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There are many music artists around the globe who do not only represent their own personal creations, but their respective countries, regions, homelands, cultures, and communities through their music. By embracing their own natural flavor, these music artists make sure to captivate every listener regardless of their musical tastes. When it comes to raw power and creativity in the global music industry, Indian artists will always stay on the top with their popular projects that spread the country’s name even further.
Although India has been very famous in music due to its classical gharanas that inspired many other genres; there are many new-age singers and rappers in the modern era who are setting an example in the industry. Not only they are embracing the country’s name but also exploring emerging genres like indie, lo-fi, trap, drill, lyrical hip-hop, and many others. Let’s take a better look at the top music artists in the modern who made Indian music internationally.
5/5
Prateek Kuhad
Prateek is a new-age singer who literally pioneered indie alternative music in Indian music. His musical works in both Hind and English offer immersive indie soundscapes with lo-fi vibes that easily captivate young listeners. The soft, soothing, and mellow essence in his songs like ‘Cold Mess’, ‘Tum Jab Pas’, ‘All I Need’, etc are what listeners crave.
Not just musical proficiency, but his songs also churn out romance, intimacy, and poignancy. Hailing from Jaipur, Rajasthan in India; Prateek gained international recognition and paved a successful music career within a short span of time. He won the Best India Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2016. ‘Cold Mess’ became the Indian Indie Album of the Year 2019 by iTunes and Spotify.
4/5
Armaan Malik
Armaan Malik is also known as the Price on Pop in Bollywood as this artist helped increase the fame of Bollywood songs with his magical vocal skills. Not only in Bollywood, but this versatile singer has worked with a fair number of musical professionals around the globe, starting from Eric Nam to Ed Sheeran. With his super hit musical projects, Armaan won the MTV Europe Music Award for ‘Best India Act’ in 2020 and 2022 as well. He is also the first ever Indian singer to hit the No.1 spot on Billboard’s Top Triller Global Chart.
3/5
King
King, also known as Badnaam Raja is one of the most talented and versatile hip-hop artists from India who captivated the world with his catchy lyrics and unparalleled skills. This rapper first debuted through MTV Hustle in 2019 and since then he was been gathering a lot of attention through his successful musical projects. His net worth is estimated at around 1.5 million dollars.
In 2020, King dropped an album titled ‘The Carnival’ that offered 8 ecstatic tracks and received over 120 million audio streams. Similarly, there are two more exciting albums namely ‘The Gorilla Bounce’ and ‘Champagne Talk’. ‘Maan Meri Jaan’ is one of the most successful singles by King that has become part of every Indian’s playlist. With its global popularity, King has recently come up with a brand new version where he has collaborated with Nick Jonas, to offer an additional creative layer.
2/5
AP Dhillon
Dhillon is another great music artist with a potent dose of talent and skills. He is a Canada-born singer of Indian origin. Therefore, he possesses a huge fanbase from around the world. Whether it is a club, a sports bar, a marriage event, or bday bash; Dhillon’s music can spark the mood for every occasion. He is highly influenced by new-age hip-hop and rap culture which makes his musical arsenal a favorite playlist for every hip-hop lover. He has dropped a handful of tracks that helped him to pave his way towards success such as, ‘Insane’, ‘summer high’, ‘Excuses’, etc to name some.
1/5
Diljit Dosanjh
It is not new when Punjabi singers or rappers get to showcase their talent internationally through collaboration and other musical projects. But Diljit is a little different with his versatile personality and unwavering skills in singing, songwriting, and acting as well. His creative works can be found in both, Punjabi and Hindi as he has worked in local television as well as in Bollywood. He is the only Punjabi singer from India to ever perform at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2023.
Diljit gathered a lot of global attention and entered the Social 50 chart by Billboard in 2020. He was also featured in the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart. Throughout his musical career till now he has dropped a total of 12 albums like ‘DIL’, ‘Chocolate’, ‘The Next Level’, ‘Back 2 Basics’, etc to name some. He has also acted in many Punjabi and Bollywood movies such as, ‘Jodi’, ‘Udta Pubjab’, ‘Phillauri’, etc. ‘Ikk Kudi’ is perhaps the most famous song by this artist.
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