MUMBAI: Celebrating the influence of women in the English music space, 9X Media?s international music channel 9XO will present a special programming lineup for International Women?s Day.

Titled ?9XO Kickass Chicks?, this special programming initiative will feature women artists of English music from Madonna to Lady Gaga.

Starting 6 March performers across various genres will feature on 9XO Kickass Chicks playlist. The artists to be featured include Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Adele, Spice Girls, Janet Jackson, Madonna, and Lady Gaga. Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra?s international album will be aired on ?9XO Kickass Chicks? programming band.

9XO head of programming Luke Kenny said, ?The music selection on 9XO Kickass Chicks celebrates the achievement of women made in the English music space. The playlist created is the declaration by strong, confident women who knows what they want. 9XO Kickass Chicks features various categories including, the Madass, Badass, Cuteass, Hotass, Smartass and even dumbass. So get ready to rock, jam and dance with the best of women artists across the world as 9XO celebrates the international women?s day from 6th to 8th March 2013.?
 
The International Women?s Day will also be celebrated across the digital platform through the channel?s official website www.9XO.in and across mobile platforms. Free downloads of the 9XO Kickass Chicks playlist in form of ringtones and full songs will be made accessible through 9XO?s Facebook page, Twitter handle and WAP and online stores.

MUMBAI: 9X Media?s international music channel 9XO is airing a marathon music session called 9XO 12-O-thon.

The special program which kicked off on 20 December will go on till 1 January and will feature the top rated international artists and their music from the year 2012.

The 9XO 12-O-Thon music session will present songs from 12 categories including pop, dance, rock, Indian, collaboration, out there, quirky, debuts, legends, male, female and hip-hop, featuring international artists such as Rihanna, Bieber, Psy, Aerosmith, Goddess Gagged, Bob Dylan, Taylor Swift, Chris Brown and Swedish House Mafia. The channel will air a new category everyday with top 12 songs in each category.

XO 12-O-thon will culminate with a finale on 31 December with all categories played from 12 noon to 12 midnight bringing in the new year.

9XO programming head Luke Kenny said, ?2012 has been a great year for international music and we plan to celebrate the same with 9XO 12-O-thon. This first-of-its-kind marathon music session on Indian television will commemorate the best international artists and music of 2012. With 9XO 12-O-thon we will get our viewers to start their celebrations early and this will definitely resonate well with our viewers.?

A special webpage has been created on the 9XO website to promote the 9XO 12-O-thon property which offers genre wise video playlist. The featured playlist of the day has also been added to this webpage and to 9XO?s Facebook Page for the duration of the property?s airing.

MUMBAI: Big CBS Spark, the youth channel from RBNL and CBS JV, has partnered with the music company Universal Music.

The partnership will allow audiences of Big CBS Spark access to the expansive library of Universal Music. It offers Universal Music a platform to reach its content to relevant youth audiences in India.

Big CBS Spark is sharpening its music positioning, backed with research and audience insight mapping. The channel hopes that music from Universal Music will add to the appeal of the channel.

Big CBS Networks business head Vishal Rally said, ?This alliance allows our young audiences immediate access to world class and an enviable music library, featuring some of the best and latest from the international music industry. We further sharpen our positioning as the ultimate music destination and are confident of this content resonating excellently with our loyal young audiences. With our channel, we offer the youth the entertainment that they seek while offering marketers the best RoI for their brands.?

Universal Music has a library ranging from international artists like Madonna, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and Enrique Iglesias.

MUMBAI: Grammy nominees Coldplay and Rihanna will perform live together for the first time, and nominee and 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Paul McCartney is set to perform as part of the lineup for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.

One of the biggest nights in music will be hosted by two-time Gtammy winner LL COOL J - and will air here on Vh1 on 13 February. The show also will be supported in the US on radio worldwide via Dial Global, and covered online at Grammy.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.

Previously announced performers include Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Swift.