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The music industry thrives on inflated fees, hidden losses, spun metrics, and opaque payouts — and no one wants to admit it
Globally, merch is a billion-dollar lifeline for musicians. In India, it remains underdeveloped, caught between cultural habits, price sensitivity, and patchy infrastructure
As budgets rise and stages grow, the questions are about vision, access, and who decides the picture.
If the music industry wants a future full of headliners, it must start by paying its opening acts today
Plastics and waste are being managed, but travel, power, and touring logistics remain invisible in India’s climate conversation
From ragtime and the Jazz Age to Bollywood and hip-hop, jazz has been a constant force in influencing music across cultures and generations.
Musicians avoid endangering deals, organizers tread carefully not to alienate sponsors, and publications rely heavily on ad revenue
India’s booming music economy is built on fragile, often toxic, and largely unregulated systems where basic dignity comes last
What happens when artists choose not to feed the feed?
The numbers look good on paper until you ask how much actually reaches the people making the music
