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11 million spam views for Gangnam Style?

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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Priyanka Chopra to debut her single with Will.I.Am at NFL

Bollywood superstar and 2101 Records/Desi Hits!/ Universal Music recording artist Priyanka Chopra will be the featured artist for Thursday Night Kickoff – the pregame show for NFL Network’sThursday Night Football. Priyanka’s debut single In My City, featuring will.i.am and produced by RedOne (Lady Gaga) and … READ MORE >>

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“Artists should activate online media themselves”

Joined YouTube on: Two years ago Subscribers: 5,020 Views: 1,773,492 Number of videos uploaded: 55 Pop singer Neha Bhasin realised the power of YouTube two years ago while releasing her single Apple Bottoms. The video has seen around five lakh … READ MORE >>

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Make way for the iBand

Bengaluru based band Rave has come up with a unique way to play live music with the help of digital media. The tech-savvy band has taken the aid of smartphones, tablets and app world to create foot tapping numbers, and … READ MORE >>

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Big CBS Spark Launches the first ever International Music – Viewer’s Choice Awards

Big CBS Spark, will soon launch its latest show International Music Favorites. The channel will kick-off International Music Favorites, India’s first ever viewer’s choice awards for international music this July on weekends. The show will see artists nominated from across … READ MORE >>

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Lady Gaga cancels her concert in Indonesia

 Lady Gaga has cancelled her upcoming concert in Indonesia amid security concerns after weeks of mounting protests from religious groups in the country. The pop superstar was due to perform in the capital Jakarta on June 3, 2012, but … READ MORE >>

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Jennifer Lopez tops Forbes’ list of most powerful celebrity

Jennifer Lopez is the world’s most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine Wednesday in a rankings based on a combination of earnings, press coverage and Internet presence. Lopez headed the 100-strong list, up from 50th last year, while her American … READ MORE >>

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Lady Gaga’s concert in Indonesia sees trouble

Protestors of the Islamic faith may cause Lady Gaga to cancel her concert in Indonesia following their comments saying that her ‘vulgar’ clothes and dance moves may corrupt the youth. The police have reportedly said that her concert in Jakarta … READ MORE >>

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Vh1 to air Billboard Music Awards 2012

Vh1 India is all set to air The Billboard Music Awards 2012, presented by Flying Machine. The popular awards night showcases the biggest names from the music industry who have inspired as well entertained audiences with their performances across the … READ MORE >>

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Bindass Beyond Doubt

UTV Bindass has now gone beyond its Emotional Attyachar phase and has started to look at music in a big way. Business head Keith Alphonso reveals to Divya Naik Bindass’ plans post Eristoff Invasion and Lady Gaga. The first thing … READ MORE >>

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Orchestrating it Right

A performance of the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) may not whip up a mass frenzy as would a Pitbull concert. But the times are a changing – SOI tickets today are also sold out. Divya Naik looks into the … READ MORE >>

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Nelly Furtado to unveil new album soon

Multi-platinum global superstar Nelly Furtado has revealed the title and release date of her upcoming fifth album. The Spirit Indestructible will be released on June 19th, 2012. The album’s first single Big Hoops (Bigger The Better), which Furtado co-wrote with Rodney Jerkins … READ MORE >>

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Arjun Rampal to host a music festival with Percept

Arjun Rampal, who got international pop icon Lady Gaga to perform in India last year, is collaborating with Percept Ltd to create a music festival in major cities, sources say. The ambitious venture is called Lost. “Arjun and Shailendra Singh … READ MORE >>

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One Direction’s hit song to feature on ‘Glee’

One Direction‘s smash hit song What Makes You Beautiful will feature on Glee. The British boy band – Harry Styles, Zayn Malik Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson – have been given the honor of having their single being … READ MORE >>

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Madonna named ‘Greatest’ Woman in Music

Madonna has beaten the likes of Mariah Carey and Beyoncé to top VH1′s 100 Greatest Women In Music poll. The Queen of Pop also saw off some tough competition from the likes of Lady GaGa and Adele, who completed the top five. The late Whitney … READ MORE >>

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Inna surpasses 1 billion views on YouTube

According to YouTube statistics, Inna’s videos have surpassed 1 billion views. Inna joins the ranks of most popular YouTube artists such as Madonna (1.3 billion views), Justin Timberlake (2 billion views), Christina Aguilera (2.1 billion views), Enrique Iglesias (1.9 billion … READ MORE >>

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Upping the digital ante

Exploring the mobile and digital space, Universal Music India has a string of products up its sleeve, finds Anita Iyer Digital’s the new frontier, and music labels and content aggregators are busy trying to figure out ideas to create viable … READ MORE >>

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Living in hope!

Apps, apps and more apps! Music applications were the flavour of the year– for facebook, apple devices, Android and even for Samsung Smart TV platforms The trend for launching music applications continued with Sivakumar Lokanathan of Carnegie Mellon developing ‘Carnatic … READ MORE >>

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