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Sunidhi Chauhan on why her time is now. Sold-out shows, crowded recording sessions

Speaking to ThePrint, Sunidhi Chauhan reflected on what’s changed in the music industry since she started and why she has no advice to offer the newcomers.

The unputdownable Sunidhi Chauhan. From playback to live stage show star

Sunidhi Chauhan has redefined female playback singing as a faceless, second-tier role. She is now front and centre on stage with her unapologetic persona and performance.

Vajpayee’s favourite maestro—How Anil Biswas balanced art and appeal

A pioneer of orchestration and choral effects, Biswas, born on 7 July 1914, blended Western symphonic form with Indian classical traditions in films such as Roti.

Mohammed Rafi to sing again. This time in an AI avatar

Eros Music Worlds is coming up with seven AI-native artists. All of their songs will be rolled out in phases, with each launch featuring original singles and artists’ videos.

Stand-up comics versus Bollywood. What a post-mortem looked like

Bollywood Post-Mortem at Delhi’s Bipin Chandra Pal Auditorium on 13 June was a satirical critique of the Indian film industry’s current state over the last decade.

Here are Suman Kalyanpur’s top five unforgettable Hindi songs

The versatile maestro, who sang in Hindi, Marathi, and several regional languages, leaves behind a remarkable six-decade-long career.

Not enough women, says Vishal Dadlani. Urges more women singer to register for Playlist

In a video on Instagram, Vishal Dadlani explains how his new project, The Playlist, is setting the stage for indie artists across India.

Javed Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan launch Goongoonalo app—artists own the songs, not labels

The launch on 17 January saw the presence of stalwarts like Prasoon Joshi, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam, Sameer Anjaan, Shaan, Papon, among 40 others.

‘Loveyapa Ho Gaya’ is this year’s Valentine’s Day anthem. It’s not cringy

If you’re a die-hard Mohammed Rafi fan, you might roll your eyes and label the song “senseless.” But, ‘Loveyapa Ho Gaya’ mirrors the unfiltered energy of today’s dating culture.

Singer Mubarak Begum went from poverty to Bollywood & Lollywood. Then her ‘wings were cut’

‘Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein’ singer Mubarak Begum, who died on 18 July 2016, worked with some of the biggest names in Bollywood in the 1950s & 60s. But her career took a nosedive.

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Starbucks has launched aloo posto burger for Pujo. It’s blasphemy to Bengalis

The ‘Amar Pujo, Amar Starbucks’ campaign also created Bhetki Bhaja Sandwich and Sorse Chicken Burger, but Bengalis drew a line when they saw aloo posto being butchered.

Insurance sold, not chosen: Why IRDAI wants to put the customer back at the centre

The regulator says insurance distribution has become too commission-driven. Its new proposal seeks to make sales more transparent, accountable and aligned with customer needs.

Drones for IAF are not revolutionary but evolutionary, says IAF chief

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh has ruled out a separate drone force, saying that UAVs must operate with fighters and other existing technology.

India has always been a hard state under Gandhian cover. Nehru to Modi, leaders have reinforced it

Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.