B-Boy Tornado and B-Girl Jo win the titles of Red Bull BC One 2019India Champions

In a showdown of some of the best breaking talent in the country, one B-Boy and one B-Girl emerged victorious for thetitles of Red Bull BC One 2019 India Champions – B-Boy Tornadofrom Mumbai and B-Girl Jo from Bangalore. Held at the historic Bandra Fort Amphitheatre on Saturday evening, the fifth edition of the Red Bull BC One Cypher India saw breakers from six cities in the country compete for the titles and a chance to represent their country at the Last Chance Cypher at the Red Bull BC One World Final – which will be held in Mumbai in November.

Mary Kom, Sania Mirza, Juhi Chawla unite for Ananya Birla’s ‘Unstoppable’

Pop star Ananya Birla has a brand-new music video, and like the title suggests, it's all about celebrating women being unstoppable. Ahead of her highly anticipated album launch in April, the first Indian musician to be certified platinum artist in the English category has starred in a powerful video for her International Women’s Day single Unstoppable which released earlier last month.

The U.S. Chamber recognizes Maharashtra Cyber Unit as 2019 IP Champions in India

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) and U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) hosted “Creative India: Honoring the Legacy, Fostering the Future” to identify ways the U.S. and India can join forces to combat online piracy and protect cross-border innovation and creativity. The event took place at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotelin Mumbai and brought together industry leaders and enforcement authorities from the U.S. and India to discuss new ideas to combat digital piracy, enforce intellectual property (IP) rights, and inspire international creativity.

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.