Legal rights on the back of a song

Legal rights on the back of a song

M.D. Pallavi at the launch of the Namma Nade Nyaayada Kade series. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Singer, actor, and filmmaker M.D. Pallavi’s rendition of ‘Shaalege Hogo Makkalu Naavu’ (We are school-going children) offers a blend of music and a message about the importance of education in children’s lives. The song’s simple, catchy tune emphasises … Read more

Won’t remove ‘Hindu’, ‘Jai Bhavani’ from party’s election song, says Uddhav after EC issues notice

Won’t remove ‘Hindu’, ‘Jai Bhavani’ from party’s election song, says Uddhav after EC issues notice

Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray during a press conference at Bandra in Mumbai, on April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Election Commission of India (EC) issued a notice to Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) for using ”Jai Bhavani Jai Shivaji“ and “Hindu ha tujha dharma” words in its campaign song for the … Read more

Eshwarappa stops Tamil Nadu state song at campaign meet in Shivamogga, insists on playing Karnataka state song

Eshwarappa stops Tamil Nadu state song at campaign meet in Shivamogga, insists on playing Karnataka state song

Former minister K.S. Eshwarappa, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai and others at a BJP campaign meeting in Shivamogga on Thursday, April 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Sathish GT Former minister K.S. Eshwarappa, on Thursday, stopped a Tamil Nadu state song being played as an invocation at a campaign meeting and insisted that the Kannada … Read more

Injunction against song ‘Varaha Roopam’ in cinemas, OTT, digital streaming platforms

Injunction against song ‘Varaha Roopam’ in cinemas, OTT, digital streaming platforms

A still from ‘Kantara’ The Kozhikode First Additional District Court has issued an interim injunction prohibiting the use of the song Varaha Roopam from the Kannada film Kantara in cinemas, besides OTT and digital streaming platforms, citing prima facie violation of the Copyright Act. Judge K.E. Salih directed to give “due credit” to the music band … Read more

Psychology of a Song: What Makes These Grammy-Nominated Tracks Tick?

Psychology of a Song: What Makes These Grammy-Nominated Tracks Tick?

A single song can amplify our current mood or transport us to an entirely new realm of feeling. Wallowing in self-pity on your bedroom floor? Deepen your blues with some blues. Pulling yourself out of your misery to jump-start a night on the town? Bump top-40 pop hits. Dancing your troubles away? Loop trippy EDM … Read more