Music
- Kashmir
Zaz, the last man in Kashmir to pour music into wood and strings
Srinagar: Ghulam Mohammad Zaz went down the stairs from his makeshift workshop inside a small hall on the second floor of his house, located on the bank of river Jhelum in Zaina Kadal…
- Lifestyle
Music, lullabies strengthen parent-toddler bond
New Delhi: Music plays an important role in developing a child’s growth, brain development, even before birth. Listening to music when a kid is in the womb is not only be soothing to…
- Pakistan
Pak university imposes fine on students for listening to loud music on campus
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: The Gomal University in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recently fined two of its students for listening to loud music in the teaching area of the varsity campus. According to Geo News, the university located in Dera Ismail Khan, imposed…
- Technology
Spotify paid over $23B in royalties to rights holders
San Francisco: Swedish music streaming service Spotify has paid over $23 billion in royalties to rights holders, including over $5 billion in 2020, which is up from $3.3 billion in 2017. Rights holders…
- Entertainment
Jonita Gandhi: Pandemic gave singers chance to connect with music within us
Mumbai: Singer Jonita Gandhi said that music videos are a great way for singers to reach out to their audience. In the case of film songs, she points out, fans only know…
- Hyderabad News
Visually-impaired man teaching music to people in Hyderabad since 1996
Hyderabad: Music cannot be sold for money, but it is something that must be felt and taught from the heart, says B Ravi Ganesh, a visually-impaired person who has been teaching music…
- Technology
Spotify to diminish audio casting for ‘Spotify Free Users’
Stockholm: Swedish audio streaming and media services provider, on Wednesday (local time) has revealed it will diminish its ‘listen music’ option for Spotify free account users. According to Mashable, the users with…
- Hyderabad News
With new normal back in town, Hyderabadi musicians, bands breathe easy
Hyderabad: Pre-lockdown, the live music scene in Hyderabad was booming, and just when the industry was growing from strength-to-strength, a sudden nationwide lockdown imposed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic literally brought…
- Technology
Sony launches new wireless speaker for Rs 19,990
New Delhi: Sony on Monday launched its latest premium wireless speaker ‘SRS-RA3000’ at Rs 19,990 in the Indian market. The product will be available across Sony retail stores, www.ShopatSC.com portal, major electronic stores…
- News
A confluence of Carnatic and Hindustani music at this concert
New Delhi: The 20th edition of the concert series ‘Smritiyaan #UdaipurChapter – Live from the Stage’ is all set to take place on February 20. The annual concert series will present a…
- Kashmir
‘Misrab’ helps youth in Kashmir explore their passion for music
Srinagar: Youth in Kashmir have got an opportunity to explore their talent for music with ‘Misrab’, an organisation formed by singers, seeking to give them training in vocal and instrumental music. Bilal…
- Technology
BTS most streamed Korean artiste, global group in 2020: Spotify
Seoul: Seven-member superband BTS, which released megahits “Dynamite” and “ON” in 2020, was the most streamed Korean artiste and global group last year, streaming giant Spotify said on Thursday. Spotify’s 2020 Wrapped data,…
- Technology
Tesla cars to soon have Apple, Amazon Music support
New Delhi: Tesla is working on adding support for Apple and Amazon Music in its user interface. The electric car maker currently supports Spotify. According to a report in Electrek, it appears…
- Bollywood News
I was lucky enough to get best mentors: AR Rahman
Mumbai: Music maestro A R Rahman says he was lucky enough to have some of the best mentors in his career and now he wants to extend the same help to budding talent…
- Hyderabad News
Hyderabadi duo blend sufism with hip hop music in new album
Hyderabad: One of finest hip hop groups from the city, Thugs Unit, which pioneered the Urdu hip-hop genre, on Friday launched its new album “Resurrection 040”. The artist duo from the band…
- Entertainment
DIVINE: Working on ‘Mera bhai’ has been a rewarding experience
Mumbai: Rapper DIVINE says working on his new single, Mera bhai, which highlights the importance of loyalty and belief in self in a world full of egotism, has been a rewarding experience. The…
- Mumbai News
Vh1 Supersonic 2021 called off due to COVID scare
Mumbai: The popular music festival Vh1 Supersonic has been cancelled next year owing to the pandemic, it was announced On Monday. The organisers plan to bring back the music gala in 2022. “Rather…
- News
Song stuck in your head? Just hum to search on Google
New Delhi: In a delight for music lovers, Google has announced a new capability where you can hum, whistle or sing a melody to find out the song that has been stuck in…
- Entertainment
‘Not fake news, mein Azad huun’
New Delhi: Though an achiever in her own right, but it is tough not to start the conversation with the fact that Saba Azad, actor, theatre director and one half of electro funk…
- Opinions
SPB–The Musical Genius
M Somasekhar This article was originally posted on June 5, 2020, but is being re-plugged due to the demise of the legend today (September 25). As he entered the Platinum Jubilee year…
- Top Stories
Musical legend SP Balasubrahmanyam passes away at 74
Hyderabad: Legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam passed away in Chennai on Friday at 1.04 pm, his family announced. The 74-year old singer was undergoing treatment at Chennai-based MGM Healthcare Hospital from August 5…
- Technology
Tesla cars to soon play music from external speakers: Musk
San Francisco: Tech mogul Elon Musk took to Twitter on Thursday to confirm that Tesla cars will soon have a feature which will allow for music to be played from speakers placed on…
- Featured News
Pandit Jasraj’s father was court singer of Seventh Nizam; he learnt his music basics in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Legendary Hindustani singer Pandit Jasraj, whose career spanned nearly eight decades, breathed his last in New Jersey at 5:15 am on Monday. The 90-year old singer, who suffered a cardiac arrest, is…
- Entertainment
Countries will have to develop music locally: French Reggea artiste
New Delhi: “Each country will have to work to develop its music locally. Create a new network within the country, within each region,” feels Naaman, French Reggae artiste. In a freewheeling chat…
- Featured News
Music predicts personality traits; help autistic persons, says IIIT-H study
M Somasekhar Hyderabad: When you listen to music, are you swayed? Does it soothe your feelings, excite you or make you get up and dance or move a few steps? By the way…
- Entertainment
David Guetta on lockdown: Enjoying first summer holiday since I was 17
New Delhi: Grammy Award-winning music producer David Guetta has discovered something positive about the pandemic-induced lockdown. He says he is enjoying his first summer holiday since he was 17, and that he…
- Entertainment
Raja Kumari releases new single ‘Peace’
Mumbai: American rapper-songwriter Raja Kumari has come out with her new single “Peace”, through which she wants to encourage people to look within themselves to find “true inner peace”. “Peace” is the…
- News
Sonu Nigam warns; you may soon hear of suicides in music industry
Mumbai: Singer Sonu Nigam in a video on Thursday mourned the death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and said people might soon hear about suicides in the music industry. The singer…
- Education and Career
UoH scholar defends his thesis on interpreting music
Hyderabad: Zamminlien Lhungdim, Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Communication at the University of Hyderabad successfully defended his thesis “On Interpreting Music: The Performative Traditions Of The Kukis” during the Lockdown period through…
- Health
Music may reduce cardiac stress while driving: Study
Rio de Janeiro: Stress while driving is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac complications such as heart attack, but now researchers have found that listening to…
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