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American Idol reboot: Veteran singer Lionel Richie, country star Luke Bryan join Katy Perry as judges
American Idol reboot judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan will make their first appearance as a trio on Good Morning America on 4 October.

Golmaal Again: New song 'Maine Tujhko Dekha' is a spin on Ajay Devgn's 'Neend Churayi Meri'
While 'Neend Churayi Meri' from Ishq featured Ajay Devgn and his wife Kajol, Golmaal Again's new song has Devgn and his gang chase Parineeti Chopra.

A playlist of our favourite Lata Mangeshkar melodies — from 'Lag Jaa Gale' to 'Tum Aa Gaye Ho'
A playlist of our favourite yesteryear's Lata Mangeshkar songs on her 88th birthday

Major Lazer to headline EDM festival Vh1 Supersonic 2018 in Pune
American electronic music group Major Lazer will be headlining the upcoming fifth edition of electronic dance music (EDM) festival Vh1 Supersonic in Pune.

Golmaal Again title track is an amplified version of the original with more stars, action
Golmaal Again is the fourth installment of Rohit Shetty's hit comedy franchise Golmaal. It stars Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Kunal Kemmu, Shreyas Talpade, Parineeti Chopra and Tabu.

Navratri playlist: 'Shubhaarambh' to 'Dholi Taro Dhol Baaje', a list of songs for Garba nights
Make your Navratri celebrations even more enjoyable, with this curated playlist of the best garba and danidya songs.

Bhoomi song 'Jai Maata Di' invokes Durga as Sanjay Dutt, Aditi Rao Hydari unleash themselves
It is only befitting that the makers of Bhoomi decided to release this intense song on the occasion of Durga Puja and the eve of the film's release.

Sunburn to host Nucleya's first 2017 show in Mumbai on 1 October
The debut arena showcase will be premiered by Sunburn Arena on 1 October in Mumbai and the Sunburn Weekender Daman scheduled on 14-15 October in Daman.

Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner puts music magazine up on sale due to financial constraints
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner admits that his family-run business is unable to foresee a certain future for his iconic music magazine.

U2 cancels St Louis concert in the wake of protests and racial tension in the city
U2's St Louis concert was scheduled to be held on the night of 16 September, but they had to call it off owing to the massive protests in the city over the acquittal of a former police officer in the shooting death of a black man in 2014.

Karan Joseph suicide: As theories swirl around the gifted pianist's death, a look back at his music, life
When pianist Karan Joseph aka 'Madfingers' leapt to his death on 9 September, also extinguished was a musical talent expected to burn long and bright

Judwaa 2 song 'Aa Toh Sahi' is an energetic dance number featuring Varun Dhawan's twin avatars
Judwaa 2's song, 'Aa Toh Sahi', features Jacqueline Fernandez, Taapsee Pannu and the twin avatars of Varun Dhawan together along serene beaches having their bit of fun, dance and confusion.

Bhoomi's new song 'Kho Diya', starring Sanjay Dutt, Aditi Rao Hydari, touches the soul
Bhoomi's new song 'Kho Diya' composed by Sachin-Jigar is a soulful number that will definitely make your heart yearn for more.

AR Rahman: Filmmakers are only interested in depicting the lives of failed musicians
AR Rahman says if he ever has the opportunity to make a biopic on someone from the world of music, he would choose to bring Bismillah Khan and Ravi Shankar's life on celluloid.

Guitarist Omran Shafique on Coke Studio Pakistan: 'It revived a deflated Pakistani music industry'
Omran Shafique has been the reigning star guitarist and a member of the house band on Coke Studio Pakistan. He spoke with us about the show's stellar 10th season

Country musician Don Williams passes away aged 78; known for hits like 'I Believe in You'
Don Williams, an award-winning country singer with love ballads like "I Believe in You", has died. He was 78.

American Dream album review: In LCD Soundsystem's latest, tantalising glimpses of a new direction
LCD Soundsystem's latest album American Dream is haunted and liberated by founder James Murphy’s many influences

Sonakshi Sinha to croon reprise version of 'Tu Mile' from Manisha Koirala's film Criminal
Actor Sonakshi Sinha is all set to collaborate with Canadian rapper Parichay to make a reprise version of the 1995 song 'Tu Mile' featuring Manisha Koirala and Nagarjuna from the film, Criminal.

Beyond 'Oonchi Hai Building': Best of Bollywood's bad lyrics, from 'Kurta Phadke' to 'Hookah Bar'
When 'Oonchi Hai Building' was just the first floor in the apartment of cringe-worthy lyrics — An ode to Bollywood's lyrical disasters.

Global Citizen documentary Louder Together's trailer launched, ahead of film's 13 September release
Louder Together | A Global Citizen Documentary: New York to Mumbai is set to premiere in the days before the GLobal Citizen Festival 2017 concert in New York

Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' gets a 3-D revamp, will be screened at Venice Film Festival
Michael Jackson's Thriller 3-D will be screened at the Venice Film Festival alongside a behind-the-scenes documentary that has never been shown in cinemas before.

Taylor Swift's new song 'Look What You Made Me Do' dethrones 'Despacito' on US singles chart
'Look What You Made Me Do', a dark dance track, is the first single off Taylor Swift's upcoming album Reputation.

Walter Becker, co-founder of American jazz rock band Steely Dan, passes away at 67
Walter Becker, the guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the 1970s rock group Steely Dan has passed away at 67, according to his official website.

NH7 Weekender, Jodhpur RIFF, Ziro: All you need to know about the 2017 music festival season
Music festival season is here. From Bacardi NH& Weekender to the Jodhpur RIFF, we tell you which one's the best fir for you:

Bhoomi song 'Will You Marry Me' makes you want to see more of Sanjay Dutt, Aditi Rao Hydari
The new song of Bhoomi is a random shaadi number which leaves the audience wishing they could see more of a father-daughter relationship.

Haseena Parkar new song 'Tere Bina' explores love life of Shraddha Kapoor's titular character
The makers of Shraddha Kapoor's Haseena Parkar released the first song amidst rumours of repeated delays of the film release.

Simran: New song 'Meet', sung by Arijit Singh, has Kangana Ranaut on a quest for love, companionship
Meet, the latest song from the upcoming film Simran, features Kangana Ranaut interacting with the men she meets on her journey of self-discovery.

Ganesh Chaturthi playlist: From 'Morya' to 'Deva Shree Ganesha', Bollywood's ode to the elephant god
Here's a Ganesh Chaturthi playlist of the most iconic songs devoted to Ganpati, from our films

Baadshaho song 'Hoshiyar Rehna' is reminiscent of Kabir's timeless poetry, Rajasthani folk music
Where the makers of Baadshaho hit the bull's eye is that they manage to provide appropriate context to this song which merges seamlessly into the narrative.

Sunidhi Chauhan, Nucleya, Amit Trivedi to judge Amazon Prime singing reality show The Remix
Sunidhi Chauhan, Nucleya and Amit Trivedi have been roped in to judge the show where DJs and singers will pair up to create remixes and compete for a big prize.