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BTS single 'Dynamite' back on Billboard Hot 100 top spot(12:34)
Seoul, Sep 29 (IANS) Popular K-Pop band BTS have bagged the number one position on Billboard Hot 100 chart for the third time with their hit single, Dynamite.

Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi appear together in a music video(18:34)
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha and his daughter, actress Sonakshi Sinha, appear together on screen for the first time, in a new music video.

Lata Mangeshkar turns 91: Sister Asha Bhosle shares unseen childhood memory(16:52)
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar turned 91 on Monday and her younger sister, playback icon Asha Bhosle, shared a slice of childhood memory on the occasion. Bhosle tweeted a black and white picture of the Mangeshkar sisters -- Lata, Usha and Meena along with her.

K-pop superband BTS confirm new album in November(16:06)
Seoul, Sep 28 (IANS) K-pop superband BTS have announced that they will release their new album on November 20.

Lata Mangeshkar turns 91: B-Town wishes its 'Ma Saraswati'(15:51)
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Lata Mangeshkar turned 91 on Monday, and celebrities took to social media to greet the living legend.

Singer Paloma Faith opens up on her postpartum depression(11:01)
Los Angeles, Sep 28 (IANS) Singer Paloma Faith, who is expecting her second child, has opened up about anxiety issues and postpartum depression that she faced had after her first childbirth three years ago.

Manoj Bajpayee: I am not a singer but understand what good singing is about(11:13)
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee, who has tried rapping for the first time in the recent song, Bambai main ka ba, admits he is not a singer but says that he has an understanding of music thanks to his theatre training.

Mika Singh, Neha Kakkar, Badshah recreate 'Sawan mein lag gayi aag'(17:10)
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Singers Mika Singh, Neha Kakkar and rapper Badshah have collaborated for the remake of the 1998 pop hit, Sawan mein lag gayi aag, for the upcoming film, Ginny Weds Sunny.

Handshake with SPB an unforgettable memory: Venkatesh Shanmugam(16:09)
Bengaluru, Sep 26 (IANS) Indian football legend Venkatesh Shanmugam has paid a rich tribute to SP Balasubrahmanyam, saying the famed playback singer had a "profound impact" on his life.

Priyanka, Taapsee, Suriya pay tributes as condolences keep pouring in for SPB(15:50)
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Celebrity tributes continue pouring in for late playback legend SP Balasubrahmanyam. The singer, popularly known as SPB, died on Friday afternoon in a Chennai hospital where he was being treated for Covid-19 since August. He was 74.

Legendary singer SPB will be laid to rest with full police honours (Roundup)(01:03)
Chennai, Sep 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami announced that the mortal remains of famous playback singer and Padma awardee S.P. Balasurahmanyam, popularly known as SPB or Balu in the cine world and who recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 languages over a period of five decades, will be laid to rest with full police honours to add to his fame and glory as he had found a place in the hearts of the people across India.