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Maari 2: Dhanush's upcoming film to feature song voiced by music composer Ilaiyaraja

In the 2015 film Maari, Dhanush played a dhoti-clad, moustache-twirling local rowdy and he was paired opposite Kajal Aggarwal.

Dolores O'Riordan dies at 46: James Corden, Liz Phair, Quest Love pay tribute to Irish singer

Dolores O'Riordan led the band, The Cranberries, to international success in the 1990s with singles including 'Linger' and 'Zombie'.

Padmaavat: After title change, Deepika Padukone's midriff to be reportedly covered in 'Ghoomar'

Padmaavat, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial, is all set to hit the theatres on 25 January. The film's title had to be changed from Padmavati after surging protests across the country against the film.

Kaalakaandi music review: Quirky, inclusive and grey yet as short-lived as its protagonist

Kaalakaandi, by the virtue of its genre, seems to tread on the fine line between grimness and humour. The same goes for its music.

AR Rahman announced first brand ambassador of Sikkim; 'the state is visually, culturally beautiful' says Oscar winner

AR Rahman was honoured in Gangtok at the onset of 'The Red Panda Winter Carnival 2018', which aims at increasing the flow of tourists by promoting the state's bounty.

Agnyaathavaasi music review: Anirudh Ravichander weaves magic in Pawan Kalyan-Trivikram Srinivas’ film

Anirudh Ravichander makes his long awaited Telugu debut with Pawan Kalyan's Agnyaathavaasi, and even turns singer for three of the five songs.

Ed Sheeran's Divide was 2017's most popular album, reports Nielsen Music

Ed Sheeran’s blockbuster album, Divide, sold 2.764 million equivalent album units, which takes into account traditional album sales, downloads and streaming tracks.

Radha Vishwanathan, noted Carnatic vocalist and daughter of MS Subbulakshmi, passes away aged 83

Radha Vishwanathan had accompanied her mother MS Subbulakshmi, a Bharat Ratna award winner, during her concerts, including overseas events, for decades.

Padman song 'Hu Ba Hu' features Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor on a menstrual hygiene mission in rural India

Padman's song 'Hu Ba Hu' bears Amit Trivedi's musical signature from the get go.

Leading streaming network Spotify charged with copyright lawsuit worth $1.6 billion

A music publisher is seeking at least $1.6 billion from Spotify for alleged copyright violations, the latest lawsuit to hit the fast-growing streaming company

Coachella music festival: Beyoncé, Eminem, The Weeknd to headline the event

This year's Coachella — 13-15 April and 20-22 April — marks the first concert scheduled by Beyoncé since the pop superstar had twins in June with her husband Jay-Z.

Justin Timberlake's fifth solo studio album Man of the Woods to release on 2 February

Pop superstar Justin Timberlake on Tuesday (2 January) announced his first album in nearly five years, promising more 'personal' songwriting inspired by his home and family.

Popular Telugu singer Ghazal Srinivas arrested on charges of sexual harassment

Ghazal Srinivas shot to fame after his much celebrated Guinness Book of World Records feat in 2008 for singing in most number of languages in a concert.

Caraoke Episode 8: Fukrey Returns stars venture out on Mumbai roads; sing, dance to film's tunes

Fukrey Returns star Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma, Pulkit Samrat and Manjot Singh appear on the latest episode of Caraoke with Renil Abraham.

From 'Zaalima' to 'Swag Se Swaagat': What Bollywood music was like in 2017

The music of Bollywood films in 2017 has been rather eclectic, inclusive and interesting. #YearInReview

Rajesh Khanna-Kishore Kumar collaborations: From 'Mere Sapno Ki Rani' to 'Hamein Tumse Pyaar Kitna'

Rajesh Khanna's collaboration with Kishore Kumar is widely considered to be the real and most important factor behind the superstar's pan-Indian appeal.

Aiyaary song 'Lae Dooba' is a soothing romantic melody featuring Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet Singh

Aiyaary' song 'Lae Dooba' adds the apt amount of a soothing relief to the action-packed crime thriller.

Bangladesh music fest to have Pt Jasraj, Ustad Rashid Khan enthrall audiences this year

Bangladesh music fest, dubbed as the 'biggest classical music festival in the world', will be held at the Abahani Grounds in Dhanmondi, Bangladesh.

The Sound of Music star Heather Menzies-Urich, who played Louisa von Trapp in film, dies aged 68

Heather Menzies-Urich, then a teenager, had the role of Louisa von Trapp, one of the children of Captain von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music.

Watch: Akshay Kumar plays an unconventional 'superhero' in The Padman Song

Akshay Kumar plays the role of Arunachalam Muruganatham, a social entrepreneur who invented low cost sanitary pads.

Yo Yo Honey Singh will return to Bollywood with remix of Hans Raj Hans' Dil Chori Sadda Ho Gaya for T-Series

Yo Yo Honey Singh, who was on an over a year long hiatus, will make his return with a song in Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.

Javed Akhtar elected as chairman of newly registered Indian Performing Rights Society

Javed Akhtar hailed the long drawn battle of getting the Indian Performing Rights Society registered as a Copyright Society.

Watch: Guru Randhawa's song 'Lahore' is all about being smitten in love

The song Lahore — written, composed and sung by Guru Randhawa himself — has the emotions of a Punjabi boy smitten in love.

Woofer: Snoop Dogg, Dr Zeus, Nargis Fakhri unite their creative energies for this stylised Punjabi number

Snoop Dogg returns to recording an Indian track almost 10 years after he crooned the title song of Akshay Kumar's Singh Is Kinng.

Diljit Dosanjh to release single on American reality TV star Kylie Jenner in January

Diljit Dosanjh has confessed his love for Kylie Jenner multiple times in the past and has also admitted that he is her ardent Instagram follower.

Beyonce tops Billboard Hot 100 chart for her duet song 'Perfect' with Ed Sheeran

'Perfect' is Beyonce's first tune to lead the Hot 100 since December 2008 with 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),' her blockbuster dance anthem of female empowerment.

JIC Goa International Jazz Live Festival: Karan Joseph tribute to Jojo Mayer, gigs you shouldn't miss

Noteworthy acts at the Goa Jazz Festival this year are Erik Truffaz, Vasundhara Vee, and Kefaya

Eminem reveals details about new album Revival; Alicia Keys, Pink, Ed Sheeran to collaborate

The top-selling rapper of all time, Eminem, revealed details of Revival, his ninth studio album and his first in four years.

Brett Ratner and Russell Simmons accused of working together to commit sexual assault

Brett Ratner and his mentor Russell Simmons have been accused of working like a tag team to sexually intimidate and coerce various women.

Tiger Zinda Hai song Swag Se Swagat accused of plagiarism; Vishal-Shekhar trolled

Allegations of plagiarism form DJ KATCH's 'The Horns' have now come to haunt Tiger Zinda Hai's first song and smash hit 'Swag Se Swagat'.