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For the first installment of Rolling Stone India's Future of Music feature, the magazine delved into the trends, technology, and emerging artists influencing the music scene of the future

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The artists who have us most excited about what’s next See the full list

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Our favorite artists’ takes on
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Chaar Diwaari

Chaar Diwaari 

The shape-shifting artist considers himself a devil’s advocate

Anoushka Maskey

Anoushka Maskey  

A rising star in Indian indie music with her folk-inspired melodies

Dhanji

Dhanji

Ahmedabad has found its funk

Paal Dabba

Paal Dabba

Everything is visual for the genre-breaking artist

MC Stan

MC Stan

The Pune rapper is living in 2050

Yadnesh Raikar

Yadnesh Raikar

Violin prodigy revels in complexities, concertos and character

Baby Jean

Baby Jean

Empowering south-side youth through his music

tricksingh

tricksingh

A story of musical passion and perseverance

Hanumankind

Hanumankind

The fire breathing rapper is working on his debut album

Amrit Ramnath

Amrit Ramnath

Setting a standard for risk-taking in Indian classical music

Mohini Dey

Mohini Dey

The bassist-composer is switching gears with her Nashville move

Anuv Jain

Anuv Jain

The shy wunderkind from Ludhiana turned into a chart-topping sensation

Dabzee

Dabzee

The musical King of the South has spoken

Dot.

Dot. 

From New Delhi roots to musical and theatrical success

Ishaan Ghosh

Ishaan Ghosh

The tabla artist is learning and unlearning his way through music

Lisa Mishra

Lisa Mishra

She has risen to rearrange the status quo

Kayan

Kayan

The bona fide party-starter Is sharpening her focus

Karan Kanchan

Karan Kanchan

There’s no competition for this composer-producer

Lydian Nadhaswaram

Lydian Nadhaswaram 

From Chennai to global fame with 25 instruments

RANJ x Clifr

RANJ X CLIFR

Bengaluru’s musical powerhouse duo

Riar Saab

Riar Saab

Ferocity meets humility in this singer’s eyes

Anumita Nadesan

Anumita Nadesan

Multilingual, cross-genre dreams from the singer-songwriter

Taba Chake

Taba Chake

The Arunachal artist has a soft spot for old-fashioned love stories

Yashraj

Yashraj

Young Bombay royalty takes its form in Yashraj