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  • Tune composer Ricky Kej wins 3rd Grammy Award, dedicates his trophy to ‘India’

    Via PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Tune composer Ricky Kej, primarily based out of Bengaluru, has received his 3rd Grammy Award for the album ‘Divine Tides’.

    America-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland, the drummer of the long-lasting British rock band The Police, who collaborated with Kej at the album.

    On the sixty fifth Annual Grammy Awards, the duo earned the gramophone trophy in the most efficient immersive audio album winner class.

    They’d received a Grammy in the most efficient new age album class for a similar album ultimate yr.

    “Congrats Very best Immersive Audio Album winner – ‘Divine Tides’ Eric Schilling, immersive combine engineer; @copelandmusic, @rickykej & Herbert Waltl, immersive manufacturers (Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej) #GRAMMYs,” introduced the Recording Academy, the organisation at the back of Grammy Awards, on its reputable Twitter web page.

    After bagging the trophy, Kej took to Twitter and expressed pleasure on his win. He wrote, “Simply received my third Grammy Award. Extraordinarily thankful, am speechless! I devote this Award to India. @copelandmusic. Herbert Waltl Eric Schilling Vanil Veigas Lonnie Park.”

    Simply received my third Grammy Award. Extraordinarily thankful, am speechless! I devote this Award to India.@copelandmusic
    Herbert Waltl Eric Schilling Vanil Veigas Lonnie Park percent.twitter.com/GG7sZ4yfQa

    — Ricky Kej (@rickykej) February 6, 2023

    Different nominees within the class have been: Christina Aguilera (‘Aguilera’), The Chainsmokers (‘Reminiscences… Do No longer Open), Jane Irabloom (‘Picturing The Invisible- Center of attention 1), and Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondeheimsolistene (‘Tuvahyun – Beatitudes for a Wounded Global’).

    ‘Divine Tides’ is a nine-song album that objectives to ship the message that “each and every particular person existence performs a a very powerful position in keeping up the stability that serves all similarly”.

    Kej took house his first Grammy in the most efficient new age album class for ‘Winds of Samsara’ again in 2015. As a part of his paintings with The Police, Copeland has received 5 Grammys. With Kej as a collaborator, that is his 2d award.

    LOS ANGELES: Tune composer Ricky Kej, primarily based out of Bengaluru, has received his 3rd Grammy Award for the album ‘Divine Tides’.

    America-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland, the drummer of the long-lasting British rock band The Police, who collaborated with Kej at the album.

    On the sixty fifth Annual Grammy Awards, the duo earned the gramophone trophy in the most efficient immersive audio album winner class.

    They’d received a Grammy in the most efficient new age album class for a similar album ultimate yr.

    “Congrats Very best Immersive Audio Album winner – ‘Divine Tides’ Eric Schilling, immersive combine engineer; @copelandmusic, @rickykej & Herbert Waltl, immersive manufacturers (Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej) #GRAMMYs,” introduced the Recording Academy, the organisation at the back of Grammy Awards, on its reputable Twitter web page.

    After bagging the trophy, Kej took to Twitter and expressed pleasure on his win. He wrote, “Simply received my third Grammy Award. Extraordinarily thankful, am speechless! I devote this Award to India. @copelandmusic. Herbert Waltl Eric Schilling Vanil Veigas Lonnie Park.”

    Simply received my third Grammy Award. Extraordinarily thankful, am speechless! I devote this Award to India.@copelandmusic
    Herbert Waltl Eric Schilling Vanil Veigas Lonnie Park percent.twitter.com/GG7sZ4yfQa
    — Ricky Kej (@rickykej) February 6, 2023
    Different nominees within the class have been: Christina Aguilera (‘Aguilera’), The Chainsmokers (‘Reminiscences… Do No longer Open), Jane Irabloom (‘Picturing The Invisible- Center of attention 1), and Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondeheimsolistene (‘Tuvahyun – Beatitudes for a Wounded Global’).

    ‘Divine Tides’ is a nine-song album that objectives to ship the message that “each and every particular person existence performs a a very powerful position in keeping up the stability that serves all similarly”.

    Kej took house his first Grammy in the most efficient new age album class for ‘Winds of Samsara’ again in 2015. As a part of his paintings with The Police, Copeland has received 5 Grammys. With Kej as a collaborator, that is his 2d award.

  • Ok-pop sensation BTS to release new display on Apple Track 1

    Through Related Press

    LOS ANGELES: BTS will expose their sluggish adventure to turning into Ok-pop superstars via a brand new Apple Track weekly restricted sequence.

