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{{Infobox television channel<br />
| name = B4U Music<br />
| logo = B4U_Music_logo.png<br />
| logo_size = 200px<br />
| logo_alt = Official logo<br />
| launch_date = {{launch date and age|2000|05|06|df=y}}<br />
| closed_date = <br />
| owner = [[B4U (network)|B4U Network Limited]]<br />
| picture_format = [[16:9]] [[576i]] [[SDTV]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br /> [[United Kingdom]]<br/>[[Qatar]] <br />
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]] & [[English language|English]]<br />
| area = International<br />
| former_names = <br />
| replaced = <br />
| sister_channels = [[B4U Movies]]<br>[[B4U Kadak (TV channel)|B4U Kadak]]<br>[[B4U Bhojpuri (TV channel)|B4U Bhojpuri]]<br />
| timeshift_service = <br />
| website = {{url|b4umusic.in}}<br />
| terr_serv_1 = [[Oqaab]]<br><small>(Afghanistan)</small><br />
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 60<br />
| terr_serv_2 = Cambodian DTH UHD <br><small>(Cambodia)</small><br />
| terr_chan_2 = Channel 76<br />
| online_serv_1 = Virgin TV Anywhere<br />
| online_chan_1 = [http://anywhere.virginmedia.com/channels/live/b4u-music/ Watch live] (UK only)<br />
| online_serv_2 = [[Sling TV]]<br />
| online_chan_2 = [[IPTV|Internet Protocol television]]<br />
| online_serv_3 = DD Free Dish<br />
| online_chan_3 = LCN 63<br />
| online_serv_4 = Airtel digital TV<br />
| online_chan_4 = LCN 486<br />
}}<br />
[[File:B4umusic.svg|thumbnail|Logo used from 2000 to 2013.|120px|right]]<br />
[[File:B4U Music (television channel) logo.png|thumbnail|Logo used from 2013 to 2014.|120px|right]]<br />
'''B4U Music''' is a [[Free-to-air|free to air]] [[music television channel]] owned by the [[B4U (network)|B4U Network]]. The channel broadcasts a mixture of contemporary [[Bollywood]], [[Indipop]], [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]] and international music.<br />
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==History==<br />
The channel began broadcasting in 2000 becoming the second B4U channel after [[B4U Movies]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/may/22/mondaymediasection.raceintheuk</ref> There are now four different versions of the channel being broadcast in Europe, North America, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Each feed produces a quantity of local programming which reflects the culture and tastes of the local population of the [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]].<br />
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In [[Qatar]] the channel launched in 2009 and closed in 2019.<br />
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==Programming==<br />
Programs include celebrity interviews, artist profiles, concerts and chart rundowns, as well as video request shows.<br />
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Since 2008, the yearly [[UK Asian Music Awards]] have been produced and broadcast by the channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.b4utv.com/subs/091224ukama_award.shtml |title=B4Utv.com -UKAMA – UK Asian Music Awards |work=b4utv.com |accessdate=24 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120084138/http://b4utv.com/subs/091224ukama_award.shtml |archivedate=20 November 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref><br />
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==Ratings==<br />
B4U Music emerged as the No.1 Asian TV channel in UK ratings in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=BizAsia |date=2022-01-03 |title=Overnights: B4U Music surprises by taking No.1 spot on Sunday |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/overnights-b4u-music-surprises-by-taking-no-1-spot-on-sunday/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[ATN B4U Music]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official}}<br />
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[[Category:Television stations in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Music video networks in the United Kingdom]]<br />
[[Category:Indian pop]]<br />
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2000]]<br />
[[Category:British Indian mass media]]<br />
[[Category:Music television channels]]<br />
[[Category:2000 establishments in Maharashtra]]<br />
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