Max Life Insurance ‘i-genius Young Singing Stars’ grand finale showcases brilliant talent

Max Life Insurance, one of the leading life insurers in India and leading music label Universal Music India, yesterday concluded a spectacular ‘i-genius Young Singing Stars’ event in Mumbai. The grand finale witnessed outstanding performances by the 10 finalists. The event saw several notable personalities attend to support the talented finalists from various states including Shaan, Kavita Seth, Kanika Kapoor and also Salim Merchant and Shraddha Sharma who mentored the young singers. The evening was a joyful affair as the 10 finalists gave spell-binding performances before a star studded jury including, Salim Merchant & Shraddha Sharma.

Malayalam superstar Dileep adopts Dolby Atmos as the preferred sound format for his Theatre in Thrissur

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced the opening of the first Dolby Atmos® screen at D Cinemaas in Chalakkudy, Thrissur, Kerala. Owned by actor and producer Dileep, the superstar of Malayalam cinema, D Cinemaas is one of the most prestigious theatres in the city. Filmmakers use Dolby Atmos to place and move sounds anywhere in the movie theatre, including overhead, to make film audiences feel as if they are inside the movie and not just watching it.

Sony Music premiere’s Khamoshiyan video

Sony Music’s forthcoming project Khamoshiyan has been creating new records from the word go! It became first song to score a humongous 264,000 streams in 1 day on a streaming site, and now the trailer is trending at #1 on YouTube.

Lavasa conducts novel study program on ‘City Management Practices’

Lavasa, the planned hill city conducted a study program on ‘City Management Practices’ for students from CEPT University – Ahmedabad [Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University] from December 1 to 14, 2014.

Ferriswheel brings WORLDFEST’14 to Lavasa City

Ferriswheel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is all set to make Lavasa city a melting-pot of multiple cultures, and experiences with the Worldfest 2014 from 17th to 21st December 2014. After successfully exhilarating 75,000+ audiences over the past 2 years, this year, the 5-day festival will bring together performers from 10 countries, exhibiting a heady concoction of country specific arts, cultures, dance, music and cuisine. The WorldFest’14 edition will witness participation from varied countries like Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, Lithuania, Maldives, Nigeria, Poland, Slovenia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Times Music albums bag 3 slots on iTunes “Best of 2014” list

iTunes has launched its annual year-end lists featuring the best music on the platform in every region. Times Music is proud to have 3 of its albums featured in this prestigious list for the year 2014.

Blackberrys brings World Music to India with Vieux Farka Toure

Upscale menswear and accessories brand, Blackberrys, brought music lovers in India an unprecedented opportunity under the aegis of its annual flagship event Sharp Nights. Aptly titled ‘Blackberrys Sharp Nights – Masters of World Music’ showcased a live performance by world's leading world music performer Vieux Farka Toure at Tote, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai recently.

Celebrate the spirit of camaraderie at Chasing Storm this New Year Eve

Music Festivals have become a toast of the country’s live entertainment scenario. With the audience preferring music festivals and new travel destinations, the makers of the much coveted Storm Festival are creating an entire year’s musical engagement across India. Starting with Chasing Storm, New Year’s Eve event, at Coorg on 31st December 2014 and 1st January 2015;

Sam Smith earns six Grammy nominations after debut album release.

Sam Smith is the first male artist in 34 years – and the first U.K. male artist ever – to receive nominations in the “big four” GRAMMY Awards® categories following the release of a debut album. As announced today, Smith’s In The Lonely Hour (Capitol Records) was nominated for Album Of The Year while his 4x multi-Platinum single “Stay With Me” was nominated for Record and Song Of The Year. Smith also received a nod for Best New Artist.

Times Music’s artist Ricky Kej nominated for Grammy award

Winds Of Samsara by Ricky Kej, the Billboard No.1 album on the New Age Music Charts released in India by Times Music in September this year has received an even greater accolade via a nomination at the prestigious 57thGRAMMY AWARDS. News of the nomination was announced by the Recording Academy on Friday, December 5, 2014.