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Hindi cinema's Baghdad-born musical prince - and his fatal gift
The talent was well proved when he was nominated for two top posthumous awards -- nearly three decades after his untimely demise -- and won one of them (IIFA, not Filmfare) for the Shah Rukh Khan-Preity Zinta cross-border romance "Veer-Zaara" (2004). This featured some of his unused tunes, found and revised by his son Sanjeev Kohli at Yash Chopra's insistence.
BLACKPINK member Lisa's first solo single 'Lalisa' attracts 500 mn views
The video for the title track of her solo debut album released last September reached the milestone at 5:06 a.m., YG Entertainment said, Yonhap news agency reported. The video recorded 73.6 million views within 24 hours of its release and 100 million views within two days. Lisa achieved 500 million views with her music video in the shortest time among K-pop female solo artists.
Jungkook, Charlie Puth collaboration tops iTunes charts in 93 countries
Big Hit Music said the uplifting summery song released the previous day ranked No. 1 on iTunes Top Songs charts in 93 countries, including the United States, Canada, Denmark, Sweden and France, Yonhap news agency reported. The music video for the song has garnered about 15 million views on YouTube as of Saturday morning, the company said.
AR Rahman hosts wedding reception for daughter; Honey Singh, Sonu Nigam bless couple
Honey Singh and Sonu Nigam from the music industry attended the wedding reception and blessed the couple. Honey Singh also took to his Instagram to share a picture from the reception as he wrote in the caption, "Best wishes to the blessed couple and congratulations to the whole AR RAHMAN sir's families and fans!! @arrameen @arrahman."
BTS' new album 'Proof' sold over 2 mn copies on 1st day of release
The anthology album had sold a total of 2.15 million copies as of 11 p.m. Friday, just 10 hours after it became available in the market, according to Hanteo Chart, a South Korean music chart, news agency Yonhap reported. It was the second time that the boy band's album sales surpassed 2 million on the first day, after its fourth album, "Map of the Soul: 7," in 2020.
Raja Kumari calls 'Ms Marvel' a cultural landmark
Elaborating on the same, she said, "I have been a fan of the Marvel series. This is one of the ventures that is a cultural landmark for South Asians. In more ways than one, the show is unapologetically brown. It makes frequent references to Shah Rukh Khan."
KK’s last recorded song 'Dhoop Paani Bahne De' from the film Sherdil released today
“That freshness in his voice will remain alive in every generation. The mesmerizing voice that directly touches our hearts, from rocking songs to sad songs, KK was phenomenal. We will surely miss this voice. RIP” commented a fan. “Legend's Legacy will live forever. KK will be missed but his soulful voice will always be with us like our nostalgic memories,” said another person.
Final autopsy report cites 'myocardial infarction' as reason for KK's death
As per the final post-mortem report, cholesterol accumulation narrowed the posterior intramuscular artery to a great extent which affected the pumping of blood by the heart. There were blockages in the coronary artery as well. Sources in Kolkata Police said that they had taken up the investigation by filing an FIR relating to unnatural death.
Tanishk Bagchi chuffed with response to 'The Punjaabban Song'
'The Punjaabban Song' is a groovy dance number -- complete with dhol and bhangra, and features Varun Dhawan along with Kiara Advani, Anil Kapoor, and Neetu Kapoor. Tanishk, who has earlier delivered some great numbers for Dharma Productions including the songs from 'Shershaah', has reunited with the premiere studio for 'JugJugg Jeeyo'.
Seventeen's 'Face the Sun' album sets record, sells 2 mn copies in a week
'Face the Sun' has sold 2,067,769 units since it hit music stores a week ago, Pledis Entertainment said, citing data from Hanteo Chart, a local album sales tracker. It was the most first-week sales of all albums released this year to date, reports Yonhap News Agency, quoting Pledis. The album had widely been expected to become a big hit, as it sold 1.75 million copies on the day of its release.
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