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You have one minute to win a ticket to the Grammys

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 02:28 AM PST

RED FM will send the winner of its competition, 60 Seconds To The Grammys, running from now till Jan 22, to the 55th Grammy Awards. The winner will be announced on air on Jan 25. The Grammys will be happening on Feb 10 at Staples Centre in Los Angeles.

The Grammy Awards is the biggest music event and you don't want to miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rub shoulders with the stars as they walk the red carpet in their designer outfits, give their best performances and thank all their fans.

At the Grammys, some of the biggest music talents are celebrated. They are recognised for having pursued their passion and giving it their all. Inspired by this, Red FM wants to reward one listener for going all out to showcase his or her talent and passion. There is no limit on what your talent should be, but what Red FM will be looking for is passion, creativity and showmanship.

The competition started on Jan 7 with Lil' Kev and Sarimah from The Red Breakfast Show (Mondays to Fridays, 7am-10am) inviting listeners to head along to the website (www.red.fm) to upload talent videos.

On Jan 25, two finalists will be on air with the breakfast team from 7am to 9am. The show will have a retro twist, playing music from previous Grammy winners, and it will be streamed live. The winner will be announced during the show.

To add to the LA experience, the winner gets to choose a day trip to either Universal Studios to enjoy awesome rides, or Disneyland to mingle with his/her childhood Disney stars. The winner will be accompanied by a Red FM crewmember and what's more, will be placed in the limelight to document his/her once-in-a-lifetime experience at the Grammys through videos, phone-calls and an on-air interview after the trip.

Don't waste time, start thinking about how you would like to showcase your talent. Grab your camera, press record and head along to the newly launched Red FM website to upload your video.

If you don't have a video camera, meet the Red Ryders at their daily stops as they will have a camera handy to help you take that winning video. Check out their facebook page on facebook.com/redfmryders to find out where they will be.

For more information, log on to www.red.fm. Join the Red FM Malaysia Facebook fan page on www.facebook.com/redfm.my and follow us on Twitter @iloveredfm.

Red FM is owned and operated by The Star.

988’s tune welcomes Year of the Snake

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 02:53 PM PST

IPOH: Ooh-la-la! There is a new tune to greet the Year of the Snake and it's none other than Ular La Have a Good Year.

"The 'ular la' chorus is very catchy and could be easily memorised," said Mannson Yong, producer of a Chinese New Year album released by 988, a radio station under the Star Media Group.

He said the song, which has the same name as the album, had a "boisterous melody" that would grow on listeners.

"The dance featured in the music video was also choreographed in a simple manner to encourage viewers to dance along," he said in an interview.

Besides the song, the album also features other tunes such as Move Forward and a medley of 988's Chinese New Year songs from the past four years.

Yong said the album had a retro charm to it and "a tinge of veteran Hong Kong artiste Samuel Hui's style of music".

"We want to bring smiles to listeners with light-hearted and upbeat songs," he added.

He said 15 deejays and a production team took about one month to produce the album.

"The deejays were also involved in writing the lyrics for the new songs," he added.

The Ular La Have a Good Year album is free with every single receipt purchase made at Eu Yan Sang outlets.

Kredit: www.thestar.com.my

Rabu, 9 Januari 2013