buffs still remember Kumar Sanu for his soulful renditions in hit film "Aashiqui", but the singer says he now stays away from the Bollywood music scene because songs today are nothing but "shouting".

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  Now Bollywood composers are singing for each other: Vishal

  Music directors in Bollywood are experimenting with new voices these days, but a new trend catching up is composers singing in one another's films, says Vishal Dadlani of music composer duo Vishal and Shekhar.

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  "I'd just like to retreat in my cave for a while" - A.R. Rahman

  Tired of the relentless attention during the last few months A R Rahman has a sincere request for all those who want a piece of his action.

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  British varsity to confer honorary doctorate on Rahman

  Music maestro and double-Oscar winner A.R. Rahman will be awarded an honorary doctorate by a British university in July, his musical institution's operational head said here Wednesday.

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  Indian youth rock to music and promise to vote!

  They came in droves and jived to popular rock beats that had a blunt message - "Shut up and vote". Swayed by the power of music, they promised to do so in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

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  Kashmir village boy's Bollywood dreams come true

  From a village in Jammu and Kashmir to the recording studio of Bollywood, 13-year-old singer Mehrajuddin Rassar has made a journey that few boys his age manage to do. The little prodigy is now dreaming of "making a career in music".

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  Yash Raj Films denies shutting down music label

  Entertainment conglomerate Yash Raj Films (YRF) is not shutting down its music label and overseas distribution network.

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  Video: Shilpa's IPL Music Video

  With IPL second season coming closer we bring you the anthem of the team Rajasthan Royals 'Halla Bol' in which Shilpa Shetty looks really hot. It is a quite interesting track which has folk touch as well as modern touch in it. A must watch video!

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  Video: Oscars.. an emotional machine - A. R. Rahman

  In this making of the video watch A R Rahman meets the contest winner of 'Airtel Digital TV'. Also watch as the contest winner share their experience of Rahman's visits. Must watch!

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  Remember, my work in India got me Oscar: Resul Pookutty

  He admits that the condition of film technicians in India is "pathetic", but Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty says he would still prefer staying and working in the country rather than chase international projects.

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  '8x10 Tasveer' music has rap, rock and soul

  Riding high on the success of "Fashion" and "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi", the musical duo of brothers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant are ready with the soundtrack of Akshay Kumar-starrer "8x10 Tasveer" and they seem to have brought together quite a different genre.

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  Rock band to urge the youth to 'shut up and vote'

  Shut up and vote - is the message that a Bangalore-based rock band will give to the urban youth in five cities starting Friday. The band, in a series of rock shows, will urge the young to stop cribbing and start voting.

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  Neeraj Shridhar & Tulsi Kumar shoot a special music video for Tasveer 8 x 10

  Even as the promos of Akshay Kumar's next big release Tasveer 8 x 10 makes its presence felt across T.V. channels, the audio-packaging and styling of the film is going on in full swing.

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  Adnan's 14-year old son to cut his own album, Javed Akhtar to pen the lyrics

  Adnan Sami's son Azaan (from his marriage to Zeba Bakhtiar) who's down in India to visit his ailing grandfather, is all set cut his own album.

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  Music Review: Kal Kissne Dekha

  'Kal Kissne Dekha' is a good album with 'Soniye Billori' being the only track that stays on to be merely average with 'Jash Hai Josh Hai' being a little better.

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  A.R. Rahman features in Akon's music video 'Beautiful'

  Double Oscar winner A.R.Rahman is known to be a very shy and introvert kind of a person. Hence, it took us by surprise when we saw Rahman feature in a video of American hip-hop singer Akon.

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  'Ek - The Power Of One' music is nothing extraordinary

  Music buffs always expect something extraordinary from the man who created popular numbers like "Bheegi bheegi" ("Gangster"), "Dhoom Machale" ("Dhoom") and "Marjaani"("Billu") among others. But composer Pritam Chakraborty seems to be losing his magical touch if one were to go by the album of "Ek - The Power Of One".

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  Video: 8x10 Tasveer title song - Check out the exclusive song from an eagerly anticipated film!

  8x10 Tasveer title song - Check out the exclusive song from an eagerly anticipated film!

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  "I was just supposed to play the guitar portions for 'Aditi' song" - Rashid Ali

  His is a name you may not recollect, a face you may not recognize but a voice which you can never forget. He is none other than Rashid Ali who sang last year's biggest hit 'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi' from Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na.