Times Music

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Times Music
Type Public
Industry Music & entertainment
Founded1991;32 years ago (1991)
HeadquartersThe Times of India Building, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mandar Thakur [1]
(CEO)
Services
Subsidiaries Speed Records
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
Genres
Subscribers12 million [2]
Total views4 billion [2]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribersNa
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribersNa
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg10,000,000 subscribers2023

Last updated: 28 August 2023
Website timesmusic.com

Times Music is an Indian music record label copyright music publishing company, owned by The Times Group, Headquartered in Mumbai, India. Times Music started operations in 1998 [3] and has a catalogue of more than 60,000 tracks [4] in all languages and genres. Times Music is also the Indian sub-publisher for global music publishing firms Warner/Chappell Music, Peermusic, Wixen Music, CTM Publishing and Cloud 9 Music Publishing. [4]

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Times Music was one of the early pioneers of remixes [5] in India and was an early leader in the devotional and spiritual music genre. The label has also published regional, folk, Bollywood and traditional albums in languages such as Telugu, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese and Kannada and has a strong regional presence.

History

Times Music was established in 1991 under the leadership of Arun Arora, who was then the President and Executive Director of The Times of India and Times Global Broadcasting Co. Ltd. In 2000, the Indian music industry was ruled by Bollywood and International Music. The intent of the label was to create albums tailored to appeal to the discerning audience, which resulted in Times Music the concepts of spiritual, world and remix music in India.

In 2009 Times Music become the first music company in India to introduce Brainwave Sound Technology album called Bhakti Band. This was a fusion devotional/spiritual album. The album was composed by Vaibhav Saxena. [6] [7]

Albums

This is the incomplete list

YearAlbum(s)Artist(s)
1998DehajaanKumar Bhabesh
Jalwa - Dance HungamaVarious Artists
Tu Hi TuSanjay Maroo
1999SurPreet Uttam
2000 Kandisa Indian Ocean
Jalwa 2Various Artists
2002MarooSanjay Maroo
2004Jonaki Raati Angaraag Mahanta

Junglee Music

In 2007, Times Music launched its independent film music label, Junglee Music, to capitalise on the popularity of commercial film music. Junglee Music started with Welcome and followed it up with titles like Singh Is Kinng , Horn 'Ok' Pleassss , Dasvidaniya , Pink , Dhanak , Begum Jaan and Romeo Akbar Walter as well as other language film titles. Later Junglee Music also published music for Raja Natwarlal and Haider .

Hindi films

YearFilm
2005 Hanuman
2007 Welcome
2008 Singh Is Kinng
2008 Dasvidaniya
2013 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
2014 Haider
2014 Raja Natwarlal
2014 Ankhon Dekhi
2016 Dhanak
2016 Pink
2017 Begum Jaan
2017 Running Shaadi
2017 Sachin: A Billion Dreams
2017 Irada
2018 Baazaar
2019 Romeo Akbar Walter

Telugu films

YearFilm
2013 Adda
2013 Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde
2013 Doosukeltha
2013 Balupu
2014 Current Theega
2014 Ulavucharu Biriyani
2014 Run Raja Run
2014 Power
2014 Rough
2015 Sher
2015 Kick 2
2015 Nannaku Prematho
2015 Bengal Tiger
2015 Jil
2016 Oopiri
2016Janaki Ramudu
2017 Radha
2017 Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam
2017 Jaya Janaki Nayaka
2017 Nene Raju Nene Mantri
2023 Ugram
2023 Custody

Tamil films

YearFilm
2008 Kadhalil Vizhunthen
2008 Saroja
2010 Maanja Velu
2010 Mynaa
2012 Aravaan
2012 Thaandavam
2013 Veeram
2013 Jannal Oram
2014 Veeram
2014 Bramman
2014 Un Samayal Arayil
2014 Vanavarayan Vallavarayan
2014 Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam
2016 Hello Naan Pei Pesuren
2016Geethaiyin Raadhai
2017 Hara Hara Mahadevaki
2017 Ivan Thanthiran
2017 Palli Paruvathile
2018 Seethakaathi
2019 Dev
2019 Kaaviyyan
2023 Custody

Kannada films

YearFilm
2012Nana Life Alli
2014 Oggarane
2014 Abhimanyu
2015 Mast Mohabbat
2015 Uppi 2
2017 Srikanta
2017Life 360
2017Women's Day
2018 Hottegagi Genu Battegagi

Bengali films

YearFilm
2008 Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited
2011 Icche
2012 Muktodhara
2014Aamar Ami
2015 Bela Seshe
2015 Naxal
2015 Jomer Raja Dilo Bor
2015 Abby Sen
2015 Natoker Moto - Like a Play
2016 Beparoyaa

Assamese films

YearFilm
2012 Rowd
2012Durjon
2013 Tumi Jodi Kuwa
2013Shinyor
2014 Rodor Sithi
2015 Ahetuk
2016Bahnimaan [8]
2016 Gaane Ki Aane
2017Dur
2017Dooronir Nirola Poja
2017 Mission China
2018 The Underworld
2019 Kanchanjangha
2019 Pratighaat

Punjabi music

YearArtistSong name
2010G Deep"O Billo"
2015 Navv Inder "Wakhra Swag"
2016Teesha Nigam"Katna Nai"
2016Big Dhillon"Hauli Hauli"
2016A Baaz"Sharabi"
2016 Roshan Prince "Jatti De Nain"
2017T-Jay and Mellow D"Xplain"
2017 Navv Inder "Tu mere ki Lagdi"

Pakistani films

YearFilm
2018 Teefa in Trouble

Electronic dance music

Times Music started importing and licensing electronic dance music releases in India in 2006. The label signed license deals with EDM labels such as Black Hole Recordings, Anjunabeats, Hommegga & Toco Asia. Times Music also released albums by artists such as Tiësto, Paul van Dyk, ATB, Above & Beyond and Skazi.

Independent music

Times Music has been associated with independent (indie) music since the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was one of the first publishers of indie music in India, even before the term was coined by the music industry. [5] Times Music has worked with iconic bands such as Indian Ocean, MIDIval Punditz, Mrigya, [9] Viva and Band of Boys. Other prominent artists are Karsh Kale, [10] Susheela Raman, Angaraag Mahanta and Kumar Bhabesh.

Times Living

Times Living was earlier known as Times Wellness, a division of Times Music, which was established in 2006. Times Living features products that include yoga, spirituality, diet and nutrition and modern forms of physical fitness. The record label has also released DVDs and albums by spiritual groups like Art of Living foundation, Brahma Kumaris and Isha Foundation.

Genre-based mobile apps

Times Music was the first record label to launch music apps for mobiles [11] that were specific for particular genres. The label has apps that support Android and iOS devices. [12] [13] Times Music has a collection of music apps varying from devotional, classical to Bollywood. Recently, Sunny Leone and Mickey Mehta came out with a fitness app and the DVD Super Hot Sunny Mornings for women of all age groups. [14]

Awards and achievements

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