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  • Pay and play multi-genre Music+ on Tata Sky

    Pay and play multi-genre Music+ on Tata Sky

    MUMBAI: DTH player Tata Sky launched the “nation’s first service with four music genres on a pay TV platform” in Mumbai on Wednesday. Christened ‘Music+’, it has been launched in partnership with digital entertainment company Hungama.

    Segregated into four segments – Mehfil, Indie Rootz, Jazz and More, and International, the service will be co-curated by composer trio Shankar Ehsaan Loy.

    Music+ will give Tata Sky subscribers exclusive access to a rich trove of music content ranging from the classics to the latest launches, and this will include music videos, concerts and artist interviews spanning genres from international pop, country, rock and indie music to jazz and blues, sufi, folk, nazms and ghazals. Subscribers of the service will be able to watch some of the biggest on ground music events and festivals in the country on their screens, says the company.

    The proposed line-up of artistes to be featured on Music+ includes Pankaj Udhas, Jagjit Singh, Elvis, Abba, Miles Davis, Eric Clapton, Salim Sulaiman, Armaan Malik, and others.

    Tata Sky Music+ will be available on channel number 817 and will be available for all Tata Sky subscribers free for the first five days and subsequently priced at Rs three per day.

  • Pay and play multi-genre Music+ on Tata Sky

    Pay and play multi-genre Music+ on Tata Sky

    MUMBAI: DTH player Tata Sky launched the “nation’s first service with four music genres on a pay TV platform” in Mumbai on Wednesday. Christened ‘Music+’, it has been launched in partnership with digital entertainment company Hungama.

    Segregated into four segments – Mehfil, Indie Rootz, Jazz and More, and International, the service will be co-curated by composer trio Shankar Ehsaan Loy.

    Music+ will give Tata Sky subscribers exclusive access to a rich trove of music content ranging from the classics to the latest launches, and this will include music videos, concerts and artist interviews spanning genres from international pop, country, rock and indie music to jazz and blues, sufi, folk, nazms and ghazals. Subscribers of the service will be able to watch some of the biggest on ground music events and festivals in the country on their screens, says the company.

    The proposed line-up of artistes to be featured on Music+ includes Pankaj Udhas, Jagjit Singh, Elvis, Abba, Miles Davis, Eric Clapton, Salim Sulaiman, Armaan Malik, and others.

    Tata Sky Music+ will be available on channel number 817 and will be available for all Tata Sky subscribers free for the first five days and subsequently priced at Rs three per day.

  • #fame announces Closeup Websinger Round 2

    MUMBAI: Live video app #fame announced the launch of Round 2 of Closeup Websinger.  This round will see Raghu Dixit as the theme mentor and Pritam Chakraborty, who makes his digital debut, as a maha mentor. The theme of Round 2 is folk fusion as the theme. Closeup Websinger is about sourcing the next big voice of Bollywood from the web.  

     

    Closeup Websinger consists of five rounds and the winner of each round with different themes will then compete for the ultimate title of the Bollywood Singing Jodi. The show also brings together some of the biggest names in the Bollywood music industry. Ace music composer, Pritam will be seen grooming and guiding the budding talent along with theme mentors; Raghu Dixit, Benny Dayal, Aditi Singh Sharma and Monali Thakur. Unlike other talent shows, the judges here will mentor the talented participants and hone their talent further to make them Bollywood ready.

     

    Commenting on the hunt for the next folk fusion talent, Dixit said, “Folk as a genre forms an imperative part of Bollywood music. Through Closeup Websinger, I am searching for an artist that has a perfect blend of Folk and Bollywood music in the voice.”  

     

    This show has already announced the 12 semifinalists who will compete against each other to make it to the top 6 finalists. This was through a meticulous screening by Dixit and Pritam. The Top 6 finalists will then perform live every day on #fame – an app, to build their social following. They will sing, interact, and take requests from their fans and music lovers, thus getting their fans to follow them on the app.  The finalists will urge their fans to like, share and comment their videos, etc, thus increasing their social scoring and chances to win the final battle. 

     

    Through this proposition, the music lovers can watch them perform anytime, anywhere on their mobile screens, without having them to tune into Television at a specific time. Lastly, this property beautifully l the power of social & digital through views, likes & comments based scoring, not just through SMS.

     

    Watch the music videos of the 12 semifinalists on the official Close-up Websinger YouTube channel –