From 360-degree levitation stages to drone swarms, India’s concert scene is embracing a tech renaissance that’s bridging the distance between artist and audience
From defiant celebrations of selfhood by Hanumankind to Arpit Bala’s finessed new bop and comebacks by The Down Troddence, here are the releases that stood out this year
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
Karan Aujla has announced six India dates in 2026 as part of his P-Pop Culture World Tour, which will include the Punjabi artist’s first stadium performances in the country
The debut weekend delivered massive sets from Central Cee, Wiz Khalifa, Karan Aujla, NAV and more, even as long commutes, fights, non-functional WiFi and patchy planning shaped the experience
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
The British artist enlists Arijit Singh, Karan Aujla, Jonita Gandhi, Hanumankind, Dhee and Santhosh Narayanan to shape adaptive and boundary-blurring pop
After opening for the British pop artist on his recent India tour, Gandhi joins the likes of Karan Aujla and Hanumankind for an upcoming remix EP, set to release on Oct. 17, 2025.
As budgets rise and stages grow, the questions are about vision, access, and who decides the picture.
Sheeran describes Punjabi as “melodic and poetic,” sharing how Aujla pushed him towards authenticity during the recording process