Opinion
Understanding how festivals are booked explains more about gender gaps than blame ever could
World-class production means little if audiences feel misled before the gates even open. India’s concert economy needs clarity as much as scale.
From Karan Aujla and King, to Badshah and Raja Kumari, India’s hip-hop artists are shaping style, identity, and consumer trends in a way that can no longer be ignored
Op-eds are seen as threats and reviews as betrayals. When artists and executives start fearing critique, transparency becomes performance and truth gets quietly rewritten
This lineup proves India is on the global circuit, but the choices behind it reveal the cautious strategy of a first edition
Leaking lineups isn’t marketing, it’s mismanagement
A bill that spans nu-metal nostalgia, trap rap, indie grit, and rising Indian voices shows the festival’s ambition to be everywhere at once
India’s first AI rock band announced a partnership with Suno, the $500-million platform facing lawsuits, artist outrage, and a transparency crisis
The backlash against bands like Trilok and The Velvet Sundown raises larger ethical questions about whether machines can really honor what they don’t feel
What happens when outrage becomes entertainment, and scandal becomes strategy? Welcome to the internet’s favourite narrative: the villain redemption arc.
