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Singer Rihanna is officially a billionaire, Forbes says

Reuters The pop star’s net worth is estimated at $1.7 billion, making her the richest woman musician in the world

Ariana Grande as seen in her 2021 music video ‘POV’; the artwork from her Rift Tour on Fortnite

Ariana Grande announces her next tour — and it’ll be happening on Fortnite

Divya Kala Bhavani Pop star Ariana Grande steps into the metaverse of Epic Games’ Fortnite for her Rift Tour of gamified virtual concerts and experiential add-ons

Kalyani Menon. File

Singer Kalyani Menon passes away aged 80

Special Correspondent She had sung in many Malayalam and Tamil films

Kathputhli Colony puppeteers rehearsing scenes from ‘A Timeless Tale of the Turbulent Twosome.’

Indian puppets perform to Mozart and Puccini compositions

Nahla Nainar Traditional Indian puppets perform Western classical pieces in ‘A Timeless Tale of the Turbulent Twosome,’ a show by vocalist Maya Bajaj of KM Music Conservatory

Santhosh Narayanan on creating authentic sound palettes and finally starting his own YouTube channel

Sweta Akundi For the ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’ composer, the greatest compliment his soundtrack received was that it fused completely with the film

Zephyr Ruth and Sayan Dhar

Zephyrtone on collaborations, creating songs on love, and more

Kashish Chauhan The duo of Zephyr Ruth and Sayan Dhar look forward to Vh1 Sound Nation League 2021, and talk about how their music has evolved while adapting to the pandemic

(From left) Joseph, Jason, Elysa and Noah Hochman

Watch | This New York-based family of guitarists have fans worldwide

The Hindu Net Desk Born out of the pandemic, the daily jam sessions by this family have been shared widely on social media.

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(From left) Joseph, Jason, Elysa and Noah Hochman

Watch | This New York-based family of guitarists have fans worldwide

In December, Kalakshetra also played host to their annual festival and sold tickets at 50% occupancy. At the Bharata Kalakshetra auditorium, director Revathy Ramachandran recently wrapped up the two-day Trinity Festival, which was streamed online too.

Curtains up: Chennai gets back onstage

The Hindu Margazhi Classical Music Competition: Amrutha Achalla, second prize in Violin, 0 to 12 years

The Hindu Margazhi Classical Music Competition: Karthik G, first prize in Vocal, 20-40 years

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The four-hour challenge in Carnatic music

G. Swaminathan Young Bharat Narayanan produced a rich variety of ragas and kritis but the very concept might need rethinking

Right choice of compositions

G. Swaminathan The judicious selection of ragas and kritis by both Nithyasree and Pantula Rama made their concerts stand out

Many moods of melody

MEENA BANERJEE Concerts at the SaMaPa Sangeet Sammelan showcased the essence of tradition

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Music concert with a difference

G. Swaminathan Vocalist duo Anahita and Apoorva formatted their concert in a unique way with just one percussion accompaniment

Different screenshots of iOS app NaadSadhana

wwdc 2021 | NaadSadhana app: from a simple tuner to a complex AI Indian Classical music creator

Divya Kala Bhavani Pune-based musician-developer Sandeep Ranade discusses the evolution of his Artificial Intelligence music app NaadSadhana that helps Indian Classical musicians tune, synthesise and create music. The app won in the Innovation category at the Apple Design Awards during WWDC21.

The physical representation of ‘Betty’s Notebook’

crypto World’s first programmable master of classical music NFT bought for more than US$375,000

Divya Kala Bhavani After shooting to crypto-fame for buying Beeple’s ‘Everydays’, Metapurse dives into classical music with a choral piece drawn on one of the world’s most fascinating missing person’s cases: Amelia Earhart

New honour: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan with wife Subbulaxmi after being conferred with the Shanmukhananda National Eminence Award in Mumbai on Saturday.

Recognising a lifetime of music

The physical representation of ‘Betty’s Notebook’

crypto World’s first programmable master of classical music NFT bought for more than US$375,000

Pandit Rajan Mishra. File

Classical singer Rajan Mishra passes away

Karukurichi P. Arunachalam with Gemini and Sivaji.

