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Lucky Ali can be credited for indie-pop music, but he cannot be blamed for Anuv Jain

September 19, 2025 18:04 IST

A trailblazer by all accounts, Lucky Ali pioneered the independent music scene for the solo artist, in a genre that is losing quality with each passing day.

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

The Ba***ds of Bollywood music review: Shallow lyrics reign in album filled with club songs as great artistes masquerade as mediocre ones

September 18, 2025 07:30 IST

The Ba***ds of Bollywood Album Review: Clubs may have got their setlist for the next few weeks but this is not the music for ages, or even the best of 2025.

Thu, Sep 18, 2025

Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Movie Review

Demon Slayer Infinity Castle review: True to its title, the film appears to go on till infinity

September 13, 2025 08:10 IST

Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Movie Review: There are so many flashbacks in the film that it feels like the Japanese version of Slumdog Millionaire, with a story behind each punch, kick and grunt.

Sun, Sep 14, 2025

How Asha Bhosle ruled Instagram 40 years after this song’s release, which Gen-Z couldn’t get enough of

September 08, 2025 17:38 IST

This track from the movie Sharabi, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada, was composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle, and it went viral 40 years after its release. Asha turns 92 today.

Mon, Sep 08, 2025

Beyoncé, the most successful artist at the Grammys, was still ‘snubbed’; her husband, fans, and Kanye West never let us forget this

September 04, 2025 18:45 IST

Beyoncé has won a Grammy award more times than Amitabh Bachchan has won a Filmfare, and she has been nominated more times than Virat Kohli has hit a century.

Fri, Sep 12, 2025

Quincy Jones: The man responsible for Michael Jackson's greatest hits almost sued him, attended his own memorial service, died of cancer

Stabbed as a kid at 7, he delivered more hits than Shah Rukh, was more prolific than AR Rahman; attended his own memorial service after he defeated death

August 29, 2025 16:43 IST

He was a solo artist, a composer, a business mogul, film producer, and more. He even attended his own memorial service and almost sued Michael Jackson after making him famous.

Fri, Aug 29, 2025

Married at 12 and mother at 17, Bollywood’s favourite mausi refused to play heroine, insisted on acting even after suffering paralysisSubscriber Only

August 16, 2025 08:06 IST

Throughout her storied career, actor Leela Mishra continued playing the role of the maternal figure of the family, and it was typecasting's biggest win till date.

Sat, Aug 16, 2025

Anu Malik can take other people’s songs, he just needs to do it like Elvis PresleySubscriber Only

August 16, 2025 08:05 IST

Plagiarism is bad, covers are looked down upon, but somehow everyone seems to forget that the great and majestic Elvis Presley became the King of Rock and Roll by singing other people's songs.

Sat, Aug 16, 2025

What Ekta Kapoor could learn from the longest-running soap opera: It has more stars than Hum Saath Saath Hain, a bigger budget than DharmaSubscriber Only

August 07, 2025 08:04 IST

WWE Unreal: The documentary shows you how the sausage is made, and it is grueling, taxing, entertaining and addictive all at the same time. It's a lot like Bollywood and there are Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan parellels too!

Thu, Aug 07, 2025

India’s first global rockstar who performed with George Harrison and Bob Dylan, and played a live-aid concert before QueenSubscriber Only

August 02, 2025 12:03 IST

Remembering the night Madison Square Garden fell silent for a sitar, and lent its ears to Pandit Ravi Shankar, one of the greatest instrumentalists of all time.

Sat, Aug 02, 2025

Amar Singh Chamkila and Amy Winehouse are part of the same club, and we could have done something about itSubscriber Only

July 24, 2025 08:02 IST

A deep dive into the 27 club, whose members tell some of the most tragic, unfortunate and harrowing stories from the world of music.

Thu, Jul 24, 2025

Jackboys 2 Album Review: Travis Scott is the bad babysitter of this group, and the kids are worseSubscriber Only

July 18, 2025 08:01 IST

Jackboys 2 Album Review: The 'supergroup' delivers a functional project with nothing you are going to remember after a month.

