Whistling Woods International’s Cadence 2026 Explores the Spirit of Divine Jamming and Bhajan clubbing

Whistling Woods International’s Cadence Music Festival 2026 brought together some of India’s most celebrated musical voices, including Kailash Kher, Sonu Nigam, Salim Merchant, Sukhwinder Singh, Ameya Dabli, Naveen Kumar, Anandan Sivamani, along with filmmaker and WWI Founder and Chairman Subhash Ghai. The festival spotlighted a powerful and evolving trend in the industry, the renewed prominence of spiritual and culturally rooted music in contemporary cinema.

MBL and ABRAW unveil their latest song ‘Makkana’

Bringing together two distinct voices from the evolving Malayalam hip-hop scene, Def Jam Recordings India presents Makkana, the latest single by MBL and ABRAW. Set against the cultural backdrop of Malabar, the track explores a deeply personal yet universally resonant experience of love- one that unfolds through memory, tradition, and emotional restraint.

Kitty Su celebrates 11 Years of rewriting India’s Nightlife Culture with “Battle Royale: The Mumbai Edition”

Kitty Su, India’s foremost inclusive nightlife platform and a flagship cultural property of The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, is set to mark a defining milestone — its 11th anniversary — with Battle Royale: The Mumbai Edition, a landmark drag performance spectacular at House of Commons, Kitty Su Mumbai, on 11th April, 2026, from 8 PM onwards.

Jasleen Royal’s maiden collaboration with Badshah becomes a poignant Love Ode in ‘Inaam’

Celebrated for her evocative songwriting and nuanced musicality, singer-songwriter Jasleen Royal returns with Inaam , a deeply intimate and emotionally resonant romantic ballad featuring multi-platinum rapper Badshah in a rare, pared-down collaboration. The track brings together two distinct artistic identities to deliver a moving and universally relatable meditation on love in its quietest, most profound form.

Druv Kent releases new single ‘Beyond It All (Sayi)

Indian-born, Singapore/UK-based singer-songwriter Druv Kent released his new single, Beyond It All (Sayi) last weekend. Known for his unique folk-pop-rock blend of lyrically resonant and anthemic English songs and his Earthy, 𝘚𝘶𝘧𝘪-infused Hindi songs, this latest release marks Kent’s move into a genuine fusion of his musical worlds of East and West, with atmospheric production, contemplative lyrics, and a deeply human vocal performance.

Inspired by myth of Manmadhan and iconic 90s Malayalam movie - Njan Gandharvan, Aksomaniac releases ‘Amsham’, a track that explores cosmic love

Following the announcement of the collaboration between Def Jam Recordings India and Real Thing Records (RTR), Aksomaniac announces the release of the cinematic new single, Amsham. The track brings together four of the country’s most forward-thinking artists, Aksomaniac, Bhumi, M.H.R, and Circle Tone, for a powerful, genre-defying musical experience.

Inside The Oasis: Vivek Agrawal’s Virtual Music World blends Bollywood with Technology

Blending music, technology and a immersive digital experience, Vivek Agrawal, a Stanford trained technologist and viral musician, has possibly found a new way in which we will experience music in the very near future.

Divine makes Singapore his playground with new music video ‘Saucy’

Indian hip-hop today is a mood, a movement and a way of showing up. At the heart of that energy is Divine, whose voice continues to shape how a generation moves, travels, and experiences culture.

Rahul Shrivas crafts music in miniature; readies folk for future

He dreams big. But delivers a huge success in mini sizes. Rahul Shrivas - a graduate in Commerce and musician from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - has vaulted the crafting of miniature musical instruments into a vocation that fetches him artistic joy, cash and cachet.

Los Angeles based singer Shravana Karthikeyan releases new music

Shravana Karthikeyan is a singer, songwriter, voice actor, musical theatre performer and Bharata Natyam dancer, who recently graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, currently based in Los Angeles.