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The Indian Music Diaries
- News
He Said, They Said: ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ Creators and Maajja Label in Payment Standoff
Facepalm at SPXCEJXM: The Ongoing Festival Fiasco and What it Means for the Indian Music Scene
Puerto Rican Artist Melissa Otero Sends Legal Notice to Mood Indigo Team Accusing Them of Mistreatment
Rock Band Competition “Wildfire” Returns at 65th Edition of Spring Fest, IIT Kharagpur
Spotify’s Royalty Model Changes And What Do They Mean For Independent Artists
- Reviews
‘Shikshan’: A Dose of Optimism from Rising Pune Artist Nerak
Tiger Baby Records Presents: A Disco and Funk-Infused Children’s Music EP
‘Museum’ EP: Tejas’ Experimental Fusion of Classical and Contemporary Sounds
‘Rasto Ki Kavita’ by Vadodra’s Bhadrankar proves that he’s not your everyday cocky rapper
Aanchal’s EP ‘Letters to Bombay’ Is Perfect Infusion of Blues With Memories
- Industry Insight
Shedding Light on the Evolving Landscape: Reclaiming Black Box Royalties in the Indian Music Industry
The DIY Musician’s Toolkit: Building a Home Studio Under 10k
Behind the Playlist: Decoding Our Fascination With Spotify Wrapped
Why Music Events Should Be More Inclusive and Need Reforms
Offline Music Marketing Tools For Every Independent Musician
- Featured
Release Spotlight #82 – Dream-Pop, Prog-Rock, R&B, and more!
“We can create a lot more space for music that is more experimental and alternative” – In Conversation with Aadya Jaswal
“I’ve become more confident as a songwriter, allowing me to push the boundaries of my creativity”- In Conversation with Frappe Ash
“Bollywood has always been around but it is time for us to be independent and take over” – In Conversation with Aamir Rizvi
Release Spotlight #81 – Electronic Pop, Hindustani fusion, Pop rock, and more!
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In art and in life alike, exposure is a notion more political than one might usually consider. To be acknowledged, accorded, and finally, hopefully,...
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Perfection in art—whatever the word might signify—holds a scarcely tested position. Revisions, redefinitions, reorientations and the myriad words emblematic of incurred change, perhaps justifiably...
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After releases of his singles like Sheeshmehal, Batti, Baaliyan and his EP, Lekh, all of which explored different areas of the musical spectrum, Karun...
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Music and dance as arts have long ceased to constitute a binary. If singing ambles out of the chrysalis of the self, dancing—being an...
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At the heart of India lies a city bustling with clanks of iron and steel, Jamshedpur. A city so busy and diverse that it...
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Hip-Hop by brown people popularly known as ‘Desi hip-hop’ has quickly become the most sought after genre of music in India, so much so...
Opinion
One might find several artists who claim to have taken up music to escape monotony. Still, very few have dared to create their sound...
Music Videos
The underlying message of a track can often find different expressions, the visual medium being a prominent one. The underground hip-hop scene in India...
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It is not unknown that Hip-Hop in India is male-dominated. From the artists to the audience, we aren’t used to finding a large number...