Category: Music and Youth

  • Palm Expo 2017 calls for nominations

    Palm Expo 2017 calls for nominations

    MUMBAI: The Indian Recording Arts Academy to be hosted on 3 June alongside PALM Expo 2017, announces that online submissions are currently being accepted for the prestigious Eleventh Annual IRAA Awards. The entry deadline is 15 April, 2017.

    Soundtracks and albums released between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016 are eligible for nominations. The list of categories which include Film as well as Non-film are available on the IRAA website – www.iraa.in

    Audio files accompanying the entries can be submitted to a dropbox link provided on the website.

    Since 2006, the annual IRAA awards, honours and recognises exceptional talent in music, soundtrack recording and mixing in Indian music for albums and movies. The aim of the award is to recognise innovation in music composition and tracks that define independent and popular music culture. The awards honour talent of studios and engineers, while keeping an eye on the skill in adopting new technology, trends and proving expertise in the use of new methods. Gaining aspirational value through the years, the IRAA awards reflects industry’s credibility and has become an eagerly looked forward annual event.

    There are very few award ceremonies that honour the technical expertise behind song and music production with most others restricting themselves to popular categories. The IRAA Awards are the first ever music awards in India that recognizes the regularly forgotten technical fields of music recording and engineering talent in India; it recognizes those who exhibit the courage and creativity to bring about a transformation in the world of music.

    In its previous editions, the Awards have been conferred upon reputed names of the music and recording industry like A. R. Rahman, K J Singh, Aditya Modi, Daman Sood, Avinash Oak, Ram Sampath, Mohit Chauhan, Eric Pillai, Sonu Nigam, Shantanu Hudlikar, Vijay Benegal, Pramod Chandorkar, Baylon Fonseca, Julian Mascarenhas and Shreya Ghoshal among others.

  • Palm Expo 2017 calls for nominations

    Palm Expo 2017 calls for nominations

    MUMBAI: The Indian Recording Arts Academy to be hosted on 3 June alongside PALM Expo 2017, announces that online submissions are currently being accepted for the prestigious Eleventh Annual IRAA Awards. The entry deadline is 15 April, 2017.

    Soundtracks and albums released between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016 are eligible for nominations. The list of categories which include Film as well as Non-film are available on the IRAA website – www.iraa.in

    Audio files accompanying the entries can be submitted to a dropbox link provided on the website.

    Since 2006, the annual IRAA awards, honours and recognises exceptional talent in music, soundtrack recording and mixing in Indian music for albums and movies. The aim of the award is to recognise innovation in music composition and tracks that define independent and popular music culture. The awards honour talent of studios and engineers, while keeping an eye on the skill in adopting new technology, trends and proving expertise in the use of new methods. Gaining aspirational value through the years, the IRAA awards reflects industry’s credibility and has become an eagerly looked forward annual event.

    There are very few award ceremonies that honour the technical expertise behind song and music production with most others restricting themselves to popular categories. The IRAA Awards are the first ever music awards in India that recognizes the regularly forgotten technical fields of music recording and engineering talent in India; it recognizes those who exhibit the courage and creativity to bring about a transformation in the world of music.

    In its previous editions, the Awards have been conferred upon reputed names of the music and recording industry like A. R. Rahman, K J Singh, Aditya Modi, Daman Sood, Avinash Oak, Ram Sampath, Mohit Chauhan, Eric Pillai, Sonu Nigam, Shantanu Hudlikar, Vijay Benegal, Pramod Chandorkar, Baylon Fonseca, Julian Mascarenhas and Shreya Ghoshal among others.

  • ‘MTV Unplugged’ 6 line-up includes Rahman, Shreya, Badshah & Amit Trivedi

    ‘MTV Unplugged’ 6 line-up includes Rahman, Shreya, Badshah & Amit Trivedi

    MUMBAI: After successfully completing five mellifluous seasons, Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged is back with a smashing new season to take music entertainment to newer heights with the best ever line up including musical maestro A.R. Rahman, fan favourites Shreya Ghoshal and Amit Trivedi, the music man of the moment Badshah, hitmakers Sachin-Jigar and Benny-Neeti amongst others.

    To make an already great season even better, Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged season 6, along with debuting on MTV on 14 January at 8 pm the show will also air on MTV’s brand new Bollywood music channel MTV Beats and will also be available on Viacom18’s online platform Voot.

