Shillong’s home-grown beats at Cherry Blossom Festival 2024: MGMP and the state’s music economyHere’s how the MGMP initiative is discovering, supporting, and nurturing local artists and paving the way for strengthening the state’s mus...
20 Nov, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
Mad scramble for Coldplay tickets highlights key challenges in attracting major bandsIndia faces challenges in hosting major live music events despite its large population and economic potential. Issues include inadequate in...
30 Sep, 2024, 02.48 PM IST
Myth Debunking 101: ‘Gig work is unstable and insecure’India's gig economy has evolved with stability in gig work being a key concern. Strategic planning can provide stability despite the lack o...
25 May, 2024, 01.04 PM IST
Nykaa reports 68% fall in Q3 profit at Rs 9 crore; Big Tech battle it out for AI controlNykaa's revenue from operations surged 33% to Rs 1,462 crore for the quarter under review. Revenues in the year-ago quarter stood at Rs 1,0...
14 Feb, 2023, 07.44 PM IST
Pandemic is making musicians sing a different tune—virtuallyThe organised music industry has managed to weather the Covid storm on the back of high digital consumption.
18 Oct, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
India’s Silicon Valley's thumbs-up for independent music“Bengaluru’s music scene is exploding, and it’s great. You will never find anything like this in any other city in India.”
20 May, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
AR Rahman slams journalist Gauri Lankesh's murderExpressing sadness over the incident, the music maestro said, "these kind of things don't happen in India. This is not my India."
08 Sep, 2017, 06.51 PM IST
Music takes centre stage at the Ziro FestivalThe fifth edition of Ziro Festival of Music will begin from September 22 in Arunachal Pradesh's Hong village.
18 Sep, 2016, 11.18 AM IST
Rock, jazz and blues bands: Bengaluru a hub to independent musicThe last decade has seen the emergence of the independent music genre, making the city a potpourri of different musical sensibilities.
18 Mar, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
Coldplay's secret date with MumbaiChris Martin and the band were spotted at Worli village, shooting a music video.
10 Sep, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Independent artistes try to cut through clutter of Bollywood masala music; sponsorships pour inThe sponsorship market for indie music is estimated to have hit `100 crore in 2014, and could grow five-fold in five years.
21 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Internet startups like Gaana.com, Flyte give a boost to independent musiciansInternet startups are providing a digital boost to independent music bands by helping curate and market the work of little-known musicians.
03 Sep, 2012, 12.48 AM IST
How the revenues from digital music overtook physical salesFor five years the music industry suffered plummeting CD & cassette sales. Last year revenues from digital music overtook physical sales. H...
13 Jun, 2011, 12.44 PM IST
- Rock bands perfect art of making money from music
As sale of recorded music drops and a growing number of youngsters and urban professionals lap up non-filmy music from small bands, indepen...
05 Jun, 2010, 04.49 AM IST
- Electronic music now rocking with new tunes
Electronic music accounts for 3-4% of Rs 700-cr music industry. Bollywood and night clubs also hum new tunes.
30 Aug, 2009, 01.05 AM IST
- 'Spyro Gyra' band to spice up 24 Nov evening in Bandra
The Jazz band 'Spyro Gyra' has been delighting global audiences for 30 years and now on their India tour, the band is all set to sizzle Mum...
17 Nov, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- India, Inc. learns to rock....really!
The latest trend to build team spirit is quite a rocking one as employees face the music on the job.
17 Aug, 2006, 01.06 AM IST