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Nearly 500 artists from diverse backgrounds including theatre, music, dance and fine arts have been selected for this fellowship that would help them get through finan...
READ MORENearly 500 artists from diverse backgrounds including theatre, music, dance and fine arts have been selected for this fellowship that would help them get through finan...
READ MOREThe global music recording industry is back in growth territory again. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), re...
READ MOREShayad​, Ghungroo, Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage and Garmi are among the most streamed tracks in India on Spotify 2020 had us cooped up inside o...
READ MORE"Independent artists fill the empty spot created by Bollywood music with original and organic content that audiences can relate to," said Palak Parno...
READ MORETwo Indian artistes on their projects that have been recognised by the Recording Academy Anoushka Shankar ...
READ MOREImpressed by an art piece of him created by a fan, musician AR Rahman posted a picture of the art on Instagram Impressed by an art piece...
READ MOREThe South Korean pop group BTS won a leading four awards including best song for Dynamite and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday night, while Lady Gaga t...
READ MOREYash Chopra was so fond of Tere Liye that it remained as his ringtone till he breathed his last. On the 16th anniversary of the timeless romance ‘Veer Zaara&rsqu...
READ MORESonu Nigam recently completed 25 years of service in the Hindi cinema. The singer has given fans some of the most iconic and memorable songs of all time and establishe...
READ MOREVishal Bhardwaj has written and composed a single, Mask Kho Gaya, which has been rendered by Vishal Dadlani. "Interesting times can spur interesting ideas as well as r...
READ MOREAround seven to eight months of year 2020 were lost to the coronavirus pandemic during which all new films released on OTT platforms rather than in the cinemas as the ...
READ MOREVeteran Gujarati film star-Music Composer-turned-politician Naresh Kanodia died on 27th Oct 2020 due to COVID-19 at a city-based hospital. He was a BJP MLA and had a m...
READ MORESony Music India has signed an exclusive recording agreement with music composer and performer Amaal Malik for his non-film pop debut. Amaal’s son...
READ MORESocial media is huge. Its reach is huge, and its speed is supersonic. Post something on Twitter or Facebook or Instagram and see how it can spread like wild fire. ...
READ MOREIn a one-of-its kind global event, Sunday, October 18, 2020 saw, five Bollywoo...
READ MOREMaharashtra chief minsiter Uddhav Thackeray on 15th October held a virtual meeting with single-screen cinema and multiplex owners to discuss the reopening of cinemas i...
READ MOREVishal Bhardwaj, popularly recognised for his cult classic Shakespearean trilogy — Maqbool, Omkara and ...
READ MOREThe famous writer Abhilash has died at the age of 74. Actually Abhilash was suffering from stomach related disease. He also underwent a stomach operation a few months ...
READ MOREThe legendary singer, who was hospitalised in August after testing positive for COVID-19, died on Friday afternoon at a private...
READ MOREdisturbing with number of deaths that has been happening owing to the ongoing crisis or other reasons. There are many popular celebs who also passed away in the last f...
READ MOREMusic composer S. Mohinder passed away today (6th September) in Bombay. He was 95 years old. His full name was Mohinder Singh Sarna Bakshi. When he escaped from Pakist...
READ MOREI & B minister Prakash Javadekar has released guiding principles and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to contain spread of COVID-19 during shootings. The docum...
READ MOREPadma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj has passed away at the age of 90. Pandit Jasraj breathed his last in New Jersey, the United States. The news of In...
READ MOREOn the occasion of the 74th Independence Day, The Music Composers Association of India (MCAI) is set to gift the nation a new rendition of the Indian national song Van...
READ MOREIndore: Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, died due to the viral infection in Madhya Prades...
READ MORERam Sampath, who has given music for films like Fukrey (2013) and Delhi Belly (2011), opens up about favouritism in the industry and how only a select few have the fin...
READ MOREUniversal Pictures, in a deal with AMC theatres, will release the titles they want on Premium Video on Demand (PVoD) after just 17 days of a movie being in theatres. ...
READ MOREIn my last column, I briefly mentioned how Indian independent music promoters’ attempts to monetise livestreamed concerts had been made more diffi...
