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Techzone, Dhingana partner exclusively for Bappi's Holi song

by Sound Box Team (March 15, 2013)

Techzone  and Dhingana have inked an exclusive deal as mobile and streaming partner for Bappi Lahiri’s The Holi War. Lahiri collaborates with Jazzy B on this Holi track. The music is composed by young composer duo Toshi-Sharib and the film … READ MORE >>

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Will free users on Flyte turn buyers post promotions?

by Anita Iyer (February 26, 2013)

One year into its existence, Flipkart’s Flyte music store started a generous initiative to freely make hundred albums available up for grabs. The idea, states Sameer Nigam, VP digital, Flipkart, is to provide the users an experience in discovering music … READ MORE >>

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Regional music contributes 28 per cent of streams on Gaana.com

by Swagata Panjari (February 26, 2013)

Acquisition and associations help music services in strengthening their repertoire. Cashing on the same formula, Gaana.com had recently joined hands with South Indian Music Companies Association (SIMCA) to further expand its regional offering. The new acquisition has benefited Gaana.com to … READ MORE >>

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ArtistAloud strengthens its positioning with pan presence

by Sound Box (February 21, 2013)

Aiming to expand its platform and reaching to global audiences, ArtistAloud has launched its services across web, WAP, voice, apps, DTH and IPTV platforms. Dedicated solely for independent artists, the website has also partnered with Intel to launch a PC app. … READ MORE >>

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Rohit Bhatia appointed as new CEO of Dhingana

by Sound Box (February 18, 2013)

 India’s music streaming site Dhingana has recently appointed Rohit Bhatia as a new Chief Executive Officer. Based in India, Bhatia will be taking over from Snehal Shinde who is a co-founder along with his brother Swapnil Shinde. As CEO, Bhatia … READ MORE >>

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Saavn plans to launch paid subscription model

by Sound Box (February 15, 2013)

Online music streaming service, Saavn has decided to launch a paid subscription model in 2013. Saavn currently provides the free streaming of upto two million songs in 77 languages across the iOs and Android platforms with 10.5 million monthly users. … READ MORE >>

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11 million spam views for Gangnam Style?

by Sound Box (February 5, 2013)

In order to restore its credibility of total views acquisition, the Google owned site has instigated a strong step against the fake video views by introducing a de-spamming initiative. In its recent activity, the site has cut-short 11 million video views from … READ MORE >>

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SIMCA Inks Deal with YouTube

by Ria Shah (January 29, 2013)

30 music labels down South, part of South Indian Music Companies Association (SIMCA) and a few non-members will now be able to monetise their catalogue on YouTube as the consortium enters into a deal with the internet giant. The deal … READ MORE >>

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TechZone powers IIT-Madras Saarang 2013 as a technology partner

by Sound Box (January 9, 2013)

Techzone, the largest aggregators, developers, publishers and distributors of entertainment content has partnered with IIT Madras Saarang2013, cultural event of IIT-Madras. The Technology partner for providing a mobile platform for the participants that offers real-time SMS updates and information about … READ MORE >>

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nexGTv now has a music channel

by Sound Box (November 29, 2012)

The mobile TV service provider nexGTv has launched a make him love you long distance music channel of its own named nexGTv Music. The channel as of now has 300 popular English songs coupled with 100 live channels, 100 short … READ MORE >>

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Dabangg 2 tracks now available on Hungama

by Sound Box (November 21, 2012)

Sajid-Wajid who delivered hits from Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya, Tere Naam, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Wanted, Dabangg and recently Ek tha Tiger have composed for Dabangg 2 this time. The album has five original tracks and starts with Dagabazz re … READ MORE >>

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Google music service goes live in UK

by Sound Box (November 16, 2012)

how to get ex girlfriend back Google launched its Google Music streaming service to UK users on 14 November. The cloud-based service allows each user to store up to 20,000 320kbps MP3 files for free, which can then be listened … READ MORE >>

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App review: Suprabhatam, Geethanjali Audio

by Anita Iyer (November 14, 2012)

how to get back my ex girlfriend Devotional music is the golden goose for the music industry with a consistent demand through the year and is a grosser for labels irrespective of festive months. Two new devotional apps – Sri … READ MORE >>

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John Lennon's letters to be digitised

by Sound Box (November 12, 2012)

A John Lennon letters App will be released soon for Apple devices in Apple's App store and will feature a collection of some of the correspondence in the book The John Lennon Letters, plus some new unseen letters, Digital Music … READ MORE >>

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Nokia and Vodafone India collaborate on Nokia Music

by Sound Box (November 12, 2012)

Aiming to further enhance consumer experience on its popular service Nokia Music, Nokia today announced partnership with Vodafone India to offer an integrated billing solution on the Nokia Music Store. Vodafone India consumers using Nokia’s music service on their Nokia … READ MORE >>

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iTunes India launch on Nov 7?

by Anita Iyer (November 2, 2012)

There is a strong buzz in the Indian music industry that iTunes would be launching its India store on November 7. Although there has been no announcement by the tech giant yet, the move looks certain if industry insiders are … READ MORE >>

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Bandish And A Hundred Octane on TGIRF, Artistaloud.com

by Sound Box (November 1, 2012)

TGRIF is one of a kind rockumentary series which features two rock Bands every week, where they showcase various elements of their musical journey along with never before seen footage and so how to get your ex back me in- … READ MORE >>

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ArtistAloud’s LaunchCast gets studio to artists

by Sound Box (October 30, 2012)

ArtistAloud has unceasingly kept churning out new concepts since its inception two years back. Upping the ante, the digital platform would be rolling out its new offering LaunchCast on November 1. With LaunchCast, ArtistAloud brings the recording studio to the … READ MORE >>

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