{"id":239851,"date":"2025-06-04T11:14:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musically.com\/?page_id=239851"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:17:11","slug":"south-asia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musically.com\/south-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"South Asia Music Industry News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#009ebe;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-efdcd2e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-439572a8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#009ebe;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-48203620c9dc87980452db46c8d52762 wp-block-paragraph\">In association with:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-duotone-ffffff-ffffff-1\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.png?resize=700%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138437\" style=\"width:127px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.png?resize=700%2C210&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.png?resize=500%2C150&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.png?resize=768%2C230&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.png?resize=1536%2C460&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.png?resize=2048%2C614&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.png?resize=1200%2C360&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.png?resize=1568%2C470&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.png?resize=400%2C120&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black.png?resize=706%2C212&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Black-700x210.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e148e5c0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b762f4cb969031a4882df99ce93907b8\" id=\"h-music-ally-south-asia\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Music Ally South Asia<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-17210dc1e6cbe12f7592ffd77bd2ca3e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Music Ally South Asia is your guide to the music business in the subcontinent \u2013 in association with Spotify<\/strong>. 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editor<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3aa1daa7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.67%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f263611c;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a48333fe wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-alignright ts-3 is-1 is-portrait is-style-default\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"239851\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"270967\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-diversity tag-india tag-spotify tag-spotify-sa category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/05\/everything-that-happened-at-spotify-indias-first-equal-day\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Spotify-India-Equal-Day-panel-on-Women-Shaping-Indias-Music-Industry.-L-TO-R-Moderator_-Shilpi-Gupta-Panelists_-Yama-Seth-Raashi-Sanghavi-Shilpa-Sharda.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-portrait-medium size-newspack-article-block-portrait-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Everything that happened at Spotify India\u2019s first Equal Day\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Spotify-India-Equal-Day-panel-on-Women-Shaping-Indias-Music-Industry.-L-TO-R-Moderator_-Shilpi-Gupta-Panelists_-Yama-Seth-Raashi-Sanghavi-Shilpa-Sharda.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Spotify-India-Equal-Day-panel-on-Women-Shaping-Indias-Music-Industry.-L-TO-R-Moderator_-Shilpi-Gupta-Panelists_-Yama-Seth-Raashi-Sanghavi-Shilpa-Sharda.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Spotify-India-Equal-Day-panel-on-Women-Shaping-Indias-Music-Industry.-L-TO-R-Moderator_-Shilpi-Gupta-Panelists_-Yama-Seth-Raashi-Sanghavi-Shilpa-Sharda.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Spotify-India-Equal-Day-panel-on-Women-Shaping-Indias-Music-Industry.-L-TO-R-Moderator_-Shilpi-Gupta-Panelists_-Yama-Seth-Raashi-Sanghavi-Shilpa-Sharda.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Spotify-India-Equal-Day-panel-on-Women-Shaping-Indias-Music-Industry.-L-TO-R-Moderator_-Shilpi-Gupta-Panelists_-Yama-Seth-Raashi-Sanghavi-Shilpa-Sharda.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Spotify-India-Equal-Day-panel-on-Women-Shaping-Indias-Music-Industry.-L-TO-R-Moderator_-Shilpi-Gupta-Panelists_-Yama-Seth-Raashi-Sanghavi-Shilpa-Sharda.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Spotify-India-Equal-Day-panel-on-Women-Shaping-Indias-Music-Industry.-L-TO-R-Moderator_-Shilpi-Gupta-Panelists_-Yama-Seth-Raashi-Sanghavi-Shilpa-Sharda.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/05\/everything-that-happened-at-spotify-indias-first-equal-day\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Everything that happened at Spotify India\u2019s first Equal Day<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 14 May, Mumbai joined nine cities across the world in hosting Spotify\u2019s Equal Day. The event\u2014named after Spotify\u2019s global initiative to fuel equality in the music\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-2 is-1 is-landscape mobile-stack is-style-default has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"239851\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>More SOUTH ASIA news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272554\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-music-streaming-economy tag-spotify