The nominations for the 2019 Billboard Awards are out.

Cardi B leads all nominees at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. The I Like It rapper is nominated 21 times in 18 categories, just missing the record for most nominations set by Drake and The Chainsmokers, who each had 22 in 2017. Cardi will compete against herself in three categories -- top Hot 100 song, top selling song, and top collaboration.

YouTube Music hits the right note in India

With 3 million downloads in less than a week of its launch in India, YouTube Music has already become a top favourite among music lovers across the country. From official songs, albums, thousands of playlists, artist radio and YouTube’s tremendous catalog of remixes, live performances, covers and music videos, YouTube Music app has one of the biggest and most vibrant music catalogues in the industry today.

Its Record Store Day on 13th April with amazing titles to choose

On Saturday 13th April, The Corona Gardens (Ex Bunglow 9) in Bandra (West) will transform into a Vinyl haven for the music enthusiast. With the biggest sale of Vinyls and an entire day dedicated to the record culture, The Vinyl Pop Up will host a distinctively intimate and interactive experience for everyone.

Plastic Toy unveils the official music video for the DJ Snake collaboration ‘Try Me’

Rising French artist Plastic Toy and revered DJ/producer and label boss DJ Snake showcase the official music video for brand-new debut single Try Me, a slick mid-tempo production out on DJ Snake’s Premiere Classe label.

An evening with YouTube stars at the YouTube FanFest

The most awaited time of the year for all the YouTube fans arrived on the 30th March 2019. Over 10,000 fans from all over Mumbai and maybe other parts of the country, came to support their favorite YouTube personalities at the 6th YouTube Fanfest. Held at the sprawling Reliance Jio Gardens, BKC, 18 very talented youngsters took over the festival stage to showcase their talents.

17 year old American singer Billie Eilish releases her debut album

Billie Eilish’s meteoric rise to global stardom has been nothing short of phenomenal and arguably unparalleled to date. Since her ‘Ocean Eyes’ debut, Billie has quietly, yet unapologetically infiltrated the forefront of pop. Thanks to a growing legion of loyal followers across the globe, an EP that has sat in the Billboard Top 200 for more than 18 months now and more than 5 billion combined streams globally, her tours have sold out consecutively around the worl. The teenage marvel’s highly anticipated debut album ‘When we all fall asleep, where do we go?’ releases 29th March via Darkroom/Interscope Records.

Music licensing goes Digital – click and play music by the rules

Digitisation and the proliferation of the internet across India has created limitless possibilities. This holds true even in the world of public performance licensing. ‘Public performance royalties’ are the monetary compensation paid to music labels for the privilege of playing their songs publically. They are enshrined in the Copyright Act of 1957, and are a very important source of revenue for record labels. Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) monetises public performance rights by ensuring that venues and entities playing their music publicly do so only after taking a license.

India Radio Forum's Excellence in Radio Awards 2019 to bring the spotlight on the best in the radio industry

The country’s premier radio awards, The India Radio Forum (IRF) Excellence in Radio Awards (ERA) shall in its upcoming 14th edition, recognize and commemorate the biggest names in the radio industry.

A.R. Rahman collaborates with lyricist Nirmika Singh on the anthem for “The Avengers: Endgame”

The thunderous song Roke Na Rukenge is a clarion call for the youth to rise up and take charge. Adding yet another feather to his cap, celebrated music composer A.R. Rahman has composed and sung the Marvel anthem for the upcoming superhero film, ‘The Avengers: The Endgame’. The song, titled Roke Na Rukenge has been written by poet and noted music critic Nirmika Singh.

Ananya Birla creates India’s first vertical music video for her fifth single ‘Better’

With a debut EP in the pipeline, the first Indian musician to be certified platinum in the English music category, Ananya Birla has released India’s first vertical music video for her fifth single ‘Better’. Having four back-to-back platinum selling singles Meant To Be, Hold On , Circles and Livin The Life, and having garnered 125 million plus streams, ‘Better’ has been the young musician’s fastest climb to the gold category. The chartbuster with its’ techno-inspired synths blended with layered electro-pop beats brings to the fore her velvety rich voice and bass pumping lyrics. The track is produced by Anders Frøen a.k.a. Mood Melodies.