A great duet recorded separately in nagaswaram and vocal

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S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946 - 2020)

The Hindu Net Desk Few singers could rival him in popularity. Fewer were as versatile. Still fewer were as prolific.

Oscar-nominated British composer Lorne Balfe in the studio

exclusive There shouldn’t be any rules with music, says ‘Gemini Man’ and ‘His Dark Materials’ composer Lorne Balfe

Divya Kala Bhavani Known for his multi-award nominated work, composer Lorne Balfe is ready with a new stretch of scores in ‘Gemini Man’, BBC series ‘His Dark Materials’ and ‘Underground 6’... and for video games too!

The Hindu Music Podcast: In conversation with Sid Sriram

Jayant Sriram In episode 6 of The Hindu’s Music Podcast, singer Sid Sriram takes us on an eclectic journey, from Carnatic music concerts in Chennai, finding stardom in playback singing and breaking barriers with his new independent music projects.

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Humour and Hamsadhwani: Stand-up comic Alexander Babu takes a musical trip

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Gurucharan’s ‘Akhilam Madhuram’ was more a blend of songs and ragas

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Abby V on his albums, music and gurus

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Mahesh Mahadev’s experiments with ragas

Singer Rihanna is officially a billionaire, Forbes says

Singer Kalyani Menon passes away aged 80

Ariana Grande announces her next tour — and it’ll be happening on Fortnite

Pop star Ariana Grande steps into the metaverse of Epic Games’ Fortnite for her Rift Tour of gamified virtual concerts and experiential add-ons

Zephyrtone on collaborations, creating songs on love, and more

The duo of Zephyr Ruth and Sayan Dhar look forward to Vh1 Sound Nation League 2021, and talk about how their music has evolved while adapting to the pandemic

Santhosh Narayanan on creating authentic sound palettes and finally starting his own YouTube channel

For the ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’ composer, the greatest compliment his soundtrack received was that it fused completely with the film

Sikkil Bhaskaran — torchbearer of the Rajamanickam Pillai style

Violinist Sikkil Bhaskaran, who passed away recently, was known as a nuanced accompanist

Pankaj Mullick: Pioneer of Indian film music

Composer-singer Pankaj Mullick has many firsts to his credit

Turning the spotlight on emerging artistes

Sangeet Natak Akademi’s online Sangeet Pratibha festival showcased an impressive line-up of talent

Slipknot founding drummer Joey Jordison dies at 46

Slipknot would become one of the bands credited with keeping hard rock alive and vital in the late 1990s and early 2000s

Indian puppets perform to Mozart and Puccini compositions

Traditional Indian puppets perform Western classical pieces in ‘A Timeless Tale of the Turbulent Twosome,’ a show by vocalist Maya Bajaj of KM Music Conservatory

Watch | This New York-based family of guitarists have fans worldwide

Born out of the pandemic, the daily jam sessions by this family have been shared widely on social media.

Daily jam sessions of Quarantined Quartet, a New York-based family of guitarists, have fans world wide

Quarantined Quartet, a New York-based family of guitarists has been documenting its practice sessions as daily mini concerts on social media, since March 2020.

Is the time-raga theory still relevant in Hindustani music?

‘Kedar at sunrise is an outrageous idea for a majority of Indian connoisseurs’

Working on ‘Malik’ was like telling a story through music, says Sushin Shyam

Composer Sushin Shyam looks at his work in Mahesh Narayanan’s Fahadh-Faasil starrer ‘Malik’

‘Neeye Oli’ rapper Shan Vincent de Paul wants to bring the Tamil diaspora closer to the motherland

Shan Vincent de Paul, rapper of the ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’ anthem, on how he found his feet in South Asia

Kanye West unveils new album ‘Donda,’ Jay-Z track at listening event

Some of the big names who attended the event were Rick Ross, Khloe Kardashian and his estranged wife Kim Kardashian West

Veteran theatreperson Thankam Vasudevan Nair’s birth centenary falls today

Thankam Vasudevan Nair was one of the early stars of the drama and music scene of Kerala

‘Abhivadaye,' a documentary that pays tribute to an artiste and teacher

‘Abhivadaye’ looks at the life and music of mridangam exponent Parameswaran Namboothiri