category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/29\/spotify-india-enters-into-first-of-its-kind-telco-partnership-with-vi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spotify India enters into \u201cfirst-of-its-kind telco partnership\u201d with Vi\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=667%2C500&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=706%2C530&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/29\/spotify-india-enters-into-first-of-its-kind-telco-partnership-with-vi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Spotify India enters into \u201cfirst-of-its-kind telco partnership\u201d with Vi<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vi\u2014which was created from the merger of the telecom companies Vodafone India and the Aditya Birla Group conglomerate\u2019s Idea Cellular\u2014has entered into a partnership with Spotify. Through the tie-up, Vi\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-29T15:15:52+01:00\">June 29, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-30T07:15:06+01:00\">June 30, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272383\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-music-labels category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/sonu-nigams-i-believe-your-music-will-bring-other-artists-under-his-label\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sonu Nigam\u2019s I Believe Your Music will bring other artists under his label\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/sonu-nigams-i-believe-your-music-will-bring-other-artists-under-his-label\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sonu Nigam\u2019s I Believe Your Music will bring other artists under his label<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On his birthday\u2014which falls on 30 July\u2014in 2020, Sonu Nigam launched his own label I Believe Music. This year, the veteran Indian film playback and pop singer used another special\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T18:45:23+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T18:45:26+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272305\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-rights tag-startups category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/uk-based-virtuoso-music-expands-into-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK-based Virtuoso Music expands into India\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/uk-based-virtuoso-music-expands-into-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">UK-based Virtuoso Music expands into India<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UK-based music company Virtuoso Music, which is \u201cdedicated to empowering artists, amplifying creativity and creating experiences\u201d, has announced its expansion into India. Like in the UK, the firm will work\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:55:45+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:57:14+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272312\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-live-music tag-live-nation category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/diljit-dosanjh-breaks-own-record-with-north-american-leg-of-aura-tour\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Diljit Dosanjh breaks own record with North American leg of \u2018Aura\u2019 tour\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/diljit-dosanjh-breaks-own-record-with-north-american-leg-of-aura-tour\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Diljit Dosanjh breaks own record with North American leg of \u2018Aura\u2019 tour\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attendance and revenue figures for tours by Indian acts are hard to come by. Among the exceptions are the record-breaking runs by Diljit Dosanjh. The 15-date, 13-city North American leg\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:45:48+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:45:50+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272268\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-music-festivals tag-tunecore category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/24\/tunecore-will-take-an-indian-act-to-this-years-axean-festival\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tunecore.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"TuneCore will take an Indian act to this year\u2019s Axean Festival\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tunecore.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tunecore.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/24\/tunecore-will-take-an-indian-act-to-this-years-axean-festival\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">TuneCore will take an Indian act to this year\u2019s Axean Festival<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TuneCore has been among the sponsors of the Axean Festival since the South-East Asian music conference and showcase\u2019s inaugural edition in 2021. 