Make some noise

Indian film clinches an OscarIndia shone bright at the Academy Awards with SS Rajamoulirsquos RRR creating history by becoming the first Indian feature film to win an Oscar MM Keeravanirsquos composition Naatu naatu won the title for Best Original Song at the 95th edition of the gala in Los Angeles where the musician along with lyricist Chandrabose took the stage to collect the gong In tune to The Carpentersrsquo 1970s song Top of the world Keeravani said ldquoI grew up listening to The Carpenters and now here I am with the Oscars There was only one wish on my mind so was Rajamoulirsquos and our familiesrsquo RRR has to winhellip Pride of every Indianhellip must put me on the top of the world sicrdquoA song by The BeatlesThe last song of The Beatles Now and then was unveiled Their first single in decades traces back to a demo that John Lennon left behind when he died With the use of artificial intelligence the track was finally brought to life and made its way to the Billboard chartsTay Tay and then some moreTaylor Swift has probably broken so many records in 2023 that she could have well set the record for breaking the most number of records Swift earned a new league of fans ever since she regained control of her musical legacy from the hands of labels by rerecording her previously celebrated album Swiftrsquos Eras Tour a set of 44 songs divided into 10 acts that define different eras of her career was evidently the biggest music phenomenon of 2023 wersquore talking about her fans causing earthquakes universities introducing Taylor Swift courses and political leaders inviting her to perform in their country to boost economy After having initially announced 52 shows she was compelled to add more with the number so far sitting at 146 A list of the multiple records that shersquos broken is easily available online A film based on her concert Taylor Swift The Eras Tour has become the highestgrossing concert movie of all time breaking records with its 123 million opening weekend and surpassing Justin Bieber Never Say Never Swift also owns a fortunemdashshersquos the first musician to earn her billionaire status solely due to her songs and performancesTop artistes woo Indian audienceIndia was a prominent pitstop for the biggest artistes from across the globe with bands such as Backstreet Boys and Westlife and musicians like the legendary Ronan Keating and 50 Cent putting up commendable shows in the country The year 2024 it appears will bring more names to India with artistes like Sting Halsey Jonas Brothers and Ed Sheeran scheduled to performEveryone gets a Grammy nod even our PMA bevy of Indian musicians will vie for titles at the upcoming Grammy Awards Tabla maverick Ustad Zakir Hussain earned four nominations including those for his work on the album As We Speak and his association with the fusion band Shakti With the band set to vie for the Best Global Music Album musician Shankar Mahadevan percussionist V Selvaganesh and violin maestro Ganesh Rajagopalan also find themselves among the nominees Grammy Winner and threetime Grammy nominee Falu earns a nomination for her song Abundance in millets a brainchild of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra ModiDosanjh creates history at CoachellaDiljit Dosanjh created history by becoming the first Punjabi singer to perform at the prestigious Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California Dosanjh who performed in a black kurta tamba and turban had to apologise to the security on behalf of his elated fans Apart from his contemporaries from Bollywood several Punjabi singers also commented on his career milestone Interacting with fans in his inimitable style Dosanjh spoke in Punjabi to entertain them ldquoIt is really hot in Coachella Is it the heat or is it because of the Punjabis hererdquo he asked adding ldquoPunjabi aa gaye Coachellardquo