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The Indian Music Diaries
- News
From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
Music or Monolith? Why Spotify’s Audiobook Move Might Prove To Be A Disaster For Artists
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
- Reviews
Grave Defines the Modern Rave Through Minimalist and Menacing Sonic Textured EP ‘Cerebral Malfunction’
‘Babylon’s Camp’ by Kaali Duniya Reimagines Dubstep as a Tool for Social Reclamation
Aatma Redefines Contemporary Dancefloors Through the Immersive Narrative of his album ‘Ehsaas’
Chaar Diwaari Fuels a Grand Reinvention with His Multi Genre EP ‘Parvana’
Premik Jolly’s ‘Eternal’ Proves That Electronic Music Can Be Both Delicate and Devastating
- Industry Insight
11 Ways How Independent Artists Are Growing Through Digital Music Marketing in 2026
AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
Setting Up Your Music Business: Registration Essentials
Collaborate, Innovate, Elevate: Inside the Exclusive Madverse for Managers Event
Shedding Light on the Evolving Landscape: Reclaiming Black Box Royalties in the Indian Music Industry
- Featured
Release Spotlight #105 – Acoustic Folk, Indie Pop, Experimental Music & More!
Behind the stage: The Dark Reality of Volunteering at Indian Festivals
‘Bhalo Lage Na’: Revisiting Chandrabindoo’s Chaw Across Generations
“You’d be blown away listening to Jakub in a completely new avatar” – In Conversation With Antariksh and Jakub on single ‘Naaqis’
RISE//DEL 2026: 3 Days That Brought India’s Creative Economy Into Focus
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Every festival season in India begins the same way. Lineups drop. Group chats explode. Tickets sell out. And somewhere in the middle of all...
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My mother and I have a very few things in common, especially when it comes to how we have spent our days in the...
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Very few singers have a voice like Suman Sridhar’s, even fewer have not heard of her. Anyone who possessed a sense of gravitation towards...
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We often hear that change is the only constant, yet when you pause and look around, it’s hard not to notice that some things...
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What is that feeling when a song reminds you of something that never was? Sometimes you hear an act and wonder why the views...
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For decades, the Hindi film music industry relied on a predictable, safe formula—familiar beats and songs crafted for instant success. But in the late...
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The word “indie”(short for “independent”) evokes the spirit of DIY creativity, artistic autonomy, and an ethos that resists commercial formulas. In India, however, the...
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The Evolving Landscape of Music Education in India : How Institutions Are Redefining Formal Training
India, and its landscape of music education, have always been in flux – and yet, it remains elusive. While popular understandings gravitate towards institutions...
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Gorillaz is a virtual band created by Damon Albarn (frontman of Blur) and comic artist Jamie Hewlett comprising of four fictional members – 2-D,...
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Mumbai, Bangalore and Gurgaon see a flood of international artists headlining events and festivals but that hasn’t been the case for the capital. Why?...
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Quite often, while reviewing music – I dunk on electropop, anything that is too reliant on synths and safely nestled in beat-topia. It is...
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There was a time in India when the best way to discover new music wasn’t Spotify playlists or Instagram reels; it was a college...
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The first Velvet Underground album sold not more than ten thousand copies but each of those ten thousand listeners –...