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=706%2C530&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/29\/spotify-india-enters-into-first-of-its-kind-telco-partnership-with-vi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Spotify India enters into \u201cfirst-of-its-kind telco partnership\u201d with Vi<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vi\u2014which was created from the merger of the telecom companies Vodafone India and the Aditya Birla Group conglomerate\u2019s Idea Cellular\u2014has entered into a partnership with Spotify. Through the tie-up, Vi subscribers with either an individual or family plan who have not previously used Spotify, will get three months\u2019 complimentary access to the DSP\u2019s Premium Standard\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/29\/spotify-india-enters-into-first-of-its-kind-telco-partnership-with-vi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-29T15:15:52+01:00\">June 29, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-30T07:15:06+01:00\">June 30, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272383\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-music-labels category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/sonu-nigams-i-believe-your-music-will-bring-other-artists-under-his-label\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sonu Nigam\u2019s I Believe Your Music will bring other artists under his label\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/sonu-nigams-i-believe-your-music-will-bring-other-artists-under-his-label\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sonu Nigam\u2019s I Believe Your Music will bring other artists under his label<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On his birthday\u2014which falls on 30 July\u2014in 2020, Sonu Nigam launched his own label I Believe Music. This year, the veteran Indian film playback and pop singer used another special occasion, Word Music Day\u2014celebrated on 21 June\u2014to start another initiative, I Believe Your Music (IBYM), which is \u201cdesigned to discover, mentor, support, and elevate emerging\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/sonu-nigams-i-believe-your-music-will-bring-other-artists-under-his-label\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T18:45:23+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T18:45:26+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272335\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-artificial-intelligence tag-facebook tag-india tag-top-stories tag-youtube category-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/another-ai-roundup-indie-artists-react-to-youtube-ai-claims-facebook-erosmusic-worlds-and-modulate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"(Another) AI Roundup: indie artists react to YouTube AI claims; Facebook; ErosMusic Worlds; and Modulate\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/another-ai-roundup-indie-artists-react-to-youtube-ai-claims-facebook-erosmusic-worlds-and-modulate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">(Another) AI Roundup: indie artists react to YouTube AI claims; Facebook; ErosMusic Worlds; and Modulate<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re being flooded with AI news this week, so for the sake of our sanity, we\u2019ve once again rounded it all up for you to digest in one\u00a0crispy AI nugget: Earlier this month, Google and YouTube\u2019s\u00a0parent company Alphabet\u00a0claimed that it has the right to use songs uploaded to YouTube\u00a0to train its Lyria 3 AI-music model.\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/another-ai-roundup-indie-artists-react-to-youtube-ai-claims-facebook-erosmusic-worlds-and-modulate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T13:26:06+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T13:26:09+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272305\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-rights tag-startups category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/uk-based-virtuoso-music-expands-into-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK-based Virtuoso Music expands into India\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/uk-based-virtuoso-music-expands-into-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">UK-based Virtuoso Music expands into India<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UK-based music company Virtuoso Music, which is \u201cdedicated to empowering artists, amplifying creativity and creating experiences\u201d, has announced its expansion into India. Like in the UK, the firm will work with independent artists, songwriters, producers and publishers as well as major labels across the south Asian nation, in the areas of music creation and distribution,\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/uk-based-virtuoso-music-expands-into-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:55:45+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:57:14+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272312\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-live-music tag-live-nation category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/diljit-dosanjh-breaks-own-record-with-north-american-leg-of-aura-tour\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Diljit Dosanjh breaks own record with North American leg of \u2018Aura\u2019 tour\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/diljit-dosanjh-breaks-own-record-with-north-american-leg-of-aura-tour\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Diljit Dosanjh breaks own record with North American leg of \u2018Aura\u2019 tour\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attendance and revenue figures for tours by Indian acts are hard to come by. Among the exceptions are the record-breaking runs by Diljit Dosanjh. The 15-date, 13-city North American leg of the Punjabi singer\u2019s Aura World Tour, which was held between 23 April and 21 June, drew more than 225,000 attendees and grossed $32m, says\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/diljit-dosanjh-breaks-own-record-with-north-american-leg-of-aura-tour\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:45:48+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:45:50+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"  