Fri, Jul 18, 2025

James Gunn gets his Superman right, he’s awesome and predictable all at the same timeSubscriber Only

July 16, 2025 18:11 IST

Directed by James Gunn, Superman takes you back to the first time you ever picked up a comic-book and wanted to become a superhero.

Wed, Jul 16, 2025

Chains & Whips: Kendrick Lamar needs to understand that the Drake beef is over, watch videoSubscriber Only

July 15, 2025 19:11 IST

The hip-hop duo Clipse, comprising of Pusha-T and No Malice, dropped a new album Let God Sort Em Out, and just released a music video featuring Kendrick Lamar.

Tue, Jul 15, 2025

Justin Bieber album Swag review: Bieber needs to take notes from Pritam and keep it simpleSubscriber Only

July 13, 2025 07:43 IST

Justin Bieber Swag Album Review: Justin Bieber seems to find the right sound in the middle of the album but proceeds to abandon it right after.

Sun, Jul 13, 2025

Victory Lap: Fred Again needs to give Hanumankind a proper verse, listen to the song before Instagram ruins itSubscriber Only

July 10, 2025 17:42 IST

Record producer Fred Again just dropped a two track EP which features artistes like Skepta, Doechii, Denzel Curry, PlaqueBoyMax, and Hanumankind.

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

From the ‘soundproof’ hills of Kashmir to Bollywood: Meet Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nizami, musicians behind Saiyaara’s title trackSubscriber Only

June 19, 2025 07:56 IST

In an interview with SCREEN, Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nizami share the experience of their Bollywood debut in Saiyaara, and what was is it like for two independent artistes from Kashmir in the industry.

Thu, Jun 19, 2025

Britney Spears and Lata Mangeshkar share the same connection that Parineeta the film and Louis Armstrong do, and it has to do with cheatingSubscriber Only

June 12, 2025 07:59 IST

Parineeta turns 20: Exploring the several times Bollywood took 'inspiration' from the west and also the instances when we actually returned the favour.

Thu, Jun 12, 2025

‘India’s obsession with Eminem needs to stop’: Kr$na talks about Indian hip-hop and his mixtape ‘Yours Truly.’Subscriber Only

June 06, 2025 08:04 IST

In an interview with SCREEN, Kr$na talks about his process of making music, and what all goes on in his mind right before a major release.

Fri, Jun 06, 2025

The Beatles and their disruptive trip to India: The ‘Transcendental Meditation’ that changed the Abbey Road musicians foreverSubscriber Only

May 31, 2025 08:03 IST

A dive into what really happened during The Beatles' trip to the Maharishi's Ashram in Rishikesh. A place where they wrote the album that would change the course of rock music forever.

Sat, May 31, 2025

‘P Diddy would rather die than let go of rights to Biggie Smalls’ music’: How Diddy was at the epicentre of both Tupac and Biggie’s deathSubscriber Only

May 21, 2025 18:35 IST

Rapper Biggie Smalls also known as the Notorious B.I.G, was signed to Bad Boy Records, a label co-founded by Diddy.

Fri, May 23, 2025

Frank Sinatra ‘facilitated’ John F Kennedy’s other life, but couldn’t outrun his mafia connections: The rise and ruin of their unlikely friendshipSubscriber Only

May 16, 2025 08:18 IST

On Frank Sinatra's death anniversary, we take a look into his life and his relationship with the former president of the United States of America, John F. Kennedy.

Fri, May 16, 2025

WWE RAW Results: Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and CM Punk lock horns before main event, Cena and Rhodes are no-showSubscriber Only

April 15, 2025 14:26 IST

WWE RAW Results and Highlights April 14: As Wrestlemania gets close, Seth Rollins takes the fight to both CM Punk and Roman Reigns ahead of their Wrestlemania main event.

Tue, Apr 15, 2025