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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
Arvasu’s ‘The Traffic Horn Orchestra’: Finding Harmony in the Urban Cacophony
‘Bheegein’ by Joshua Singh: A Tender, Disco-Tinted Reverie
Kayan Asks “Is Love Enough?” in a Heartfelt and Electrifying New EP
‘Caged Authority’ by ROFO – Five Track Rock Opera for The Unruly
Ananda Sen’s “Pages From The Past” Becomes Miti Adhikari’s Swan Song
- Industry Insight
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
Behind the Playlist: Decoding Our Fascination With Spotify Wrapped
- Featured
Yuva Sur Sartaj 2025: The Search for India’s Next Hindustani Vocal Star
Release Roundup #99 – Indie Pop, R&B, Alternative & More!
Turn Up the Streets: 3 Days of World Music Day Celebration with Buskr Chowk
Producer-Led Albums: Why It’s Time We Let Them Take Center Stage
Kashmir is a haunt that never pauses: The legacy of Gaekhir Republik’s ‘Madnyan Shaam’
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...
FEATURED
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 lead...
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...
Review
Aadya Jaswal, a singer and songwriter from Gurgaon, has been making way in the indie music space with her storytelling and delicate sound. Drawing...
Review
Some songs speak to you on a personal level while some make you think from a bird’s eye perspective. With the release of KALI...
Review
Anurag Mishra’s latest album ‘Behad’ is all shades and sides of the phenomenon that is love – unending and tireless. Being his 4th studio...
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This edition of release spotlight dives into a mix of emotions and sounds—exploring love, loss, resilience, and rebellion. From genre-blending experiments to raw, stripped-down...
Review
With One From The Crowd, Dox isn’t just releasing an album—he’s telling a story. A producer-led album is still a rarity in Indian hip-hop,...
Callback
My introduction to Rounak Maiti is bizarre, which is to say I find his music the same week in two places, and fail to...
Review
In this short EP lasting 12 minutes, Sanjana systematically jams together an account of unrequited short-lived romance and personal growth in just 4 tracks....