Musicians

Shubha Mudgal writes: India's music industry leaves its most vital stakeholders out in the cold, musicians themselves

It is now time for artistes to demand that they be given priority as stakeholders by all working in the sector, in conjunction with the music companies, publishers, policy makers, bureaucrats and other stakeholders, or else, the arts may perish and with it those who make art.

Amid row over Indian Performing Rights Society's flawed tariff plan, opportunity to rebuild live entertainment scene

One must credit the IPRS for kickstarting this conversation and setting the ball rolling for the Indian Live Entertainment Scene 2.0.

Livestreaming may show intimacy is overrated in music concerts, but the execution remains a work in progress

Until there is a vaccine, maybe we can grow content with distant performers on flat screens. Livestreaming is here to stay.

Aruna Chandaraju's Forgotten Composers sheds light on yesteryear Carnatic musicians relegated to oblivion

Journalist and photographer Aruna Chandaraju’s debut book, Forgotten Composers: Carnatic Music: The Lives and Contributions of Forgotten and Lesser Known Composers unearths 15 composers in the last few centuries whose redoubtable skills failed to lend immortality to their verses.

Adnan Sami to make his acting debut with Afghan, about a foreign musician finding refuge in India

Adnan Sami is all set to make his acting debut in a movie called Afghan which will tell the story of an Afghani musician that finds acceptance in India

Foo Fighters surprise fans; release new song 'Run' after 2015

The Foo Fighters release their new single 'Run' after 2015.

Musicians are using VR, 360-degree cameras and other experiences to reach a larger music audience

More musicians are using new technology, including 360-degree cameras, VR musical experiences and vertical videos, to reach the new generation of music fans.

Abhijeet is back: Singer calls Ghulam Ali a 'dengue artist from a terrorist country'

As if it was not enough that Shiv Sena illogically demanded the cancellation of Ghulam Ali's concert scheduled for 9 October in Mumbai, personalities from the same fraternity have attacked the Pakistani ghazal maestro.

President honours Indian music maestros, releases commemorative stamps on them

President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday released a set of commemorative postage stamps on eight Indian musicians, describing them among "the greatest music maestros of contemporary India".

US Congress updating music copyright laws as world goes digital