There was a time when Indian music listeners were mesmerised by a song’s lyrics, spending time memorising and singing them. For decades, Indian music revolved around lyrics, with audiences remembering ...

“Dhoom Machale,” a popular Hindi film song played at the end of Zohran Mamdani’s first speech as New York City’s mayor-elect, nodded to his Indian roots. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani with his mother ...

NIIIK, born Nikhil Aryan Sharma, has built his artistic identity around an unusual musical combination — bringing the familiar melodies of Bollywood into the world of German pop production. His music ...