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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
sxnchay & Moonjock Mixes Pop Rap & Acoustic Soul In Their Mixtape ‘Twentysomethings’
Dolorblind Challenges Indian Melodic Tastes by Integrating Gritty Textures into Electronic Pop through EP ‘No Signals’
Pina Colada Blues & Jai Matt Bring Early-2000s Pop to Malayalam with their Mixtape ‘J2K, Vol. 1’
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
- 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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The pulse of the independent circuit is best felt through its diversity, where every day brings a collision of genres that somehow find a...
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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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Few acts in India’s rock landscape have pushed boundaries like Antariksh. Blending odd-timed riffs with Hindustani classical elements, grand choruses, and emotionally charged storytelling,...
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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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As we’re reaching the end of another crazy month, let’s look at some of the best releases in the independent music scene. Cozy up,...
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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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Let’s enter November with a bang by listening to some of last month’s craziest singles. As always, this roundup has been curated with the...
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Officially entering the last quarter of 2023 and the independent music scene in India remains super awesome! Artists from all walks of life have...
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Young Indians today have taken to the concept of festivals rather differently. Music becoming the core of festivities in the country transcends language, culture...
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2023 has seen a lot of experimentation and mixing of genres that at the first glance look so unbelievingly different from each other. Setting...
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There are always people who look to master one genre through years of practice and explore the depths of it. Then, there are people...
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There is no doubt about the significance Compton had on the whole sound of Hip-Hop as we recognize it. Although home to diverse communities,...