The sub-label will feature a couple of established acts, including rapper Drag-On, and will primarily focus on scouting and signing emerging talent in the hip-hop world and beyond.

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Brands are eagerly pursuing deals with established YouTube acts ( AdAge had already caught on in 2010), experimenting with how this new form of celebrity and follower interaction will work for them.

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Because of high entertainment taxes, few well-established, international music acts stop off in Mumbai, preferring instead to play in Bangalore and Delhi when on tour.

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Working as a session singer brought her into contact with producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, who established her as one of the biggest acts of the 1970s.

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The rest of the lineup is a nice mix of genres, featuring established bands as well as up and coming acts.

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