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Excel Entertainment Starts Its Own Record Label, With Universal Music As Shareholder
Excel Music will release the production house's soundtracks and court outside films too. Universal takes a stake and handles marketing and distribution, and the first album up is Mirzapur: The Movie.
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Yash Raj Films Opens Raah Records To Sign And Develop Independent Artists
The studio behind half a century of Hindi film soundtracks has set up a label for original, non-film music. Singer-songwriter Aman's 'Jaadugari' was its first release.
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Universal's 72-Hour Paywall Is A Bet That Indian Listeners Will Pay To Hear It First
From late August, new Universal releases in India go to paid streaming subscribers for three days before free tiers get them. Here is what changes, and what the label is gambling on.
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Believe India's BL/UR Imprint Bets On Indian Pop That Ignores Language Borders
After imprints for Punjabi, Haryanvi and Tamil independent music, the company's fourth label is organised around a sound, with Sanju Rathod and Anurag Saikia on its first roster.
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