    The streaming carrier introduced Thursday that BTS will release their new display “BTS Radio: Previous & Provide” on Apple Track 1. The 3-episode restricted sequence will air weekly, main as much as the discharge of the band’s new album “Evidence,” which arrives on June 10. The inaugural episode will air Might 28 at 6 am PDT.

    The Grammy Award-nominated band will take listeners on their quest to stardom whilst sharing tales and songs that helped formed them. The crowd is understood for hit songs corresponding to “Dynamite” and “Butter.”

    “We would have liked to make use of this radio display to have a good time 9 years of BTS with you guys and with our ARMY in every single place the sector,” stated RM of the seven-member boy band — which additionally comprises J-Hope, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jin and Jimin.

    “Each and every episode is devoted to you,” RM continues. “And we needed to proportion the BTS songs that assist inform our tale.”

    Within the first episode, BTS explains the start of the crowd with songs that impressed their sound and magnificence. The second one episode — which airs June 3 — has the band pick out one of the BTS ARMY’s favourite songs.

    BTS displays how the crowd in the end completed repute as international track sensations within the ultimate episode on June 10.

  • Ed Sheeran wins copyright case over 2017 hit ‘Form of You’ 

    By way of PTI

    LONDON: Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran received a U.Okay. copyright combat over his 2017 hit “Form of You” on Wednesday, then slammed what he described as a “tradition” of baseless proceedings meant to squeeze cash out of artists desperate to steer clear of the expense of an ordeal.

    The British pop celebrity and his co-writers, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and manufacturer Steven McCutcheon, had denied allegations that the track copied a part of 2015′s “Oh Why” via Sami Chokri, who plays underneath the title Sami Transfer.

    “While we’re clearly proud of the end result, I believe like claims like this are manner too not unusual now and feature transform a tradition the place a declare is made with the concept a agreement might be inexpensive than taking it to court docket, even supposing there is not any foundation for the declare,” Sheeran stated in a video posted on Twitter. “It’s truly destructive to the songwriting trade.”

    Andrew Sutcliffe, the legal professional for the co-writers of “Oh Why,″ argued that there used to be an “indeniable similarity between the works.” He claimed that Sheeran had “Oh Why” in his head “consciously or unconsciously” when “Form of You” used to be written in 2016.

    The plaintiffs alleged that the chorus “Oh I, Oh I, Oh I” within the refrain of “Form Of You” used to be “strikingly identical” to the road “Oh why, Oh why, Oh why” of their observe.

    ALSO READ | Ed Sheeran faces felony bother over 2017 hit track ‘Form of You’

    All the way through the 11-day trial, Sheeran denied allegations that he “borrows” concepts from unknown songwriters with out acknowledgment and stated he has all the time been truthful in crediting individuals who give a contribution to his albums.

    In Wednesday’s ruling, Prime Court docket Pass judgement on Antony Zacaroli concluded that Sheeran “neither intentionally nor subconsciously” copied a word from “Oh Why″ when writing his ruin hit.

    Sheeran, McDaid and Mac stated in a remark that the price of the case used to be greater than monetary. The tension of going to trial additionally hurts creativity manner much less time to make song and takes an emotional toll, they stated.

    “It’s so painful to listen to any individual publicly and aggressively problem your integrity,″ the trio stated. “It’s so painful to must shield your self towards accusations that you’ve carried out one thing that you just haven’t carried out, and would by no means do.″

    “Form of You” used to be the biggest-selling track within the U.Okay. in 2017.

  • PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Tune Composer Ricky Kej on Successful Grammy Award

    High Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated song composer Ricky Kej for profitable the Grammy Award for the Perfect New Age Album, ‘Divine Tides’.Additionally Learn – MNS Chief Held For Enjoying ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on Loudspeakers With out Permission

    Ricky Kej received his 2d Grammy on the sixty fourth Grammy Awards held at MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Las Vegas. He gained the award along side rock legend Stewart Copeland, drummer for The Police. Ricky and Copeland received the Perfect New Age Album for Divine Tides. Additionally Learn – Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba And Spouse Consult with Temples in Varanasi, Be offering Prayers

    Ricky Kej greeted the target audience with a Namaste. He shared an image of himself along side Stewart Copeland on social media with the caption, “So thankful to have received the Grammy Award for our album Divine Tides. Completely love this residing legend status subsequent to me – Stewart Copeland. Love all of you too! That is my second Grammy Award and Stewart’s 6th.” Additionally Learn – RuPay Cost Card Introduced in Nepal