Ferriswheel brings WORLDFEST’14 to Lavasa City

Ferriswheel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is all set to make Lavasa city a melting-pot of multiple cultures, and experiences with the Worldfest 2014 from 17th to 21st December 2014. After successfully exhilarating 75,000+ audiences over the past 2 years, this year, the 5-day festival will bring together performers from 10 countries, exhibiting a heady concoction of country specific arts, cultures, dance, music and cuisine. The WorldFest’14 edition will witness participation from varied countries like Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, Lithuania, Maldives, Nigeria, Poland, Slovenia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Times Music albums bag 3 slots on iTunes “Best of 2014” list

iTunes has launched its annual year-end lists featuring the best music on the platform in every region. Times Music is proud to have 3 of its albums featured in this prestigious list for the year 2014.

Blackberrys brings World Music to India with Vieux Farka Toure

Upscale menswear and accessories brand, Blackberrys, brought music lovers in India an unprecedented opportunity under the aegis of its annual flagship event Sharp Nights. Aptly titled ‘Blackberrys Sharp Nights – Masters of World Music’ showcased a live performance by world's leading world music performer Vieux Farka Toure at Tote, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai recently.

Celebrate the spirit of camaraderie at Chasing Storm this New Year Eve

Music Festivals have become a toast of the country’s live entertainment scenario. With the audience preferring music festivals and new travel destinations, the makers of the much coveted Storm Festival are creating an entire year’s musical engagement across India. Starting with Chasing Storm, New Year’s Eve event, at Coorg on 31st December 2014 and 1st January 2015;

Sam Smith earns six Grammy nominations after debut album release.

Sam Smith is the first male artist in 34 years – and the first U.K. male artist ever – to receive nominations in the “big four” GRAMMY Awards® categories following the release of a debut album. As announced today, Smith’s In The Lonely Hour (Capitol Records) was nominated for Album Of The Year while his 4x multi-Platinum single “Stay With Me” was nominated for Record and Song Of The Year. Smith also received a nod for Best New Artist.

Times Music’s artist Ricky Kej nominated for Grammy award

Winds Of Samsara by Ricky Kej, the Billboard No.1 album on the New Age Music Charts released in India by Times Music in September this year has received an even greater accolade via a nomination at the prestigious 57thGRAMMY AWARDS. News of the nomination was announced by the Recording Academy on Friday, December 5, 2014.

Get ready for some classic punk rock as THE VIRGIN MARYS are coming to India

EMERGE, the distinct music property that cuts across barriers of conventional music, is back with the second edition. The property gets bigger and better this time, with an eclectic mix of talented international and local artists, photography, modern art and much more.

Independent artist releases rock album

Project Aaghorii, a debut solo music album by Vinit R. Rai, was launched on at Roost Bistro, Delhi on 4th December, where Vinit performed live for an hour long set of compositions from the album. As the name suggests songs from it revolve around beliefs of the abandoned worshipers of Shiva, their dark practices and the supremacy they believe to be a part of.

Universal Music announces U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015

The dates for U2’s upcoming iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 have been announced today. The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour which begins in 2015,will see U2 play indoor arenas for the first time in a decade, in 19 cities worldwide during it’s first year with pairs of shows in each city. Tickets for all shows will go on general sale on Monday 8th December. In addition, special shows are being planned for Dublin for the end of next year – to benefit the U2-initiated Music Generation project - details of which will be announced as soon as they are finalised.

Universal Music Group’s Indie musicians are making waves in the Indian music scene

It is a proud moment for Indie musicians (non Bollywood) in India as two rising bands have made a mark for themselves by winning the Radio City Freedom Awards. Samved, a Bombay based electronic folk fusion band delicately fuses upbeat electronic dance music with Indian classical music. Samved has won the award for the Best Folk Fusion Artist of the year.