From soulful heartbreak anthems to viral romantic hits, these songs defined India’s music mood in 2025, one stream at a time.

India’s music festivals are a vibrant celebration of sound, culture, and connection. And with stunning backdrops like the ...

Lata Mangeshkar, a legendary Indian singer with a prolific, groundbreaking catalog and a voice recognized by more than a billion people in South Asia, has died. She was 92. The iconic singer died ...

“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 ...

A viral dance trend on TikTok that’s caught on with everyone from “RushTok” pledges to Jimmy Fallon is based on an unexpected beat — the song “Kala Chashma,” which started in a small Punjab village ...

Bollywood songs have a way of travelling across borders and winning hearts in the most unexpected places. Once again, a cheerful moment from abroad has shown how strong that global connection is. A ...

Amazon has shared insights about what Indian users asked Alexa most in 2025. The voice assistant saw a surge in queries around K-pop stars like BTS, Jennie, and Blackpink. Indian ...

The upcoming Bollywood rom-com Khaali Peeli, starring actors Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday, isn’t set to be released until Oct. 2, but one of the musical’s songs is already famous—for all the wrong ...

The Beatles‘ songs took inspiration from numerous genres, including reggae, psychedelic rock, vaudeville, and children’s music. In addition, they took quite a bit of inspiration from Indian classical ...