@arjunkanungo is Indian pop’s ambassador to the world. The hitmaker and entrepreneur is Rolling Stone India’s May 2024 cover star.
The voice behind songs like “Ilzaam” and albums ‘Industry’ and ‘Industry2’ has now taken his ambitions into the music industry to new levels, stepping into an entrepreneurial role with his label One Mind Music (@onemindmusic ) and making serious steps to become big in Japan. With a label branch in Japan and a technology company also set up, Kanungo is taking charge. He says, “I think it’s taken a lot of confidence for me to realize that my shit was good enough.”
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Writer: Anurag Tagat (@anuragtagat )
Photographer: Arjun Mark (@arjun.mark )
Creative Director and Concept: Peony Hirwani (@peonyhirwani )
Creative Designer: Carla Ruth Dennis (@carlaruthdennis )
Stylist: Sejal Parulkar (@sejalparulkar )
Makeup: Suprabha Jadhav (@suprabha_jadhav )
Hair: Pratik Patkar (@pratikpatkar_hair )
Tailor: Rakesh Yadav (@rakesh_yadav678 )
Producer: Shivanshu Gupta (@_shivanshugupta_ )
Associate Producer: Sarvesh Baheti (@mr.baheti )
Photo Assistant: Rohith Rajan (@rohithrajan_ ), Gopi Krishnan (@gopikrish__photography ), Aditya Panwar (@adiityapanwar_ )
Assistant to Talent: Nihal Ahmed (@nihal.ahmed16 )
Assistant to Producer: Kartik Reddy (@kaaarrttiik )
Set Assistant: Priyansh Paul (@_prynsh_ )
Production House: One Mind Music (@onemindmusic ) Videographers: Shivanshu Gupta (@_shivanshugupta_ ), Sarvesh Baheti (@mr.baheti ), Nihal Ahmed (@nihal.ahmed16 ) BTS Video Editor: Shivanshu Gupta (@_shivanshugupta_ )
Location: Neuma (@neumaindia ) Catering: Nair on Fire (@naironfire )
Outfit: Burberry (@burberry )
@ifeelking is unstoppable. Rolling Stone India proudly presents the chart-topping artist as the cover star of its April 2024 “Future of Music” issue.
King’s meteoric rise in the Indian music scene has been beyond commendable. With over 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify and global hits like “Maan Meri Jaan (Afterlife)” featuring Nick Jonas and “Tu Aake Dekhle,” the superstar asserts he’s merely at the threshold of his journey. “My dream is still far ahead. Everything I’m accomplishing now is just a stepping stone towards the ultimate dream.”
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Writer and Editor: Peony Hirwani @peonyhirwani
Creative Director: Suprit Parulkar @supritparulkar
Photographer: Meghan Katti @meghankatti
Stylist: Sejal Parulkar @sejalparulkar & Suprit Parulkar @supritparulkar
Videographer: Avadh Gajjar @lostfilms_
Hair: Junaid Shan @shanjunaid
Make-Up: Swapnil Haldankar @im.swapnil
Executive Producer: Aaryaman Trivedi @aaryaman.trivedi
Set Assistant: Devanshi Rinwa @devvv._
Photo Assistant: Prachetas Katti @prachetas__katti
BTS Video Editor: Sankalp Pandey @thetwofaced_
Light Technician: Roshen & Imran
Dressman: Gaurav
Digital Partner: Astrix @astrix.live
Clothing: Trousers, Hermes @hermes
Location: @creatorlandinc#King#FutureOfMusic#RollingStoneIndia
Bengaluru-based composer-producer Ricky Kej (@rickykej ) recently performed at multiple Leela properties in Bengaluru, Chennai and Jaipur as part of the second edition of his Rhythm of the Earth concert series. This collaboration was a melodic journey that champions a shared commitment to sustainability between the artist and the company. In an exclusive interview with Kej after his Jaipur show this past weekend, he talks about the series, his ways of sustainability, what he’s currently working on, collaborating with American musician Stewart Copeland (@stewart_copeland ) and more.
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Boris Brejcha (@borisbrejcha ) is coming back to India.
On Wednesday (July 3), Sunburn (@sunburnfestival ) revealed that the “high-tech minimal” DJ and record producer will be “making a triumphant return to India!”
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BTS (@bts.bighitofficial ) member Jin will be a torchbearer at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer. He’s slated to take part in the Olympic torch relay to spread the message of “harmony” and “peace,” per a statement.
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Legend has it that if you stand in the mirror and say “Houdini” three times, Foster the People (@fosterthepeople ) will appear out of thin air and play “Houdini x Houdini x Houdini,” their mashup of their own song “Houdini” with Dua Lipa‘s (@dualipa ) single “Houdini,” and Eminem‘s (@eminem ) new single — also titled “Houdini.” The other option, if for some reason the idea of Foster the People spawning in your home is unsettling, is to hear it on Instagram, where the band shared a breakdown showing their process of combining the three songs.
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BTS (@bts.bighitofficial ) members Jimin and Jung Kook will embark on a new travel series, titled 'Are You Sure?!,' that will release exclusively on Disney+ (@disneyplus ) on Aug. 8.
The eight-art series will follow the duo as they travel to New York, Jeju Island in South Korea, and Sapporo, Japan.
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Hitmaker music duo Sachin-Jigar (@sachinjigar ) — Sachin Sanghvi (@soulfulsachin ) and Jigar Saraiya (@jigarsaraiya ) — performed in Sydney last week as part of what would have been their debut run of shows in Australia and New Zealand.
The duo and their band brought Bollywood songs like “Chunar,” “Saibo” and “Baaki Sab Theek” to Australia as part of their set.
The show was initially one of three in the region, although the other two shows in Melbourne and Auckland were canceled by the duo due to “unforeseen circumstances and technical issues.”
Photos: @kvirlive by @virkoth#SachinJigar#RollingStoneIndia
It may be a reckless exercise to try and list 25 rap albums memorable for the controversy they induced. Since the mid-Eighties, after the genre slowly evolved from a mostly 12-inch medium to one where full-lengths regularly appeared on the market, these recordings have not only incited sometimes-heated discussion among listeners but also overzealous legal and political fallout.
While short of exhaustive, this list of the 25 Most Controversial Rap Albums serves as a starting point, and a way to discuss aspects of a culture under constant pressure, whether artistically, legally, or politically. As an artform birthed by a Black and Brown underclass and embraced by a global audience, rap music expresses desires that challenge societal taboos about what can be said in public. Sometimes, it simply pushes against our norms about race, sex, and gender. Other times, it upsets us with brutally honest opinions about the world around us. If this list seems lacking for its omissions, then hopefully its inclusions inspire you to explore further.
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Dua Lipa (@dualipa ) knows how to deliver a pop show for the ages. It’s a 90 minute masterclass that effortlessly flits between banger-upon-banger and then, later on, a masterful production that turns the Pyramid Field into the biggest techno party on Earth.
With slick pop production to rival a top arena show, Dua’s true Glastonbury (@glastofest ) arrival is a complete triumph.
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