Now in its fourth edition, the festival returned to a market that’s grown massively in scale and ambition, armed with experimental Indian acts and global crowd-pullers including Yungblud, Linkin Park, Playboi Carti, Kehlani, Fujii Kaze, ...
Mike Shinoda on the rock band’s long-awaited debut shows in the country and what comes after the comeback
Hip-hop stars like Karan Aujla and Hanumankind made global leaps, the likes of Parvaaz, Sijya and Sen gave us beautifully bleak albums and the year belonged to those who pushed boundaries of language and genre
The Mumbai psychedelic/sludge act’s core songwriters Karan Kaul and Aditya Mohanan discuss opening for Bloodywood in France and why Desertfest 2026 in London is a bucket list item
Synth-pop act LANY, electronic artists like Sammy Virji, Knock2, Japanese pianist and singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze, singer-songwriter Calum Scott and more will perform in Mumbai on Jan. 24 and 25
A look at the most compelling releases shaping the country’s indie space this year
From Bloodywood’s animated boss fights to Hanumankind riding in the Well of Death, here’s what grabbed eyeballs this year
With India and Europe tours announced, New Delhi folk metallers have also signed with American label Fearless Records for their upcoming second full-length album