    Viacom18 Youth and English Entertainment head Ferzad Palia said, “Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged has carved a niche for itself by celebrating the country’s myriad music genres by giving the music a chance to be the star in the show. Unplugged music is music in its rawest form – stripped of all distractions – which makes it extremely powerful and allows the artist to truly display his or her prowess as a musician. The line-up for this season is truly fantastic and I’m confident that the viewers of MTV will be in for a total treat when they tune into one of the greatest seasons of the show with the best of the best musicians performing unplugged.”

    The show, which is now in its sixth season has been extremely popular with the viewers since it first aired on MTV. The last season saw unprecedented success as it reached out to over 34 million viewers across the country with episodes featuring artists such as Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Pritam, Sukhwinder Singh. Along with creating musical magic on air, the show also raked in a reach of over 47 million on digital platforms and a reach of over 17 million over radio. With the new season all set to roll in, MTV has lined up a whole host of 360 degree promotional activities including radio, digital, print, cinema and brand associations to ensure that Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged Season 6 reaches greater heights of popularity than ever before.

    Pernod Ricard India assistant vice president (Marketing) Raja Banerji added, “Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged continues to tread on this successful journey to create one of the finest and most refined musical shows. This season features a perfect line-up of some of the biggest starts from Bollywood performing unplugged – music in its most pristine form. This musical extravagance brings alive the brand’s philosophy of “Make it Perfect” in every way. Tune into perfection and witness these accomplished musicians showcase their versatile repertoire only at Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged”.

    Bringing in none other than the Oscar winning great A. R. Rahman back for yet another season, the Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged season 6 is all set to redefine Saturday evenings as pure unadulterated music takes center stage. The legend, known for his unique style, will be seen performing a mix of old and new songs and will also be throwing in a surprise rendition of eternal fan favourite Urvashi Urvashi. Stunning the audience with her first stint at going unplugged, Shreya Ghosal will give viewers enough reasons to tune in and make them swoon over her magnificent renditions. Apart from Shreya and A. R. Rahman, completing the line-up for the season are Badshah, Benny Dayal, Neeti Mohan, Amit Trivedi, Sachin-Jigar, Jubin Nautiyal, Siddharth Mahadevan, Amit Mishra, Shahid Mallya, Divya Kumar and Jasleen Royal who will be seen mesmerizing viewers with their magical music.

    Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged season 6 is set to go on air on 14 January at 8 pm with A.R. Rahman kicking off the show on a grand note. Indulge in some sinful musical ecstasy and witness magic in motion as the artists set the stage on fire with their soulful renditions of the biggest hits on Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged season 6.

    Artiste line-up for Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged Season 6

    A.R. Rahman

    Badshah

    Shahid Mallya

    Amit Mishra

    Shreya Ghoshal

    Sachin-Jigar

    Jubin Nautiyal

    Jasleen Royal

    Amit Trivedi

    Benny Dayal & Neeti Mohan

    Divya Kumar

    Siddharth Mahadevan

  • ‘MTV Unplugged’ 6 line-up includes Rahman, Shreya, Badshah & Amit Trivedi

    ‘MTV Unplugged’ 6 line-up includes Rahman, Shreya, Badshah & Amit Trivedi

    MUMBAI: After successfully completing five mellifluous seasons, Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged is back with a smashing new season to take music entertainment to newer heights with the best ever line up including musical maestro A.R. Rahman, fan favourites Shreya Ghoshal and Amit Trivedi, the music man of the moment Badshah, hitmakers Sachin-Jigar and Benny-Neeti amongst others.

    To make an already great season even better, Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged season 6, along with debuting on MTV on 14 January at 8 pm the show will also air on MTV’s brand new Bollywood music channel MTV Beats and will also be available on Viacom18’s online platform Voot.

    Viacom18 Youth and English Entertainment head Ferzad Palia said, “Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged has carved a niche for itself by celebrating the country’s myriad music genres by giving the music a chance to be the star in the show. Unplugged music is music in its rawest form – stripped of all distractions – which makes it extremely powerful and allows the artist to truly display his or her prowess as a musician. The line-up for this season is truly fantastic and I’m confident that the viewers of MTV will be in for a total treat when they tune into one of the greatest seasons of the show with the best of the best musicians performing unplugged.”