data-next=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/wp-json\/newspack-blocks\/v1\/articles?showReadMore=1&#038;readMoreLabel=Read%20more%20%3E%3E&#038;minHeight=30&#038;moreButton=1&#038;showAuthor=0&#038;postsToShow=5&#038;mediaPosition=left&#038;categories%5B0%5D=23484&#038;categories%5B1%5D=7&#038;tags%5B0%5D=839&#038;tags%5B1%5D=23175&#038;tags%5B2%5D=23486&#038;tags%5B3%5D=23362&#038;tags%5B4%5D=23490&#038;tags%5B5%5D=23479&#038;typeScale=2&#038;imageScale=1&#038;deduplicate=0&#038;className&#038;showExcerpt=1&#038;showFullContent=0&#038;excerptLength=55&#038;infiniteScroll=0&#038;showDate=1&#038;showImage=1&#038;showCaption=0&#038;showCredit=0&#038;disableImageLazyLoad=0&#038;fetchPriority&#038;imageShape=landscape&#038;moreButtonText&#038;showAvatar=1&#038;showCategory=0&#038;postLayout=list&#038;columns=3&#038;colGap=3&#038;&#038;categoryJoinType=or&#038;includeSubcategories=1&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;mobileStack=0&#038;sectionHeader&#038;specificMode=0&#038;textColor&#038;customTextColor&#038;singleMode=0&#038;showSubtitle=0&#038;postType%5B0%5D=post&#038;textAlign&#038;includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&#038;page=2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLoad more posts\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. Please refresh the page and\/or try again.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"newspack-ads__tab-content tab-content north-america\" id=\"tab-item-bangladesh\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-2 is-1 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"239851\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"246950\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bangladesh tag-bhutan tag-india tag-music-streaming-economy tag-nepal tag-spotify category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/08\/05\/spotify-hikes-prices-in-india-bangladesh-nepal-and-bhutan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Spotify_Primary_Logo_RGB_Green-e1751632588601.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spotify hikes prices in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Spotify_Primary_Logo_RGB_Green-e1751632588601.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Spotify_Primary_Logo_RGB_Green-e1751632588601.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Spotify_Primary_Logo_RGB_Green-e1751632588601.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Spotify_Primary_Logo_RGB_Green-e1751632588601.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Spotify_Primary_Logo_RGB_Green-e1751632588601.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/08\/05\/spotify-hikes-prices-in-india-bangladesh-nepal-and-bhutan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Spotify hikes prices in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the first time since its launch in India in February 2019, Spotify has raised the prices of its&nbsp;premium plans. The individual plan now costs Rs139 per month, up front Rs119; the family plan\u2014for up to six accounts\u2014has been increased to Rs229 per month, from Rs170; the duo plan to Rs179 per month, from Rs149;\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/08\/05\/spotify-hikes-prices-in-india-bangladesh-nepal-and-bhutan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-05T12:55:44+01:00\">August 5, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-08T11:07:14+01:00\">August 8, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"newspack-ads__tab-content tab-content latin\" id=\"tab-item-india\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-2 is-1 is-landscape  has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"239851\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272554\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-music-streaming-economy tag-spotify category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/29\/spotify-india-enters-into-first-of-its-kind-telco-partnership-with-vi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spotify India enters into \u201cfirst-of-its-kind telco partnership\u201d with Vi\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=667%2C500&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=706%2C530&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotify-logo-1.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/29\/spotify-india-enters-into-first-of-its-kind-telco-partnership-with-vi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Spotify India enters into \u201cfirst-of-its-kind telco partnership\u201d with Vi<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vi\u2014which was created from the merger of the telecom companies Vodafone India and the Aditya Birla Group conglomerate\u2019s Idea Cellular\u2014has entered into a partnership with Spotify. Through the tie-up, Vi subscribers with either an individual or family plan who have not previously used Spotify, will get three months\u2019 complimentary access to the DSP\u2019s Premium Standard\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/29\/spotify-india-enters-into-first-of-its-kind-telco-partnership-with-vi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-29T15:15:52+01:00\">June 29, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-30T07:15:06+01:00\">June 30, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272383\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-music-labels category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/sonu-nigams-i-believe-your-music-will-bring-other-artists-under-his-label\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sonu Nigam\u2019s I Believe Your Music will bring other artists under his label\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sonu-Nigam.