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Bollywood star Aamir Khan opts to launch his films on YouTube for $1 in India following theatrical runs, instead of on global streamers; he'll get 50% of sales (Sohee Kim/Bloomberg)
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LAPS-Diff: A Diffusion-Based Framework for Singing Voice Synthesis With Language Aware Prosody-Style Guided Learning
Sandipan Dhar, Mayank Gupta, Preeti Rao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04966

LAPS-Diff: A Diffusion-Based Framework for Singing Voice Synthesis With Language Aware Prosody-Style Guided Learning
The field of Singing Voice Synthesis (SVS) has seen significant advancements in recent years due to the rapid progress of diffusion-based approaches. However, capturing vocal style, genre-specific pitch inflections, and language-dependent characteristics remains challenging, particularly in low-resource scenarios. To address this, we propose LAPS-Diff, a diffusion model integrated with language-aware embeddings and a vocal-style guided learning mechanism, specifically designed for Bollywood Hin…

Bollywood star Aamir Khan's hit Sitaare Zameen Par will be released exclusively on YouTube for digital rental on August 1, sidestepping traditional streamers (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/aamir-khan-…

Aamir Khan Takes 'Sitaare Zameen Par' to YouTube Instead of Streamers
Aamir Khan bypasses traditional streamers by releasing 'Sitaare Zameen Par' on YouTube Movies-on-Demand, setting a new distribution precedent.