Veteran actor Jayalath Manoratne passed away

Bollywood, Katy Perry open IPL-V

Bollywood and cricket blended seamlessly to make for a glitzy opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Chennai on Tuesday night with a special performance by Hollywood’s India-lover Katy Perry. Tens of thousands of people at the YMCA ground cheered lustily as Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Prabhudeva, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra went through their routines during a pulsating two-hour colourful ceremony. Perry, whose short-lived marriage in India took p

03 Apr, 2012

Ashanthi nominated for Bite My Music award

Sri Lankan singer/songwriter Ashanthi has been nominated in two categories at the Bite My Music global awards. Ashanthi has been nominated in the BEST POP ACT category and BEST HIP HOP ACT category of the awards. The singer recently bagged a ton of awards at the Indiego Music Awards Asia 2012 including the most creative and innovative award for music, best overall female vocalist (GOLD), best pop act of Asia (Silver) and the best hip-hop/rap solo award (Silver). With the participation of more

20 Mar, 2012

Tony.T quits R.I.O and goes solo

R.I.O frontman Tony.T, the man famous for the tracks ?After the love? ?Shine on? and ?Like I live you? has quit the band and gone solo, the singer told the Colombo Gazette. Tony, who was in Sri Lanka last year as part of R.I.O, launched his own website www.tonyt.de this month, is all set to launch a new single and will also be collaborating with several producers from around the world. Colombo Gazette learns that Tony left the German band R.I.O as he did not agree with some of the decision the

04 Apr, 2012