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  • Napster launches digital music service in Germany

    Napster launches digital music service in Germany

    MUMBAI: Digital music brand Napster has launched its digital music service across Germany.

    Napster Germany positions itself as the first and only subscription music service available to music fans across the region. German residents can download Napster for free at www.napster.de, where they can also sign up for a free seven-day trial of the service.

    The launch of Napster Germany follows the completion of agreements with the country’s major record labels, as well as over 150 independent labels. These agreements allow Napster to deliver more than 125,000 albums — including 20,000 German albums — and music from over 600,000 artists — including 135,000 local acts — spanning all genres,
    including rock, pop, hip-hop, R&B, classical and jazz.

    Napster Germany features over 1.5 million songs and offers both the Napster subscription service as well as the Napster To Go portable subscription service. German music fans can also purchase songs and albums a la carte from the Napster Light download store, where they can also listen to free 30-second samples of all the songs in the Napster catalogue.

    Napster chairman and CEO Chris Gorog says, “Napster is very pleased to bring the biggest brand in on-line music to the number one music market in Continental Europe. We believe German music fans will be very excited to see where we have taken the original genius of Napster and expanded on the ideas of unlimited music discovery and sharing.”

    Napster Germany VP, GM Thorsten Schliesche says, “It is very exciting for Napster to bring the first flat rate music service to Germany as we believe this will soon be the preferred experience for digital music fans. A flat rate for unlimited music discovery is a much greater value than 99 euro cents downloads and is quite simply a lot more fun.”

    Napster Germany already claims to have a number of business partnerships with brands, including Germany’s consumer electronics goods retailer, MakroMart; Trekstor, the biggest MP3 player manufacturer, which is bundling its i.beat reload player with a six-month Napster To Go subscription in retail outlets across the country; and television broadcaster SAT1, with which it has an exclusive music service partnership.

  • EMI Music India appoints Kusnur as label manager- Warner Music

    EMI Music India appoints Kusnur as label manager- Warner Music

    MUMBAI: EMI Music India has announced the joining of Narendra Kusnur as label manager, Warner Music with effect from 1 February.

    According to a company release, Narendra Kusnur has been in the field of journalism for 20 years and has been a music columnist with Mid Day publication for 10 years.

    Besides handling the recently acquired Warner Music repertoire at EMI Music India, Narendra Kusnur will also be overseeing the domestic repertoire including Indian classical and ghazal sections.

    EMI Music India general manager, Shameer Tandon said, “The appointment of Narendra Kusnur reflects our continued commitment to add professionalism and bring managerial excellence to the business of music. With Narendra’s vast experience in the field of music, we are sure EMI Music can look forward to accelerating its growth in providing quality music to music aficionados.”

    The release also informs that EMI Music India recently announced that the company has entered into a licensing agreement with Warner Music India.

    Under the terms of this agreement, effective 1 January, EMI Music India will market and distribute Warner repertoire locally.

    EMI Recorded Music, the third-largest Music Company in the world, is a global music company with a presence in nearly 70 countries. EMI Recorded Music’s roster includes important local and international artists, including some of the biggest names in the recorded music industry. rs, Napster also offers the Napster Light a la carte download store.

  • Worldspace launches two Indian classical music channels

    Worldspace launches two Indian classical music channels

    MUMBAI: Satellite radio service provider Worldspace has launched two 24-hour Indian classical music channels.

    Shruti is dedicated to Carnatic music while Gandharv is for lovers of Hindustani music.

    Shruti and Gandharv will function as quality resources for all aspects of classical music and aptly reflecting the current classical music scenario.

    The programming mix of these channels will have not only stimulating content for connoisseurs, but also include programs that cater to beginners and lay listeners. Apart from exploring various aspects of pure music in the Carnatic and Hindustani Music genres, the content will include music-based informative programs to educate and widen the listener base of Indian Classical Music.

    These programmes will comprise features, informative and educational programs, interactive sessions, talent promotions, audience – artist interfaces and comparative studies.

    Violin virtuoso Dr L Subramaniam added, “If these channels play in homes all the time- while the family is having dinner, or the kids are playing, children will automatically develop an ear for classical music. We should encourage them to imbibe our rich classical music and appreciate it”.

    Leading vocalist Ashwini Bhide Deshpande said, “We have a very rich tradition and heritage of Indian Classical Music, which is not very easily accessible to a lot of people. I am sure channels like Gandharv and Shruti will bring Classical Music as well as and artists closer to music lovers. They will also help us artists reach a wider audience and give classical music its due”.

    Through its two satellites Afristar and Asiastar, Worldspace beams music and information to millions of households across the world. Worldspace also works closely with a number of government and other key institutions, and lends its technology to them for social development causes, like distance education and forecasting.

    Worldspace boasts of a range of over 30 channels across genres- from Jazz to Classical, to Old Hindi film Music and Rock. WorldSpace now offers regional Indian channels that include KL Radio (Tamil), Sparsha (Kannada), RM Radio (Malayalam) and Spandana (Telugu) on its network.