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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

K-POP NOW

Not since the teen pop craze of the early 2000s have we seen a music movement quite like this. Acts like BTS and Blackpink have led K-pop boldly into the mainstream, winning fans around the globe with catchy hooks, colorful videos, and irresistible personalities. But that’s only a sampling of what Korea’s hottest acts have to offer.

Sam Jay's Comedy of Compromise

With her new HBO late-night show, the stand-up is aiming to bring Americans together

LEAH KATE DROPS NEW BOPPING SINGLE ‘BOY NEXT DOOR,' TALKS WORKING WITH REDDIT'S ALEXIS OHANIAN

The American singer’s exponential rise as an indie artist has been second to none

It's Olivia Rodrigo's World

‘Drivers License’ is an instant classic — but chances are that’s only the beginning for a songwriter in full command of pop’s history and future

THE CLASSIC-ROCK GOLD RUSH

As the giants of the genre contemplate retirement, companies are dreaming up increasingly innovative ways to bring new value to older sounds

Lyor Cohen

The veteran music mogul on the pitfalls of viral hits and what defines success

The Triumph of BTS

How seven young superstars rewrote music-biz rules and became the biggest band in the world

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOURS

Aided by the Great Pause, concert tech is growing by leaps and bounds. The next wave of live music will be unlike anything we’ve ever seen

The Enemy Within

Race and White Supremacy in American Policing

WHAT'S A GOOD RECORD DEAL?

Superstars like Kanye West and Taylor Swift have bashed lopsided label deals — and a new generation of artists is vying to recalibrate music’s balance of power