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/sonu-nigams-i-believe-your-music-will-bring-other-artists-under-his-label\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sonu Nigam\u2019s I Believe Your Music will bring other artists under his label<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On his birthday\u2014which falls on 30 July\u2014in 2020, Sonu Nigam launched his own label I Believe Music. This year, the veteran Indian film playback and pop singer used another special occasion, Word Music Day\u2014celebrated on 21 June\u2014to start another initiative, I Believe Your Music (IBYM), which is \u201cdesigned to discover, mentor, support, and elevate emerging\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/sonu-nigams-i-believe-your-music-will-bring-other-artists-under-his-label\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T18:45:23+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T18:45:26+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272335\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-artificial-intelligence tag-facebook tag-india tag-top-stories tag-youtube category-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/another-ai-roundup-indie-artists-react-to-youtube-ai-claims-facebook-erosmusic-worlds-and-modulate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"(Another) AI Roundup: indie artists react to YouTube AI claims; Facebook; ErosMusic Worlds; and Modulate\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/w69z8k-hgqu.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/another-ai-roundup-indie-artists-react-to-youtube-ai-claims-facebook-erosmusic-worlds-and-modulate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">(Another) AI Roundup: indie artists react to YouTube AI claims; Facebook; ErosMusic Worlds; and Modulate<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re being flooded with AI news this week, so for the sake of our sanity, we\u2019ve once again rounded it all up for you to digest in one\u00a0crispy AI nugget: Earlier this month, Google and YouTube\u2019s&nbsp;parent company Alphabet&nbsp;claimed that it has the right to use songs uploaded to YouTube&nbsp;to train its Lyria 3 AI-music model.\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/another-ai-roundup-indie-artists-react-to-youtube-ai-claims-facebook-erosmusic-worlds-and-modulate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T13:26:06+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T13:26:09+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272305\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-rights tag-startups category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/uk-based-virtuoso-music-expands-into-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK-based Virtuoso Music expands into India\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Virtuoso_Music_India.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/uk-based-virtuoso-music-expands-into-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">UK-based Virtuoso Music expands into India<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UK-based music company Virtuoso Music, which is \u201cdedicated to empowering artists, amplifying creativity and creating experiences\u201d, has announced its expansion into India. Like in the UK, the firm will work with independent artists, songwriters, producers and publishers as well as major labels across the south Asian nation, in the areas of music creation and distribution,\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/uk-based-virtuoso-music-expands-into-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:55:45+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:57:14+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"272312\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-india tag-live-music tag-live-nation category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/diljit-dosanjh-breaks-own-record-with-north-american-leg-of-aura-tour\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Diljit Dosanjh breaks own record with North American leg of \u2018Aura\u2019 tour\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diljit-Dosanjh-Aura-North-America-tour.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/diljit-dosanjh-breaks-own-record-with-north-american-leg-of-aura-tour\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Diljit Dosanjh breaks own record with North American leg of \u2018Aura\u2019 tour\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attendance and revenue figures for tours by Indian acts are hard to come by. Among the exceptions are the record-breaking runs by Diljit Dosanjh. The 15-date, 13-city North American leg of the Punjabi singer\u2019s Aura World Tour, which was held between 23 April and 21 June, drew more than 225,000 attendees and grossed $32m, says\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/06\/25\/diljit-dosanjh-breaks-own-record-with-north-american-leg-of-aura-tour\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:45:48+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T09:45:50+01:00\">June 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"  data-next=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/wp-json\/newspack-blocks\/v1\/articles?showReadMore=1&#038;readMoreLabel=Read%20more%20%3E%3E&#038;minHeight=30&#038;moreButton=1&#038;showAuthor=0&#038;postsToShow=5&#038;mediaPosition=left&#038;tags%5B0%5D=839&#038;tags%5B1%5D=23362&#038;typeScale=2&#038;imageScale=1&#038;deduplicate=0&#038;className&#038;showExcerpt=1&#038;showFullContent=0&#038;excerptLength=55&#038;infiniteScroll=0&#038;showDate=1&#038;showImage=1&#038;showCaption=0&#038;showCredit=0&#038;disableImageLazyLoad=0&#038;fetchPriority&#038;imageShape=landscape&#038;moreButtonText&#038;showAvatar=1&#038;showCategory=0&#038;postLayout=list&#038;columns=3&#038;colGap=3&#038;&#038;&#038;categoryJoinType=or&#038;includeSubcategories=1&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;mobileStack=0&#038;sectionHeader&#038;specificMode=0&#038;textColor&#038;customTextColor&#038;singleMode=0&#038;showSubtitle=0&#038;postType%5B0%5D=post&#038;textAlign&#038;includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&#038;page=2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLoad more posts\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. Please refresh the page and\/or try again.