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| key_people = Mandar Thakur<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/mandar-thakur-join-times-music-coo# |title=Mandar Thakur to join Times Music as COO |website=www.radiomusic.com |date=14 December 2010}}</ref> ([[Chief Operating Officer]]), Times Music

'''Times Music''', a division of [[The Times Group]], is an [[India]]n [[record label]] and music publisher. Headquartered in [[Mumbai, India|Mumbai]], Times Music started operations in 1998<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/T-Series-restrained-from-infringing-Times-Music-copyrights/articleshow/19801298.cms |first=Swati |last=Deshpande |title=T-Series restrained from infringing Times Music copyrights |newspaper=The Times of India |date=23 August 2002}}</ref> and has a catalogue of more than 60,000 tracks<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/hamari-atariya-pe-ft-lopamudra-raut-is-a-sensuous-love-ballad-you-cant-miss/articleshow/69691420.cms|title=‘Hamari Atariya Pe’ Ft. Lopamudra Raut is a sensuous love ballad you can't miss|website=www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=7 June 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> Times Music was one of the early pioneers of remixes<ref name=Times2003>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Top-DJs-ready-for-war-of-the-beats/articleshow/46205126.cms |title=Top DJs ready for war of the beats |newspaper=The Times of India |date=13 May 2003}}</ref> 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 language|Telugu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]] and  [[Kannada]] and has a strong regional presence.

Times Music was established in 1998 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|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.

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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.<ref name=Times2003/> Times Music has worked with iconic bands such as [[Indian Ocean (band)|Indian Ocean]], [[MIDIval Punditz]], [[Mrigya]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/151217-mrigyas-second-album-documents-what-its |title=Mrigya's second album documents what its music represents |website=www.radioandmusic.com |date=17 December 2015}}</ref> [[Viva (band)|Viva]] and Band of Boys. Other prominent artists are [[Karsh Kale]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/New-York-based-Indian-musician-Karsh-Kale-going-back-to-his-roots/articleshow/50641438.cms |first=Kasmin |last=Fernandes |title=New York-based Indian musician Karsh Kale going back to his roots |newspaper=The Times of India |date=19 January 2016}}</ref> [[Susheela Raman]] and [[Angaraag Mahanta]].

*National Award 2015 for best music director to Vishal Bhardwaj for ''Haider''<ref name=IndianExpress2015>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/62nd-national-film-awards-winners-haider-wins-five-queen-two/ |author=Express News Service |title=62nd National Film Awards’ winners: ‘Haider’ wins five, Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Queen’ two |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=24 March 2015}}</ref>

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