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- 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
Ahuja and Mittal Explore Nauseating Spiritualism Through Hazy Synths In ‘Feeling So Good’
Shourya Malhotra crafts Indie folk tunes to sail through the day in Album ‘Everybody Knows, Everybody Understands’
Sacred Disobedience and Sonic Dissonance : Inside keichyna’s RHAPSODY OF THE EXILED
Nanku’s Pyar N’ Stuff is Hindi Pop Extravaganza At Its Finest
Melodic House Artist Kaigan Translates Personal Determination Into Euphoric Electronic Soundscapes through ‘Tired Of Almost’
- Industry Insight
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
The DIY Musician’s Toolkit: Building a Home Studio Under 10k
- Featured
Release Spotlight #104 – Electronica, Pop, Metal & More!
The Sonic World of Chaar Diwaari: Interpreting His Discography Through the Palette of Navarasa
The Lumineers and ‘The Circle of Life’ – On Automatic, Addiction, Alcoholism & the Ache of Family!
“Growth has given us reach. Intention keeps us grounded.” Say Kappa CULTR’s Founders Mayura and Devika
How The Indian Music Charts Podcast Is Decoding India’s Evolving Music Economy
The Indian Music Diaries — India's guide to contemporary music
Review
The tone is foreboding and the album almost creeps up on you, but Moosa Saleem’s fifth album starts off strong. The album is titled...
Interview
Long Distances is a dynamic band known to integrate genres like dreampop, shoegaze, and post-punk into their own unique flavour of indie – rock....
Music Festivals
Nirvana at MTV Unplugged, Queen at Live Aid, Santana performing Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock 69… The most beautiful thing about live music is that...
Review
Have you ever pondered about what makes your identity, during a moment of self-reflection or while thinking of the world? Assuming that many of...
TIMD Awards 2025
The sixth edition of the Indian Music Diaries Awards is set to honor excellence in the Indian independent music scene, and at its helm...
Interview
Dehradun-based artist Kushagra is known for his soul-stirring voice, heartfelt compositions, and infectious melodies. The small-town musician became popular with his cover of “Aadat.”...
Review
‘Dusty Kid is the Pink Floyd of Techno.’ A Ben Bohmer loving friend remarked to me while we were enroute back to our houses...
FEATURED
The spotlight’s on! It’s your turn to amplify the voices that resonated with you throughout the year. The Indian Music Diaries Awards 2025 proudly...
Opinion
The recent hullabaloo surrounds the controversial ethics of artists showing up late to the party! From Lauryn Hill to Ye to Metallica, the terrain...
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Bengaluru is about to host its first-ever festival dedicated entirely to the guitar. Let There Be Guitar, happening on April 5, 2025, brings together...
Interview
Skopòs is a Delhi-based Genre-Fluid Music Producer / DJ & Curator who began his musical journey under the guidance of the legendary Jazzy Joe...
Opinion
Every breaking wave on the shore tells the next one there’ll be one more. Legacies inspire legacies. Music inspires music. The songs of yesterday...
Review
Yashraj is back — this time with a 3-track EP, a near 8 minute project produced by NEVERSOBER and Talal Qureshi. Some of the...
Review
From the heart of Pune’s underground comes a concept project unlike anything else in mainstream Indian hip-hop space right now. Moksh is the latest...
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What makes a song truly great? Is it the artist’s voice, the melody that sticks with you, or the emotions it stirs? While all...
Review
From the very polished street and uncluttered energy of Chandigarh, it was coincidence, or rather fate, that Sangram Malik found himself in a crowd...