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"newspack-ads__tab-content tab-content MENA\" id=\"tab-item-pakistan\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-2 is-1 is-landscape  has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"239851\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"269881\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-pakistan tag-tv-shows category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/05\/21\/coke-studio-pakistan-team-spotlight-rising-local-talent-on-new-series-humnava\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Xulfi-in-Humnava.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018Coke Studio Pakistan\u2019 team spotlight rising local talent on new series \u2018Humnava\u2019\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Xulfi-in-Humnava.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Xulfi-in-Humnava.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Xulfi-in-Humnava.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Xulfi-in-Humnava.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Xulfi-in-Humnava.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/05\/21\/coke-studio-pakistan-team-spotlight-rising-local-talent-on-new-series-humnava\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018Coke Studio Pakistan\u2019 team spotlight rising local talent on new series \u2018Humnava\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fans of Coke Studio Pakistan awaiting the sixteenth season of the music video series have got a new offering from the team behind the most recent iterations of the show. Music composer Xulfi and production company Giraffe&#8217;s CEO Muhammad Ibrahim\u2019s recently-launched project Humnava is similar yet different. Co-curated by guitarist and music producer Sherry Khattak\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/05\/21\/coke-studio-pakistan-team-spotlight-rising-local-talent-on-new-series-humnava\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-21T11:00:12+01:00\">May 21, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-22T13:32:19+01:00\">May 22, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"267892\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-music-streaming-economy tag-pakistan tag-spotify category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/04\/23\/spotify-marks-fifth-anniversary-in-pakistan-with-stats-for-the-past-half-decade\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spotify-Pakistan-playlist-cover.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spotify marks fifth anniversary in Pakistan with stats for the past half-decade\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spotify-Pakistan-playlist-cover.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spotify-Pakistan-playlist-cover.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spotify-Pakistan-playlist-cover.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spotify-Pakistan-playlist-cover.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spotify-Pakistan-playlist-cover.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/04\/23\/spotify-marks-fifth-anniversary-in-pakistan-with-stats-for-the-past-half-decade\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Spotify marks fifth anniversary in Pakistan with stats for the past half-decade<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spotify completed five years of operation in Pakistan towards the end of February, and as we\u2019ve come to expect, they marked the occasion by sharing a bunch of new stats about the growth of local artists on the platform. Overall, listenership in the country has increased by more than 750% between 2021 and 2026, while\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/04\/23\/spotify-marks-fifth-anniversary-in-pakistan-with-stats-for-the-past-half-decade\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-23T11:15:20+01:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-23T11:15:25+01:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"261659\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-pakistan tag-spotify tag-spotify-sa category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/01\/30\/singer-songwriter-shae-gill-is-spotify-radar-pakistans-first-featured-artist-for-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shae-Gill-Spotify-Pakistan-Radar-Q1-2026-artist.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Singer-songwriter Shae Gill is Spotify Radar Pakistan\u2019s first featured artist for 2026\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shae-Gill-Spotify-Pakistan-Radar-Q1-2026-artist.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shae-Gill-Spotify-Pakistan-Radar-Q1-2026-artist.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shae-Gill-Spotify-Pakistan-Radar-Q1-2026-artist.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shae-Gill-Spotify-Pakistan-Radar-Q1-2026-artist.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shae-Gill-Spotify-Pakistan-Radar-Q1-2026-artist.