    The show, which is now in its sixth season has been extremely popular with the viewers since it first aired on MTV. The last season saw unprecedented success as it reached out to over 34 million viewers across the country with episodes featuring artists such as Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Pritam, Sukhwinder Singh. Along with creating musical magic on air, the show also raked in a reach of over 47 million on digital platforms and a reach of over 17 million over radio. With the new season all set to roll in, MTV has lined up a whole host of 360 degree promotional activities including radio, digital, print, cinema and brand associations to ensure that Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged Season 6 reaches greater heights of popularity than ever before.

    Pernod Ricard India assistant vice president (Marketing) Raja Banerji added, “Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged continues to tread on this successful journey to create one of the finest and most refined musical shows. This season features a perfect line-up of some of the biggest starts from Bollywood performing unplugged – music in its most pristine form. This musical extravagance brings alive the brand’s philosophy of “Make it Perfect” in every way. Tune into perfection and witness these accomplished musicians showcase their versatile repertoire only at Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged”.

    Bringing in none other than the Oscar winning great A. R. Rahman back for yet another season, the Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged season 6 is all set to redefine Saturday evenings as pure unadulterated music takes center stage. The legend, known for his unique style, will be seen performing a mix of old and new songs and will also be throwing in a surprise rendition of eternal fan favourite Urvashi Urvashi. Stunning the audience with her first stint at going unplugged, Shreya Ghosal will give viewers enough reasons to tune in and make them swoon over her magnificent renditions. Apart from Shreya and A. R. Rahman, completing the line-up for the season are Badshah, Benny Dayal, Neeti Mohan, Amit Trivedi, Sachin-Jigar, Jubin Nautiyal, Siddharth Mahadevan, Amit Mishra, Shahid Mallya, Divya Kumar and Jasleen Royal who will be seen mesmerizing viewers with their magical music.

    Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged season 6 is set to go on air on 14 January at 8 pm with A.R. Rahman kicking off the show on a grand note. Indulge in some sinful musical ecstasy and witness magic in motion as the artists set the stage on fire with their soulful renditions of the biggest hits on Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged season 6.

    Artiste line-up for Royal Stag Barrel Select MTV Unplugged Season 6

    A.R. Rahman

    Badshah

    Shahid Mallya

    Amit Mishra

    Shreya Ghoshal

    Sachin-Jigar

    Jubin Nautiyal

    Jasleen Royal

    Amit Trivedi

    Benny Dayal & Neeti Mohan

    Divya Kumar

    Siddharth Mahadevan

  • Over 50 HD channels now available in Dolby Audio in India

    Over 50 HD channels now available in Dolby Audio in India

    MUMBAI: Dolby Laboratories has announced that more than 50 high-definition channels in India are now powered by Dolby Audio.

    Leading broadcasters such as Star, Viacom18, and HBO are now able to offer cinematic experiences in their living rooms.

    Dolby Audio enhances the quality of content for a more enjoyable consumer experience. Whether you listen at home or on the go, Dolby Audio works in the background, intelligently pairing each piece of content to your entertainment device to deliver high-quality sound output. With a vast amount of content available in Dolby Audio, you can easily enjoy the entertainment you love.

    “Your favorite TV shows and movies sound even better when you hear them in Dolby Audio,” said Dolby Laboratories emerging markets senior director Pankaj Kedia, . “We are excited to partner with the leading broadcasters and content creators in India to unlock a dynamic audio experience for consumers, fully transforming the way consumers enjoy their entertainment.”

    Dolby Audio enhances the value of content for service providers and consumers alike. Ensuring optimised sound quality and bandwidth efficiency, Dolby Audio delivers superior audio quality for a richer sound experience over a wide range of bit rates. With access to a vast ecosystem of tools, solutions, devices, and content, as well as support from Dolby, service providers will give their customers more reasons to love their entertainment.

  • Over 50 HD channels now available in Dolby Audio in India

    Over 50 HD channels now available in Dolby Audio in India

    MUMBAI: Dolby Laboratories has announced that more than 50 high-definition channels in India are now powered by Dolby Audio.

    Leading broadcasters such as Star, Viacom18, and HBO are now able to offer cinematic experiences in their living rooms.

