The countdown to Diwali celebrations has begun. If you haven’t prepared the party’s playlist yet, no need to panic, we’ve got you covered.
A growing body of research is demonstrating how listening to calming music improves sleep by inducing favourable responses such as reduced anxiety, lowered blood pressure, slower breathing, and lower heart rate.
Voodoo' was used for the launch of Apple's new AirPods Pro at its far-out event, making it an even more special and proud moment for India.
The upcoming film 'Chup' will mark the debut of veteran superstar Amitabh Bachchan as a music composer, director R Balki divulged the details as the film is set to release on September 23.
As the world celebrates Music Day today, here is what powerhouse performers who made Odisha proud at national-level have to say about their bonding with music and how music has transformed their lives...
From plagiarism and weddings to publicity stunts the Indian music industries saw several incidents that grabbed eyeballs in 2020.We did a bit of rewind of all that made good and bad noise over the last 12 months in the world of music : Neha Kakkar She seems to have ushered a new age of publicity […]
Guru Randhawa is the latest singing icon as every musical track from the singer is a big hit. It is similar to the success Yo-Yo Honey Singh enjoyed until a couple of years ago. Guru Randhawa did not become a star overnight. It took him some time to get national recognition. But yes he is […]
Rio de Janeiro: Stress while driving is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac complications such as heart attack, but now researchers have found that listening to music while driving can reduce cardiac stress. “We found that cardiac stress in the participants in our experiment was reduced by listening to […]
London: Apart from entertainment, music has several other benefits as researchers have found that a music therapy session synchronises the brain of patients and therapists, which can improve future interactions between the two. Published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, this is the first music therapy study to use a procedure called hyperscanning, which records […]
Mumbai: Facebook on Thursday announced to partner top music labels in India that will let its nearly 300 million users in the country express themselves with music on its platform as well as Instagram. With the partnerships with T-Series Music, Zee Music Company and Yash Raj Films, Facebook will allow the users to include their […]
Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Odisha boy Shubham Pradhan is the voice to look out for in national singing talent hunt show Voice on Star Plus. He not only made an impression on singer Adnan Sami who chose him for his team but also made music maestro AR Rahman dedicate a song to him. As soon as Shubham began […]
New Delhi: The nuances and technicalities of Indian classical music are sometimes hyped and do not take away the emotional impact it has on a listener, says noted vocalist-composer Vidya Shah, urging people not to shy away from appreciating it just because they may not immediately understand it. To put things in perspective, she explained […]
Mumbai: Singer, composer and actor Himesh Reshammiya will tie the knot with actress Sonia Kapoor on Friday at his residence here. Sonia is a television actress who was part of TV shows like “Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai”, “Jugni Chali Jalandhar”, “Yes Boss” and “Remix”. An official statement released by the actor reads: “Himesh Reshammiya […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha recently saw another singer from the State competing in a national-level reality show, making many sit up and take notice. Shasank Sekhar from Bhubaneswar recently participated in singing reality show ‘Rising Star’ aired in Colors and finished in the ‘Top 8.’ Shasank, a popular singer of Ollywood enthralled the judges and the audience […]
New York: Listening to music while exercising can help you work out for a longer time than those who do not have music playing in their ears, a team of researchers, including one of Indian origin, suggested. Music can have a powerful impact on our mood, signalling the brain to release feel-good and energy-boosting chemicals. […]
Bhubaneswar: Many art and culture lovers of the state, eminent artistes and tourists congregated at the foothills of Dhauli to celebrate rich cultural tradition and witness several classical art forms at the 14th Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav that got off to a colourful start on Friday. After a colourful inauguration ceremony on the opening day, instrumental […]
Bhubaneswar: Music in many raagas within the pristine precincts of Rajarani Temple captivated music lovers from world over at the three-day Rajarani Music Festival in Bhubaneswar that concludes today. “The objective is to promote our classical music. Many well-known musicians from all over world want to come here to perform. Enjoying music in this ambience […]
Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Four decades of singing hasn’t made his voice sound any older than that of a 24 year old. Rather, age has mellowed him as much as his vocal chords to come up with that soft crunchiness that easily modulates between extremes – be it high pitched numbers or those that are soft. And this […]
Bhubaneswar: After an interesting first day of the annual extravaganza of Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) – Xpressions-2017, day 2 was equally exciting and entertaining. The major attraction of the day was music bands from various parts of the country battling it out against each other in the competition – ‘Decibelz- War of Bands’. […]
Mumbai: Singer Sonu Nigam feels devotional music is an important part of Indian culture, and says that not addressing it is a huge disservice to music. “Devotional music, is such a great and significant part of Indians’ blood streams that not addressing it is a huge disservice to music. A lot of my musical education is […]