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/01\/30\/singer-songwriter-shae-gill-is-spotify-radar-pakistans-first-featured-artist-for-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Singer-songwriter Shae Gill is Spotify Radar Pakistan\u2019s first featured artist for 2026<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shae Gill is the Spotify Radar Pakistan\u00a0artist for Q1 2026. The singer-songwriter is best known for her collaborations, most notably \u2018Pasoori\u2019, her 2022 Coke Studio duet with Ali Sethi that went on to become the most-streamed song in Pakistan on Spotify that year and the first-ever Pakistani track to hit the top the three on\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2026\/01\/30\/singer-songwriter-shae-gill-is-spotify-radar-pakistans-first-featured-artist-for-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-30T07:00:31+00:00\">January 30, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-30T07:00:35+00:00\">January 30, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"258578\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-pakistan tag-spotify category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/12\/10\/talha-anjum-and-umair-were-spotifys-most-streamed-local-acts-in-pakistan-during-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Talha-Anjum-and-Umair_My-Terrible-Mind.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Talha Anjum and Umair were Spotify\u2019s most-streamed local acts in Pakistan during 2025\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Talha-Anjum-and-Umair_My-Terrible-Mind.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Talha-Anjum-and-Umair_My-Terrible-Mind.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Talha-Anjum-and-Umair_My-Terrible-Mind.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/12\/10\/talha-anjum-and-umair-were-spotifys-most-streamed-local-acts-in-pakistan-during-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Talha Anjum and Umair were Spotify\u2019s most-streamed local acts in Pakistan during 2025<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last week, Spotify shared year-end charts for Pakistan. As in previous years, they focus on domestic acts and releases. For the second time in a row, rapper Talha Anjum and producer Umair are the top two most-streamed local artists in the country. Singer-songwriter Hasan Raheem is No.3, up from No.8 in 2024.\u00a0 The top five\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/12\/10\/talha-anjum-and-umair-were-spotifys-most-streamed-local-acts-in-pakistan-during-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-10T15:45:21+00:00\">December 10, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-12T11:42:24+00:00\">December 12, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"257975\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-apple-music tag-india tag-pakistan tag-uae category-south-asia type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/12\/03\/karan-aujla-punjabi-pop-dominate-apple-musics-year-end-charts-for-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Karan-Aujla.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Karan Aujla, Punjabi pop dominate Apple Music\u2019s year-end chart for India\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Karan-Aujla.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Karan-Aujla.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musically.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Karan-Aujla.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/12\/03\/karan-aujla-punjabi-pop-dominate-apple-musics-year-end-charts-for-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Karan Aujla, Punjabi pop dominate Apple Music\u2019s year-end chart for India<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Punjabi pop icon Karan Aujla\u2019s 2024&nbsp; single \u2018Wavy\u2019 was the most-streamed song on Apple Music in India, as per the DSP\u2019s year-end chart, which is based on plays between 1 November 2024 and 31 October 2025. Aujla has three more tracks in the top ten, and a total of 15 in the top 100, a\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/12\/03\/karan-aujla-punjabi-pop-dominate-apple-musics-year-end-charts-for-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more &gt;&gt;\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-03T11:00:25+00:00\">December 3, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-03T11:00:42+00:00\">December 3, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"  data-next=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/wp-json\/newspack-blocks\/v1\/articles?showReadMore=1&#038;readMoreLabel=Read%20more%20%3E%3E&#038;minHeight=30&#038;moreButton=1&#038;showAuthor=0&#038;postsToShow=5&#038;mediaPosition=left&#038;tags%5B0%5D=23175&#038;typeScale=2&#038;imageScale=1&#038;deduplicate=0&#038;className&#038;showExcerpt=1&#038;showFullContent=0&#038;excerptLength=55&#038;infiniteScroll=0&#038;showDate=1&#038;showImage=1&#038;showCaption=0&#038;showCredit=0&#038;disableImageLazyLoad=0&#038;fetchPriority&#038;imageShape=landscape&#038;moreButtonText&#038;showAvatar=1&#038;showCategory=0&#038;postLayout=list&#038;columns=3&#038;colGap=3&#038;&#038;&#038;categoryJoinType=or&#038;includeSubcategories=1&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;mobileStack=0&#038;sectionHeader&#038;specificMode=0&#038;textColor&#038;customTextColor&#038;singleMode=0&#038;showSubtitle=0&#038;postType%5B0%5D=post&#038;textAlign&#038;includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&#038;page=2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLoad more posts\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. 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