SONY MUSIC BAGS THE TOP TWO SPOTS FOR THE MOST PLAYED SONGS OF THE YEAR ACROSS 92 RADIO STATIONS AND 18 CITIES

ForSony Music, the year 2011 has, in many ways, been rather tremendous. From lovemelodies to party anthems, from item numbers to viral hits, Sony Music hastruly had a phenomenal journey. According to AirCheck, world leaders in radiospot and music monitoring, Sony Music has bagged the top two spots for the mostplayed songs of the year 2011 , namely Char Baj gaye (F.A.L.T.U) and Saibo(Shor in the City) leading to making these songs the most popular! Composed bynew age composers Sachin-Jigar, the songs were an instant hit and soon becamean anthem across age groups!
Theyear began on a high note as Sony Music acquired the music rights for movieslike 7 Khoon Maaf, FALTU and Shor in the City. The music company also inked aworldwide digital audio and video distribution deal with of Yash Raj Films’ 3upcoming blockbusters- Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl and MujhseFraandship Karoge. With this alliance Sony Music leveraged its entire digitaldelivery bandwidth for offering audio and audio visual music content of thesefilms on mobile devices and other mobile platforms.
Addingon Sanujeet Bhujabal, Marketing Director Sony Music India says, “It hasbeen a golden year for us here at Sony Music. We have worked with all majorproduction houses and our movie releases this year have been great. Ourstrategic planning with each and every music release has helped us achieve thisfeat.  We are also ending the year on a high note with our global viralrage song Why This Kolaveri Di, that has crossed 30MN views and has become anever seen before concept in the music industry. Our latest addition ChikniChameli that also taken the nation by storm and also already become a partyanthem. Some of the best hits and most popular numbers have beenunder our label and we are confident that 2012 will be just assuccessful.”
Withfocused music promotions and innovative concepts, the nation was swaying to thebeats of super hits like ‘Darling,’ ‘Gal Mithi Mithi,’ ‘Saibo’ and ‘Chaar BajGaye, which also ranked in the list as the top most played songs on IndianRadio on Stations 2011. Chikni Chameli from the much awaited movieAgneepath, has already become a no 1 song on youtube, LIVE streaming anddigital downloads as well as a huge hit amongst all radio stations, dominatingthe charts !
Asper AirCheck, Sony Music clearly tops the list of most popular songs played onradio in India. AirCheckTM India, the radio monitoring service provided by RCS,has analyzed airplay of popular songs for the year 2011 and has condensed theresults into a chart of the Twenty Most Popular Songs in India. AirCheck Indiahas compiled the Top Twenty high rotation songs in this year on 92 radiostations across 18 cities.

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Business of Bhojpuri Film

 It seems that Bhojpuri cinema has created a new wave in Indian cinema and Bhojpuri cinemas are slowly becoming part of mainstream. presently the bhojpuri cinema is on rising graph.
Under the big tree called Bollywood, the Bhojpuri film industry has been steadily taking root. While the mega Hindi film industry struggles to profit from its releases, its fledgling cousin has been growing steadily.
Business of Bhojpuri Cinema works definitely in different manner. After Hindi & South Indian Cinema, Bhojpuri is the largest film market in India. It employs a significantly high number of people.Bhojpuri cinema is consumed mainly in single screen theatres. However, They focus on all possible markets.
Deepak Sawant who comes with the sobriquet of “Yash Chopra of Bhojpuri Cinema” spills the beans on the Bhojpuri Cinema discussed with us and gave us a few insights into the business of Bhojpuri Cinema.
In consideration with Indian Market “Our film Ganga which we released five years, we opened up Indian territories such as Gujarat, CPCI, Rajasthan & Nizam,said Mr. Deepak Sawant,Producer of ucomoning bhojpuri film “Gangadevi.”
With regard to International Market Bhojpuri cinema has a significant audience across the world such as Mauritius, Fiji, Bangkok, Toronto, Nepal, Trinidad & Tobago and UAE. These are currently being catered through CDs, VCDs etc.
Based on the studies the budget requires for Bhojpuri Mainstream films is made for a budget of 1.5 to 2.0 crores including Promotion & Marketing costs.
And the biggest heroes make a fee in the range of 50 lakhs to 1 crore. The best heroines come for 25 lakhs to 50 lakhs. The top directors are paid in the range of 25 lakhs. Writers are paid upto 10 lakhs. Theatrical collections make for 60% of returns, 40% comes for in-film placements and television Satellite rights.
Sawant further said, “The entry of players like organized players (Reliance, Eros, Fox star etc.) is anticipated and could be the game changer in the next few years.”
Advertisers such as chocolates, soft drinks, oil, soaps, toothpastes etc are involved with the Bhojpuri film business including in-films, hoarding sponsorships, television ads, satellite programmes etc.
He added, “For our next release we have an in-film placement by NeutriCharge. Previously, we had an in-film by Colgate.”
The promotional activities for Bhojpuri film Business are mostly carried out online marketing, social media, trade magazines, posters & hoardings, banners etc.” Last but not the least “ Bhojpuri Cinema need conferences and networking platforms to modernize the business through working with gaming companies, merchandizing, branding opportunities and wider exhibition opportunities. Sawant concluded.
                                                                                                                                      by courtesy Audience Matters