READ MORENetflix today (16th July) announced a line-up of six new films across genres, and two new series. The new films which will premiere on Netflix in the coming weeks are&...
READ MOREShemarooMe announced the launch of ‘ShemarooMe Box Office’, a platform that will stream films. ShemarooMe Box Office has been designed to create an ecosyst...
READ MOREThe Indian Performing Rights Society Limited announced today that they have reached an agreement with Facebook to license its music repertoire for video and other soci...
READ MORESaroj Khan, the National Award winning choreographer, passed away in Mumbai today. Saroj’s daughter Sukaina Khan confirmed the news to indianexpress.comSaroj Kha...
READ MOREComposer and Singer Sangeeta Pant's festive song 'Holi Aayi Re' has got selected in the ‘Outdoor Video Song’ Category in the London Music Festival....
READ MORESushant Singh Rajput’s untimely death by suicide has shaken up B...
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READ MOREActor Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging in his Bandra residence on Sunday, sending shockwaves through the Hindi film industry and the country. His fans are asking...
READ MOREJaved Akhtar recently won the prestigious Richard Dawkins Award 2020 for critical thinking, holding religious dogma upto scrutiny, advancing human progr...
READ MOREVeteran film director Basu Chatterjee passed away today (4th June) in Bombay due to age-related issues. He was 90. Basu-da, as he was respectful...
READ MOREBhojpuri film industry lost one of its popular music directors today as ...
READ MOREVeteran lyricist Anwar Sagar passed away on Wednesday. Anwar wrote many popular songs in the 80s and 90s. He wrote the lyrics of the song “Waada Raha San...
READ MOREVeteran lyricist Yogesh Gaur, known as Yogesh in the film industry, passed away on Friday. He was 77. Yogesh wrote the lyrics of hit songs “Kahin duur ja...
READ MOREThe Producers’ Guild of India on 25th May issued a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the resumption of shootings in Maharashtra. Thi...
READ MOREThe Bombay high court on 26th May refrained two FM radio channels, Radio Mirchi and Ishq 104.8 FM, from broadcasting songs owned by Tips ...
READ MOREThe Karnataka government is all set to reopen malls and cinemas after 31st May when lockdown 4 ends, provided it gets the green signal from the Centre. Cinemas all ove...
READ MOREKulmeet Makkar, CEO, Producers Guild of India (PGI), died on Friday morning. He was 60. Makkar suffered a massive heart attack and passed away in Dharamsala, P...
READ MOREVeteran actor Rishi Kapoor died at 67, a day after another veteran, Irrfan Khan, died New Delhi: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor's death a day after another Bollywo...
READ MORELegendary singer Lata Mangeshkar on Tuesday paid tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar on his birth anniversary. The 90-year-old singer took to Twitter to extend her gree...
READ MOREMusic composer and singer Jasleen Royal points at the fact that there are few female composers in the Indian music industry. "I want to see more women in key r...
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READ MOREThe coronavirus outbreak has brought the global entertainment industry to a standstill, but veteran singer Asha Bhosle says she is hopeful that once normalcy returns s...
READ MOREPopular lyricist Sameer Anjaan is miffed with the trend of recreations as the original writers and composers are never duly credited in the new versions, an act, he sa...
READ MOREFacebook is a well-known social media platform where people can upload their photos, videos and share their status with other Facebook us...
READ MOREKanika Kapoor has tested positive for Covid-19 after a fifth test was conducted at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIM...
READ MOREThe star-studded musical night which is also India’s biggest musical extravaganza, the ...
READ MOREMusic director A R Rahman on Monday welcomed the changes made to the draft National Education Policy saying the alteration will enable students to choo...
READ MOREGOVERNMENT CALLS FOR ANOTHER LAST MINUTE STAKEHOLDER MEETING TO DISCUSS ISSUES PERTAINING TO COPYRIGHT By Anushree Rauta -February 16, 20200153 ...
READ MOREThe Filmfare awards are held every year to honour and celebrate the finest talents of Bollywood. This year, the 65th Filmfare Awards were held at Guwahati, Assam on th...
