Los Angeles: British singer Adele has became the first artist to secure three milestones on the iTunes music chart, scoring 2011's top-selling single, top-selling album and being named the iTunes Artist of the Year, said the music company. The 23-year-old singer's single "Rolling in the Deep" beat stiff competition from Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, LMFAO and CeeLo Green in the top-selling songs category, while her album "21" was able to...
10:25 AM, Dec 10, 2011
In 50 years, KJ Yesudas has sung over 35,000 songs in 14 languages. ...
08:55 PM, Nov 14, 2011
New Delhi: Singing legend KJ Yesudas celebrates Golden Jubilee as a singer on Monday. Yesudas has recorded over 50,000 songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Gujarati, Tulu, English, Russian and Marathi during a career spanning over 5 decades. He is known as 'The Celestial Singer'. Yesudas has won several national awards including Padma Bhushan for his unmatched contribution towards art and culture. He is also a renowned...
02:34 PM, Nov 14, 2011
London: Pop star Lady Gaga, who recently visited India, is reportedly planning to adopt three kids from an Indian orphanage and one from America. Gaga has set up the not-for-profit group Born This Way Foundation to help people worldwide develop a new standard of care towards one another. "...She's already set up her Born This Way Foundation in India and visited two orphanages while she was there last time. The...
06:20 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Kochi: Singing legend KJ Yesudas will celebrate his golden jubilee as a singer Nov 14 as it was on this day half-a-century ago that he recorded his first song which marked his arrival in the film industry. In 50 years, he has sung over 35,000 songs in 14 languages. Some of his popular Hindi numbers are Surmayee Ankhiyon Mein, Dil Ke Tukde Tukde Karke, Jaaneman Tere Do Nayan. Down south,...
06:08 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Los Angeles: Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber is finding out the price of fame. The Canadian singer, 17, has spent the past week trying to promote his new Christmas album while denying claims that he fathered a baby after a brief backstage encounter last year with a young California fan. "They (the allegations) are definitely, 100 percent not true," he told celebrity website TMZ.com in a phone interview on Friday. "It...
12:41 PM, Nov 08, 2011
London: Amy Winehouse died as the unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol, a British coroner ruled on Wednesday. Coroner Suzanne Greenaway gave a verdict of "death by misadventure," saying the singer died of accidental alcohol poisoning. "The unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels (of alcohol) was her sudden and unexpected death," Greenaway said. The singer, who had fought drug and alcohol problems for years, was found dead in...
08:16 PM, Oct 26, 2011
Mumbai: Singer Jagjit Singh was cremated at Chandanwadi electric crematorium in Mumbai today. The ghazal maestro has been survived by his wife Chitra Singh. The cremation draw several celebrities as well. Jagjit Singh died at the age of 70 after being treated for brain hemorrhage since he was admitted to Lilavati hospital on 23 September 2011. He underwent two surgeries during his hospitalization in Lilavati hospital. He was on the...
02:32 PM, Oct 11, 2011
Pankaj Udas featured with Jagjit Singh in two albums, 'Together' and 'Forever'. ...
10:25 PM, Oct 10, 2011
Bhubaneswar: Playback singer Asha Bhosle, whose melodies have enchanted several generations of music lovers in the country, has been selected for the prestigious Akshaya Mohanty Samman for 2011 in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of music. The award comprising a cash prize of Rs one lakh and a letter of appreciation would be presented at a function here on October 12, the birth anniversary of legendary Oriya...
12:13 PM, Oct 10, 2011
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar on Monday said she was hopeful that Jagjit Singh will come out of coma. ...
11:52 AM, Oct 10, 2011
Noted ghazal singer Jagjit Singh died on Monday. Singh was admitted in Mumbai's Lilavati hospital after he suffered brain hemorrhage last month. ...
10:45 AM, Oct 10, 2011
Mumbai: Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, who underwent a brain hemorrhage surgery, is still in the Intensive Care Unit, but stable. Singh, 70, was admitted to the Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra on September 18 after he suffered a brain hemorrhage. "He (Singh) is still in the ICU and continues to be on the life support system and ventilator. He would be in ICU till his health improves. He seems to...
07:15 PM, Oct 01, 2011
Mumbai: Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Friday after he suffered a brain hemorrhage and is in a critical state, doctors attending to him said. Doctors at the Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra performed a life-saving surgery on him, hospital sources said. Singh (70) is under observation and is stated to be in critical condition, they said. He was to perform at a...
08:49 PM, Sep 23, 2011
New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan's highly publicized film 'Ra.One' boasts of ultra modern robots and fine animation technique, in addition to Kareena Kapoor's foot tapping number 'Chammak Challo'. International pop star Akon is coming to India with 'Chammak Challo'. The presence of Akon's name on the credit list makes the song a potential hit, and its catching up fast too. However, Akon is not the first big international star to...
01:58 PM, Sep 07, 2011
London: Singer Britney Spears says she tries to keep her private life away from the public as much as possible. "I can be pretty guarded with my personal life and I've learned that's okay. I think your personal life is your personal life, and that should stay private," she told popjustice.com. Spears also revealed that she wouldn't stop her sons - Sean Preston, 5, and Jayden James, 4 - from...
05:17 PM, Aug 28, 2011
London: Fans of John Denver have suffered a setback after a campaign to name a peak in the Colorado Rockies after the singer has been blocked by the US officials. The movement gained momentum in the recent weeks when more than 2,000 people signed a petition to rename Mount Sopris in honour of Denver, who wrote his hit 1972 track 'Rocky Mountain High' while camping nearby, reported Contactmusic. But the...
12:20 PM, Aug 10, 2011
Bogota: Joe Arroyo, a Colombian singer and songwriter who created his own signature style of dance music, died on Tuesday in a hospital in the Caribbean coastal city of Barranquilla, his family said. He was 56. The artist "died peacefully", his wife - Jackelin Ramon - told the press after being with him during his last moments in his room at the La Asuncion clinic where he had been receiving...
03:17 PM, Jul 27, 2011
London: Amy Winehouse, one of the most talented singers of her generation whose hit song "Rehab" summed up her personal struggles with addiction, died in London on Saturday at the age of 27. The multiple Grammy winner, famed for her black beehive hair, soulful voice and erratic behaviour both on and off stage, was found dead at her home in Camden, north London. Police were called to the address at...
10:18 PM, Jul 23, 2011
