Indian Music Industry

Spotify announces launch of new features including 'Discover Mode' in India

Music streaming platform Spotify has announced new features for creators and fans at its "Stream On" event in Los Angeles on Wednesday, including "Discovery Mode"

Coke Studio returns to India with 50 artistes across country, 10 new tracks

The new season will feature an amalgamation of over 50 artists from across the country and its hinterlands coming together to create over 10 memorable tracks celebrating the roots of India

Kumar Sanu, Shailendra Singh, Anand-Milind to get Lata Mangeshkar Award

Noted playback singers Kumar Sanu and Shailendra Singh and music-composer duo Anand-Milind will be conferred with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award for different years, an official said on Tuesday. They will be presented the prestigious award on Wednesday (September 28), the birth anniversary of the late legendary singer, at her birthplace Indore. Singh, who has made a special place in the heart of music aficionados with his distinct voice in 1970-1980 decades will be given the Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2019, while Anand-Milind who have composed music for over 200 films, will be conferred with the honour for 2020. Sanu, who lent his velvet voice to numerous popular songs in the 1990s, will be given the award for 2021, the official said. The last Lata Mangeshkar Award function was held on February 7, 2020, after which the event could not be organised due to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials informed the award is given for promoting excellence in the area of light music ...

Google Doodle celebrates singer Bhupen Hazarika's 96th birth anniversary

On the occasion of the 96th birth anniversary of singer, composer and filmmaker Bhupen Hazarika, search engine Google paid a heartfelt tribute to him via a creative doodle

Classic crusader Durga is taking Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation places

The Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation is a big step towards creating a sustainable ecosystem for traditional music in India, Jasraj tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Bollywood singer KK dies at 53 after live performance in Kolkata

Well-known Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died in Kolkata on Tuesday night, officials said. He was 53. KK was feeling unwell after reaching his hotel, following a performance at a concert in the evening where he sang for almost an hour, officials said. He was taken to a private hospital in south Kolkata where doctors declared him brought dead, they said. "It's unfortunate that we could not treat him," a senior official of the hospital said. KK, known as a versatile singer, has recorded songs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali, among other languages.

Music finds its beat

All the action notwithstanding, the Indian music business remains tiny

Hitting the right notes: Indian music biz finally getting its act together

A push for subscription and a search for capital indicate that the Indian music business is finally getting its act together

Lost another gem from music industry: Celebs remember Bappi Lahiri

The 69-year-old had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged on Monday

Courses in Indian classical music to harmonise the mind, body and soul

Learning Indian classical music elevates the senses and helps you attain greater consciousness. But be ready for a rough ride if you want to make a career out of it

How did Lata Mangeshkar dominate the Indian music economy?

Lata Mangeshkar is as relevant in this age of mobile apps, as she was in the era of gramophones. Let's take a peek into another aspect of the veteran singer's magical voice -- the business side of it.

Saregama India plans to invest up to Rs 750 cr in music business

Saregama India, a part of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, is planning to invest up to Rs 750 crore in its music business to achieve a 25-30 per cent revenue growth in the next few years

Lata Mangeshkar given a 'trial of extubation', showing signs of improvement

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar is showing signs of improvement but continues to remain under observation in ICU, her family said on Thursday.

Lata Mangeshkar is stable, will be discharged soon, says spokesperson

Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, who was admitted in the ICU of a city hospital here, is stable, her spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Govt advises airlines to play Indian music on flights, at airports

ICCR called Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to its program and submitted a memorandum to him and said that if this happens in Indian Airlines, Indian music will get a lot of strength

Music & film bring in about half of our business: T-Series' Bhushan Kumar

It took us 10 years to reach 100 million and within two years we have doubled the number, says MD Kumar

Will a song be a hit? AI-backed music label's notes of success

Comeback band ABBA's singer is an investor in Snafu that's looking for sounds from India and elsewhere

Pandemic has broken film music's hold over biz: Universal's Devraj Sanyal

Till the pandemic struck in March 2020, film music was over 70 per cent of the market. The restrictions around Covid meant that not many new films or music were released

Music industry finds groove in digital beats: How well can it leverage it?

The boom in audio streaming, short video apps and social media gives a much-needed boost to the sector. How well can it leverage it?

The importance of being pious

MS' life also led to observe the turning points in the history of Carnatic musicians, composers and performers of which she was one of the leading figures of her tim