READ MOREAdnan Sami is overjoyed about receiving the Padma Shri award by the Indian government this Republic Day, despite the criticism surrounding his win....
READ MOREThe Icelandic composer has now secured three-quarters of an EGOT in less than five months. Hildur Guðnadóttir...
READ MORELove them or hate them, the current trend of remixing classic Bollywood hits has music lovers divided. According to Himesh Reshammiya, he believes the ...
READ MOREYash Raj Films Pvt Ltd (YRF) has moved the Bombay High Court against IPRS in relation to the royalties dispute. YRF has sought to quash a criminal case of breach of tr...
READ MOREMINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS PRESS NOTE North Block, New Delhi-1 Dated the 25th January, 2020 Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferr...
READ MORECurrently in its 60th year, the Screenwriters Association (SWA) aims to help members decode the confusing legalese that constitutes the first contract they are made to...
READ MOREThe National Commission for Women (NCW) has closed the case of sexual harassment filed against Anu Malik. Several women including singers Sona Mohapatra, Shweta Pandit...
READ MOREThe last week of 2019 saw some action from the Government’s end on an otherwise neglected sector. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry through Departmen...
READ MOREAmit Khanna’s book – Words, Sounds, Images – was released amidst fanfare on 20th December at Mehboob Studios in Bom...
READ MOREWhistling Woods International this week signed MoUs with 18 universities of India after the Human Resource Development minister, Dr. Ramesh Pokhrial, introduced media ...
READ MOREVice president M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the National Film Awards to all the winners on 23rd December at a function in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, he said t...
READ MOREThe Bombay high court has restrained over 600 hotels, restaurants and pubs from playing songs that have a copyright, during New Year eve celebrations, without obtainin...
READ MOREWatching the same film over and over again or listening to the same song repeatedly could help people suffering from dementia, according to an NHS director. Prof. Alis...
READ MOREThe International Film Festival of India this year will celebrate completion of 50 years. To be held in Goa from November 20 to 28, it is being planned on a massive sc...
READ MOREThe Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI) was inaugurated on 17th October in Bombay at Rangmandir at the hands of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis....
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READ MOREShe is all of 22 and singer-songwriter and soul pop sensation from Switzerland, ...
READ MOREAfter discovering that veteran music composer Vanraj Bhatia suffering from health issues and claiming to be penniless, the Indian Performing Right Socie...
READ MOREFriends, admirers start raising funds for Vanraj Bhatia’s medical care. Alone and penniless, top composer, 92, lives isolated and bed...
READ MOREWhy should urban audiences have all the fun? That seems to be the thought behind EPIQ, India’s largest screen, which was launched at Sullurpet on ...
READ MOREBollywood music fraternity is still reeling from the shock after hearing the sad news that ace cine-musician guitarist-arranger Ramesh Iyer ‘passed away&rs...
READ MORE“For us to get to the top ten, we’ve got to double our revenues, we’re at $150 million, we’ve got to get to $300 million,”...
READ MOREIt was an evening to cherish. New singers Ishaan Khan, Abhishek, Satwinder and Jatin regaled a select media gathering on 25th August at a cosy villa at Santacruz in Bo...
READ MOREMumbai: Leading singers, writers and musicians from the Hindi film industry gathered to celebrate the memory of composer Khayyam at Model Town, Andheri Friday. The 92-...
READ MORELegendary music director-composer Khayyam famed for his compositions in films like Kabhie Kabhie and Umrao Jaan breathed his last at the age of 92 on Monday at a hospi...
READ MORE6th National Awards took place in New Delhi on Friday. Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie Padmaavat, which went through a lot of controversies before its release,...
READ MOREOver the last few years, artists have become more aware about their right to royalties. In our earlier article we explained about how the ...
READ MOREMusic publishing has been largely unexplored in India. Artists and music labels turned a blind eye to this critical aspect of the music business for a l...
READ MORESameer Anjaan takes us by surprise when he reveals that in his almost four-decade-long career, the closest that he came to penning a patriotic song was with Suno Gaur ...