    Dolby Audio enhances the quality of content for a more enjoyable consumer experience. Whether you listen at home or on the go, Dolby Audio works in the background, intelligently pairing each piece of content to your entertainment device to deliver high-quality sound output. With a vast amount of content available in Dolby Audio, you can easily enjoy the entertainment you love.

    “Your favorite TV shows and movies sound even better when you hear them in Dolby Audio,” said Dolby Laboratories emerging markets senior director Pankaj Kedia, . “We are excited to partner with the leading broadcasters and content creators in India to unlock a dynamic audio experience for consumers, fully transforming the way consumers enjoy their entertainment.”

    Dolby Audio enhances the value of content for service providers and consumers alike. Ensuring optimised sound quality and bandwidth efficiency, Dolby Audio delivers superior audio quality for a richer sound experience over a wide range of bit rates. With access to a vast ecosystem of tools, solutions, devices, and content, as well as support from Dolby, service providers will give their customers more reasons to love their entertainment.

  • Golden Globe Awards live on Vh1, Colors Infinity & Comedy Central

    Golden Globe Awards live on Vh1, Colors Infinity & Comedy Central

    MUMBAI: Watch the finest from the American TV and Film industry collectively hold their breath as they compete for the most coveted awards in the business, the 74 Golden Globe Awards. The awards ceremony will be broadcast on 9 January on Vh1, Colors Infinity and Comedy Central.

    This year, in the films category, La La Land is leading the pack with seven nominations, Moonlight follows soon after, scoring six, trailed by Manchester by the Sea with five nods. While the TV category is, unsurprisingly, dominated by The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, there are a few additions to the list, of shows that premiered this year like This Is Us, Westworld and Stranger Things.

    “We are thrilled to kick start this year with one of the most prestigious awards, airing simultaneously across all our English Entertainment channels. This ecstatic mix of lauded TV shows, movies and music, makes the Golden Globe Awards so exciting that we take immense pleasure in bringing this to our viewers, year on year,” said Viacom18 English Entertainment programming head Hashim D’Souza.

    The awards will be compered by the host of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, following the legacy of Ricky Gervais, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey.

    While the Golden Globe Awards have previously aired five times on Vh1, this is the second consecutive year of its simulcast on Colors Infinity and Comedy Central.

    The Golden Globe Awards is a part of an extravagant award show line-up aired live on Vh1 which includes the Annual Billboard Music Awards, the American Music Awards, the Annual Grammy Awards, Video Music Awards and Europe Music Awards.

  • Golden Globe Awards live on Vh1, Colors Infinity & Comedy Central

    Golden Globe Awards live on Vh1, Colors Infinity & Comedy Central

    MUMBAI: Watch the finest from the American TV and Film industry collectively hold their breath as they compete for the most coveted awards in the business, the 74 Golden Globe Awards. The awards ceremony will be broadcast on 9 January on Vh1, Colors Infinity and Comedy Central.

    This year, in the films category, La La Land is leading the pack with seven nominations, Moonlight follows soon after, scoring six, trailed by Manchester by the Sea with five nods. While the TV category is, unsurprisingly, dominated by The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, there are a few additions to the list, of shows that premiered this year like This Is Us, Westworld and Stranger Things.

    “We are thrilled to kick start this year with one of the most prestigious awards, airing simultaneously across all our English Entertainment channels. This ecstatic mix of lauded TV shows, movies and music, makes the Golden Globe Awards so exciting that we take immense pleasure in bringing this to our viewers, year on year,” said Viacom18 English Entertainment programming head Hashim D’Souza.

    The awards will be compered by the host of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, following the legacy of Ricky Gervais, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey.

    While the Golden Globe Awards have previously aired five times on Vh1, this is the second consecutive year of its simulcast on Colors Infinity and Comedy Central.

    The Golden Globe Awards is a part of an extravagant award show line-up aired live on Vh1 which includes the Annual Billboard Music Awards, the American Music Awards, the Annual Grammy Awards, Video Music Awards and Europe Music Awards.

  • Mastiii receives stupendous response for #BanoDheet campaign

    Mastiii receives stupendous response for #BanoDheet campaign

    MUMBAI: Mastiii has created a huge impact with its awareness initiative #BanoDheet. In a span of twenty four hours of launching the digital leg of campaign, #Banodheet was trending at #1 and received a stupendous response leading to a whopping 1.4 crore impressions with several thousand tweets to its credit.