Semmangudi, the consummate performer

On the eve of his birth anniversary, a look at what made Semmangudi and his music so popular

‘Pt. Kumar Gandharva internalised every phrase’

In a talk about the legendary Kumar Gandharva, Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande made his music and philosophy come alive

Indie talent DOT returns to the music scene with debut EP ‘Khamotion’

Aditi Saigal, better known by her stage name DOT, retains her cheerful appeal in ‘Khamotion’ with an added flair of brass and jazz

In memory of Guru Semmangudi

The foundation started by his disciples completes 45 years

A Purandaradasa kriti in Hindi?

Gautam Sengupta’s ‘Project Anukriti’ aims to take Carnatic compositions beyond the South

Exploring the beauty of Sahana raga

Amritha Murali brought forth every aspect of the raga in a 90-minute exposition

Songs should be appealing even years after release, says music Maestro Ilaiyaraaja

After a legal tussle with Prasad Studios where he had composed songs for over 1,000 films from the late 1970s, Ilaiyaraaja moved and began working out of his new studio in Kodambakkam earlier this year

Naga folk musician, Atso Chasie’s string instrument lends grace to ‘You Raise Me Up’

The string instrument Gei-Ü features in ‘Bollywood soprano’ Natalie Di Luccio’s version of the popular song

Jeanne Merchant is back with an original composition

‘Round and Round’ is the latest track from the singer-vocal coach urging people to have faith in humanity

20 years of Khazana, the festival of ghazals

Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas on Khazana, the ghazal festival’s two-decade long journey

Did you (literally) hear? Apple has finally rolled out new Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio technologies

In its striving towards more sophisticated audio, Apple Music brings studio-quality music to India users by finally rolling out its much-awaited Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio. We break down these technologies that also leverage Dolby Atmos

Muzigal is the new digital destination for music lovers

Bizman’s initiative connects nearly 400 music teachers with over 10,000 learners from five countries

Saying goodbye: Songs of loss

How grieving musicians across the country are keeping the memories of loved ones, especially dads, alive through their art

Japanese composer for Tokyo Olympics apologises for abuse

Oyamada, a well-known rock musician, had boasted about the abuse in detail in Japanese magazine interviews he gave in the 1990s.

NFT | Making sense of the NFT boom in art and what it means for music and fashion in the country

This week, we explore how NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are creating a new idea of patronage and empowering everyone from musicians and artists to

NFT Music: the gatekeepers are changing

How NFTs are creating a new idea of patronage and empowering musicians

G.S. Mani’s penchant for composing

Veteran vocalist Madurai G.S. Mani’s Sanskrit kritis have been compiled into a book by his disciple

Tribute to the pallavi genius Chingleput Ranganathan

Jaysri and Jeyaraaj Krishnan’s veena recital had all the hallmarks of their guru Chingleput Ranganathan’s Alathur school

Divided by technology as well?

Digital is the way forward but so far, only for a select few

Remembering the radio days

Three music lovers get together to recreate the magic of radio via Zoom

The unstoppable MLV

The celebrated vocalist and her intrepid journey to a remote village in Kerala for a concert

The world of Hindustani music is exceptionally territorial, says Amit Chaudhuri

Writer Amit Chaudhuri’s Finding The Raga is about discovering one’s music through a labyrinth of sounds and experiences

‘Turner & Hooch’ and ‘Heels’ composer Jeff Cardoni’s aesthetic of doing the most with the least

Composer Jeff Cardoni, whose latest releases include the upcoming ‘Turner & Hooch’ legacy sequel series and wrestling drama ‘Heels’, explains why minimal scores can make music more meaningful

The Carnatic hip hop wave is rising, and the mridangam is at the centre of it

Catch the wave of Carnatic hip hop, fuelled by the rise of virtual spaces, and set to the beat of the mridangam, ghatam and kanjira

Kiara Chettri’s latest track is a melancholic melody

Close on the heels of her 10-track album last year, the teen singer-songwriter releases a single ‘Why’

Indo-Iranian band Narang’s sound quest

The members hope to create musical vibrations that transcend barriers and connect the world

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