READ MOREKaala chashma, Humma humma and Tamma Tamma Loge have two things in common -- they have all been recreated and Badshah has played an integral part in the new versions o...
READ MOREThe music industry has changed quite a bit over the last couple of decades, all thanks to new technology. With the rise of affordable mobile internet, audio streaming ...
READ MOREMumbai: The first day of Music Inc, a music conference organised by Loudest.in, saw many artists, music composers, sound designers and recordists...
READ MORESonu Nigam has always been one of Bollywood much loved singers. However, he isn’t heard so much in today’s times. He has finally opened up ...
READ MOREIlaiyaraaja wins copyright battle For scores of fans of the much-celebrated ...
READ MOREOne of India’s leading pop-rock bands, Sanam, known for their Bollywood covers, has launched their very own anthem – Way O, Wa...
READ MOREAnil Ambani's Reliance Broadcast Network has sold Big 92.7 FM Radio to Jagran Prakashan-owned Music Broadcast Ltd (MBL) for an estimated value of Rs 1,200 crore, an of...
READ MOREThe Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS), India’s only registered copyright society for authors (lyricists), music composers and music publishers was declared ...
READ MOREWINNERS OF THE FILMFARE AWARDS 2019 Winners of the 64th Filmfare Awards were announced at Jio Garden, BKC, Mumbai on 23rd March 2019. Here's the comple...
READ MOREVeteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has been conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Jamia Hamdard University. His wife and actress Shabana Azmi tweeted...
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READ MOREUpset over the remixed version of his 1978 song 'Mungda', ...
READ MOREThe 11th Mirchi Music Awards, presented by the Radio Mirchi, h...
READ MOREVeteran film producer Raj Kumar Barjatya of Rajshri Films has died in Mumbai, on Feb 21st, 2019 morning. Father of filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya and son of founder R...
READ MOREMusic maestro late Bhupen Hazarika, former President Pranab Mukherjee and Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader late Nanaji Deshmukh were on Friday conferred the country’s...
READ MOREDear All of us who are IPRS members, pls send a mail to IPRS data team. Mail ID: ...
READ MORESurender Sodhi (often credited as Surendra Sodhi) is one of the finest Indian film score composers who has composed background scores for notable Hindi films like Deew...
READ MOREThe Star Screen Awards 2018, which was held in Mumbai on Sunday, 16th Dec 2018, saw a host of Bollywood A-listers in attendance. Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh...
READ MOREIPRS chairman Javed Akhtar spoke to G.C. Shekhar over Ilaiyaraaja's recent remarks that the he needed to be paid royalties for public performance of his songs. "It...
READ MOREComposer Lalit Pandit has brought together multiple singers, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta Fadnavis, for his new song Hum h...
READ MOREWhether it’s the groovy and thumping beats of Hard Hard or the intense Har Har Gange sung by Arijit Singh, Batti Gul Meter Chalu’s music ...
READ MOREThe Asia-Pacific Music Alliance, a continental alliance of CIAM, held its second General Assembly on November 14th. Taking place during the CISAC and organised Cr...
READ MOREThe distribution of Rs 13 cr as synchronisation royalty dues by Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) was a big breakthrough for Bollywood. Talking to BT, chairperso...
READ MORETHE INDIAN PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY LIMITED (IPRS ) INVITATION TO MEMBERS TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF In view...
READ MORENEW DELHI: A group representing composers, lyricists and music publishers has initiated the process of seeking royalties from Indian telecom companies and platforms su...
READ MOREWelcome to the website of the Music Composers Association of India. We are a group of composers and supportive organisations, whose aim is to represent India’s c...
READ MOREWe have a lot of plans in the pipeline such as a legal cell, periodicals, workshops, medical aid, insurance and much more. Our aim is to provide the best possi...
READ MOREThe MCAI is an organisation that comprises of a wide gamut of music composers, with stalwarts and legends of the music industry on one s...
READ MOREIn the last decade or so, we have been fortunate enough to witness a steady rise in the number of aspiring indie musicians, especially because of the wide range of soc...
READ MOREMCAI is proud to associate yet again with All About Music, which conducted the second edition of its trademark event. The 2-day affair was held in Mum...
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