    The multimedia campaign targeted at creating awareness and a sense of positive stubbornness amongst the youth of India and in its own way contributed to help the youth take ownership of their actions towards the society as the first step in building a better India.

    “We feel a sense of pride in talking about the reach of the campaign that has garnered a huge response not only on Twitter where we were trending at the # 1 spot throughout India but also the large reach achieved through other media’s that were used. We highly appreciate the media partners who have associated with us in our efforts to achieve our objective with our campaign #BanoDheet and hope to make a small change through our efforts,” said SAB Group group CEO Manav Dhanda.

    The campaign was featured across numerous platforms like Twitter, Facebook, TV, outdoor, print media and radio addressing masses to take a stand against social evils that plague our society such as: Drinking and Driving, Eve Teasing, Corruption and Littering to name a few.

    The reach of the campaign was amplified tremendously with media partners – DNA, Dainik Savera, RED FM, Minimax and Corel, Vyoma and Spykar.

    Red FM COO Nisha Narayanan said, “We at Red FM have always been cognizant of relevant issues and problems that plague the society and take pride in partnering with SAB Group for ‘#BanoDheet’ campaign which is based on a simple yet so impactful concept and we are confident it will go a long way in bringing about a positive change in the society. The timing for this initiative is absolutely perfect as New Years is that time of the year when people actively retrospect their lives and impact of their action over the course of last year and make resolutions to improve the coming year. Our Radio Jock at the station is excited about driving this initiative for a great cause.

    RJ Rishi added, “Through this initiative Red FM aims to put forward in a quirky style on how ‘Being Dheet’ can be a catalyst in driving change in people’s personal lives as well as society. I am very excited to engage with the listeners & viewers for such a relevant cause in true ‘Bajaate raho’ style and I pledge to make all our listeners ‘dheet’ and contribute in establishing a mark with this initiative.”

  • Mastiii receives stupendous response for #BanoDheet campaign

    Mastiii receives stupendous response for #BanoDheet campaign

    MUMBAI: Mastiii has created a huge impact with its awareness initiative #BanoDheet. In a span of twenty four hours of launching the digital leg of campaign, #Banodheet was trending at #1 and received a stupendous response leading to a whopping 1.4 crore impressions with several thousand tweets to its credit.

    The multimedia campaign targeted at creating awareness and a sense of positive stubbornness amongst the youth of India and in its own way contributed to help the youth take ownership of their actions towards the society as the first step in building a better India.

    “We feel a sense of pride in talking about the reach of the campaign that has garnered a huge response not only on Twitter where we were trending at the # 1 spot throughout India but also the large reach achieved through other media’s that were used. We highly appreciate the media partners who have associated with us in our efforts to achieve our objective with our campaign #BanoDheet and hope to make a small change through our efforts,” said SAB Group group CEO Manav Dhanda.

    The campaign was featured across numerous platforms like Twitter, Facebook, TV, outdoor, print media and radio addressing masses to take a stand against social evils that plague our society such as: Drinking and Driving, Eve Teasing, Corruption and Littering to name a few.

    The reach of the campaign was amplified tremendously with media partners – DNA, Dainik Savera, RED FM, Minimax and Corel, Vyoma and Spykar.

    Red FM COO Nisha Narayanan said, “We at Red FM have always been cognizant of relevant issues and problems that plague the society and take pride in partnering with SAB Group for ‘#BanoDheet’ campaign which is based on a simple yet so impactful concept and we are confident it will go a long way in bringing about a positive change in the society. The timing for this initiative is absolutely perfect as New Years is that time of the year when people actively retrospect their lives and impact of their action over the course of last year and make resolutions to improve the coming year. Our Radio Jock at the station is excited about driving this initiative for a great cause.

    RJ Rishi added, “Through this initiative Red FM aims to put forward in a quirky style on how ‘Being Dheet’ can be a catalyst in driving change in people’s personal lives as well as society. I am very excited to engage with the listeners & viewers for such a relevant cause in true ‘Bajaate raho’ style and I pledge to make all our listeners ‘dheet’ and contribute in establishing a mark with this initiative.”