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
Almost the first thing we asked Wasim Basir, Coke's director of marketing, was: What took you so long? He laughed. "There are a lot of reasons why now is the right time to bring it here, but I guess the best way to apologise for the delay is by giving you some great music!" Coke's breathless press release says that Coke Studio @ MTV (to give the show its formal...
11:48 AM, Jun 18, 2011
A tribute to film composer, singer and lyricist Gnanadesikan Ilaiyaraaja on his 68th birthday. ...
09:48 AM, Jun 06, 2011
Asha Bhosle is not new to the camera but at 77, she will now be onscreen in a new avatar with the film 'Maaee'. ...
01:48 PM, Jun 03, 2011
London: A year before his assassination in Dallas in 1963, America's former President John F Kennedy predicted that his death would protect his legacy, a leading historian has claimed. According to Professor Robert Dallek, previously unheard conversations involving Jacqueline Kennedy after her husband JFK's death in 1963 show that he made the assessment after the Cuban missile crisis a year earlier. Jackie's interviews reveal the President had declared, "If anyone's...
12:13 PM, Jun 03, 2011
Singher Jennifer Lopez talks on the issues of motherhood and music. ...
07:59 PM, May 06, 2011
In conversation with Manna Dey, a man whose voice has touched many hearts. ...
07:49 PM, May 01, 2011
Asha Bhosle is now moving out of recording studios to face the camera with her acting debut in the film 'Maaee'. ...
09:16 AM, Apr 26, 2011
Mumbai: Bollywood is his ultimate goal and India like his second home, Senegalese-American rapper and singer Akon said here Friday.The "Beautiful" singer, who landed here on his birthday Friday, will be performing in Gurgaon and Bangalore. "Thank you everyone for having me here. I love India and I keep looking for ways to come here. You guys show more than loyalty towards my art and my career. I don't have...
01:26 PM, Apr 16, 2011
Senegalese-American singer Akon spoke to CNN-IBN's correspondent Sunanda Wong about his plans. ...
09:19 PM, Apr 15, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Playback singer KS Chithra's eight-year-old daughter drowned in a swimming pool in a villa in Dubai on Thursday, sources close to her family here said. The body of the child, Nandana, was found in the pool of the villa in Emirates Hills, where the singer was staying, the sources said. The child was rushed to hospital where she was declared dead. Chithra is in to Dubai to participate in...
10:07 AM, Apr 15, 2011
Kolkata: Renowned Bengali Singer Biman Mukhopaddhyay passed away on Wednesday at a nursing home in North Kolkata. He was 81. He breathed his last Wednesday afternoon and was admitted to the nursing home March 2. He was suffering from age-related ailments. Born in 1930, Mukhopaddhyay recorded his songs first time at All India Radio in 1955. His formal and routine practice of classical Songs started under the late Satyen Ghosal....
05:45 PM, Mar 16, 2011
Los Angeles: Singer 50 Cent is the latest to join the list of celebrities who have donated the money they had earned from their performance in Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's private party. He has donated his money to Unicef for relief efforts in Libya, reports aceshowbiz.com. "In light of the ongoing events in Libya, 50 Cent will be making a donation to Unicef, which is providing vital relief supplies to...
10:16 AM, Mar 11, 2011
Playback singer Sonu Niigaam's has put on hold his album, which he was supposed to compose with an American composer, because he wants to be with his mother Shobha who has been diagnosed with cancer. "Unfortunately my mother was diagnosed with the fourth stage of cancer in December (last year). I realised that maybe this is god's wish that I should be in the country and not go to America...
04:32 PM, Feb 24, 2011
Chennai: Playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan died here on Sunday afternoon at a private hospital. He was 66. He is survived by a son, V. Yugendran, and daughter Prashanthini, who are also playback singers. He was admitted in the hospital a couple of days ago after a cardiac arrest. The Malaysian-born Vasudeven came to India to find a career in Tamil movie world several decades ago. His big break came in...
05:03 PM, Feb 20, 2011
New Delhi: Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who was grilled on Saturday by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), has been charged with violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and Customs Act. His manager Maroof has also been charged for similar offenses. Earlier Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was questioned on Friday by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials for allegedly carrying $ 1.24 lakh (about Rs 60 lakh)...
03:31 PM, Feb 19, 2011
New Delhi: Pakistani sufi singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was questioned on Friday by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials for allegedly carrying $1.24 lakh (about Rs 60 lakh) of undeclared foreign currency. DRI sources said the investigation against Rahat and four of his associates was nearing completion and a case under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) is likely to be filed. Rahat was quizzed for about three hours today,...
07:56 AM, Feb 19, 2011
