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#Exclusive: Kim Woojin and the Road to Vindication

How the trials and tribulations in the young South Korean soloist’s life inspired a cathartic album full of self-reflection and hope

Guitarist-Composer Chirag Todi Wraps Up Rock-Solid Debut EP ‘Panodrama'

The title track brings together Blackstratblues’ Warren Mendonsa and Jai Row Kavi, plus vocalist Shreya Bhattacharya

Hayley Sales on Collaborating with Sharon Stone: ‘It Was Magical'

The American-Canadian singer-songwriter teamed up with the Hollywood actress on the jazz-leaning ‘Never Before’ earlier this year

#RISEOFREGIONAL: JASSIE GILL

How the Punjabi pop star and actor is globalizing his roots through social media

TOMORROW X TOGETHER Explore Pop-Punk On ‘LO$ER=LOVER'

The South Korean quintet’s repackaged album ‘The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE’ unveils a distinct emocore vibe

BLACKSTRATBLUES ON LATEST ALBUM: ‘IT'S A DIARY OF MY LAST YEAR'

Guitarist Warren Mendonsa walks us through his new 16-track record ‘Hindsight Is 2020’

Beanie Feldstein

The ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ star on playing Monica Lewinsky and reconsidering Hillary

Bruce Lee Mani On How the Internet and the Pandemic Led to His Solo Album

The vocalist-guitarist of Bengaluru rock band Thermal And A Quarter created a song a day for the 30-track ‘We’re All We’ve Got’ and is now releasing a song each week

Indie-Folk Artist Vishruti Releases Plaintive Debut Single ‘Changing Cities, Reprise'

The Valencia-based singer song writer prefaces the story of her upcoming EP, also called ‘changing cities’

U.K. Artist Kamal on His Debut EP ‘War Outside' and Fame in the Pandemic

The singer-songwriter’s openhearted tracks like “homebody” have made him a comforting voice across the world

The Rise And Rise Of Indian Short-Video Apps

With TikTok definitively out of the short-video game in India, homegrown apps — like Josh, MX TakaTak, Moj and more — have taken over the country’s social media landscape. A year on, have they filled the Chinese giant’s boots?

Ritviz Scopes Out Two Collaborative Albums with Nucleya and Seedhe Maut

The producer-singer will release 21 songs on a weekly basis between August and December

SATYRICON TALK REISSUE OF SEMINAL ALBUMS ‘DARK MEDIEVAL TIMES' AND ‘THE SHADOWTHRONE'

The stalwart Norwegian band’s drummer Frost on “trying to take the whole black metal genre forward”

Palestinian Pop Artist Bashar Murad on His Life Affirming New EP ‘Maskhara'

House beats, Arabic instrumentation and a resounding story of self-belief against the odds became the fuel that drove the East Jerusalem-based singer-producer

Mohit Mukhi Drops Guitar-Led EP ‘Who's Sizing Me Up'

The four-track record follows the Mumbai singer-songwriter’s previous releases ‘Running Shoes and a Thousand Dreams’ and ‘Midnight Lullabies’

Manas Jha Enlists Blackstratblues, FuzzCulture and Keshav Dhar on New EP ‘Trifecta'

The three-track record also includes performances from Jai Row Kavi and Siddharth Basrur

Malaysian Artist Lyia Meta Brings Lilting Jazz/Blues on Her New EP ‘15013'

A seasoned singer-songwriter has been part of club residencies for decades, exploring everything from pop to metal with different collaborators

Joe Walsh, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash Join Hands on ‘Prayers'

The American guitar great and sarod maestro’s friendship led them to a “spiritually infused” three-song EP

BACK TO THE ROOTS

How international Tamil artists Dhee and Shan Vincent de Paul are blurring local and global music boundaries, via record label and platform maajja

Aga Khan Museum and Amarrass Records Launch New Docuseries ‘Searching For The Blues'

Founders Ankur Malhotra and Ashutosh Sharma talk about creating three episodes about Rajasthani music

Perspectives: Artists on Art, Survival and Relief During the Pandemic

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated India. As the rage of the virus ebbs and f lows, the artist community weighs in on the triumph and toll of art

Tejas On Latest LP ‘Outlast': ‘This Album Is Not Just Music for Me, It's So Much More Important Than That'

The Mumbai-based singer-songwriter counts his new record as his most personal

The A to Z of HYBE Corporation: How the South Korean Entertainment Giant is Taking Over the Music Industry

For Rolling Stone Explainer’s fifth installment, we asked HYBE’s Global CEO Lenzo Yoon to break down the label’s artist development process, marketing strategies and business expansion

Shizty Showcases Moody Clip for Latest Track ‘Temptation Of Life (TOL)'

The New Delhi-based artist sings in both English and Hindi across the song

Randolph Correia On Solo Projects: ‘This Being Personal Is Like My Other Side'

The Mumbai-based guitarist and producer dropped a total of five new records last month

Billie Eilish AND THE PURSUIT of HAPPINESS

The pop superstar’s new album is a stunner. But she had to walk a dark road to get there

Pop Stuff: The Year Cinema Didn't Die

Cinema fulfills a basic human yearning to connect

Max Kate Releases Melancholic Debut EP ‘October'

The Mumbai-based producer enlisted Pune vocalist Xeede to sing on the three-track record

Indo-American Artist Sunny Jain Releases Trippy ‘Where Is Home' Video

The New York-based founder of global music group Red Baraat talks transcultural project ‘Phoenix Rise,’ which includes an album, recipe book

Bengaluru-Bred 17-Year-Old Guitarist Manou Rao on His Multicultural Upbringing

The Franco-Indian artist has set his sights on going professional, even as he balances school and the behemoth that is social media