Vh1 presents Anoushka Shankar's Traveller

Come 2012 & Vh1 India presents the sensational sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar LIVE in concert through ‘Vh1 Handpicked presents Anoushka Shankar Traveller’. Keeping up to the promise of providing the best in English entertainment, Vh1 is organizing the Anoushka Shankar tour in India. The ravishing artist will be in the country to promote the release of her latest album, ‘Traveller’. Traveller, released in 2010, is an exploration of the commonalities and differences between classical Indian music and Spanish flamenco and also features the talents of Shubha Mudgal, Tanmoy Bose, Pepe Habichuela, Sandra Carrasco and Duquende among others.

Commenting on the initiative, Ferzad Palia, Business Head - Vh1 India says, “We’re delighted to host Anoushka Shankar in India after all these years... We are certain that the performances will give our audience immense joy in being there and experiencing the blend of raw Indian and Spanish music LIVE! Here’s to bringing in 2012 with one of India’s finest talents.”

Hitting number 1 in the World Music charts and being named one of Songlines Magazine’s albums of the year 2011, Anoushka Shankar released the new album ‘Traveller’ to enormous critical acclaim in UK earlier this year. The concerts in India will be held in Mumbai on January 13, 2012 at St. Andrew’s Audi and in Delhi on January 15, 2012 at Siri Fort respectively, with tickets priced between Rs. 500 & Rs. 3000. To buy tickets, one can log on to www.bookmyshow.com or call 39895050.

T-series combines 2010-11 superhitsin single foot-tapping ‘New Year Mash-Up’

As farsetting trends in Bollywood music is concerned, trust the entertainment leaders,T-series to introduce something innovative into the music scene time and again.In fact, it is this constant re-invention, exploring new frontiers andintroducing new concepts - with a perfect timing - that has been the company’shallmark. And their latest musical concept,Zero Hour Mash Up only drives home this point further. Introduced for thefirst time in Bollywood music, the ultimate dance track track is already a rageon You Tube, drawing elated comments from Netizens.
Conjured upby the redoubtable DJ Kiran Kamath, the track, comprising some of the biggestchartbusters from this year - and a couple from 2010 too – this is one mash upthat every dance enthusiast will love to have on his or her plate during theNew Year eve celebrations as it offers more than just foot-tapping fare.
The songscombined include some of the most popular songs from films like Ra-One, Mausam,Dum Maro Dum, Yamla Pagla Deewana. Some numbers from last year’s Bhool Bhulaiyyaand Dabbang have also been thrown in to add even more punch to the track. Ofcourse, T-series is hardly surprised by the overwhelming online response to theMash Up.
“This is thefirst time that music lovers in India have been introduced to the concept of aMash Up. We had been working on this idea for some time. But we had to do a lotof thinking as far as selection of songs was concerned. We wanted it to be fullof energy and a perfect dance track with a lot of rhythm and a fast tempo. Andthe overwhelming response on the Internet shows that listeners love it,” saysNeeraj Kalyan, President, Super Cassettes.
“We wantedto release it during end of the year, to add to the party mood,” he added witha smile. The track will soon be available for online downloads and for mobiles.The CDs of the Mash Up, Neeraj said, will be released on New Year’s Eve. Forthe uninitiated, a Mash Up is a completely new track or a composition createdby fusing two or more original songs. A highly creative process, this isnormally achieved by overlaying the vocal track of one song perfectly and smoothlyover the instrumental track of another, thus creating a new and unique musicalexperience. Although the concept has been popular in the West for quite somenow, it was apparently left to T-series to bring it to our desi shores! Thisyear with the ultimate New Year Mash Up, you cqan keep dancing all night!