In the 76 years since India gained independence, 53 recipients of the Bharat Ratna have been there. That's less than one every year, which is a healthy ratio given there is the sanctity of this gem of an award to preserve. But four recipients for the year were announced in a few days in addition to one announced earlier. That took the total number in 2024 to five in less than a month, the highest for any year, post-Independence, notes Shyam G Menon.

Much, much, much before Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani fussed over What Jhumka, Asha Bhosle trilled in her alluring voice and teased us with tantalising details about the events leading to her precious Jhumka's loss. Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8.

Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter, became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music.

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

On his 40th birthday on September 28, Sukanya Verma draws up a playlist of 40 riveting Ranbir songs.

'I knew one day I will explode if I don't get some sanity with making music.'

With 28 Grammy wins in total, Beyonce breaks the record set by veteran singer Alison Krauss.

From the boys who used to hand out tickets to people on the streets and invite them to their concerts free of charge to the men selling out Wembley Stadium in less than a day, having about 20 songs on Billboards #1, BTS have come a long way, says Maya Dominic, a fan of the Korean pop band.

Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.

Take a look at the list and sing along!

Grammys 2016:

Some songs off the Gabbar Is Back album will keep you hooked.

Mugamoodi's numbers grab your attention and carry you with them

Music bands in India are turning to innovative ways to be heard in the market.

Singer Falu caps tour with a stint in the Big Apple.

Vishal Bhardwaj has delivered a soundtrack that is lethally explosive. Not that we expected anything less.

A R Rahman (who else, really?) makes waiting for his music such a worthwhile chore what with one fantastic soundtrack after another. Close on the heels of a deserving Golden Globes wins follows the anticipated score of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Dilli 6. Considering its impossible-to-define Chandni Chowk roots, Rahman injects the sounds of this 10-tracked album with an eclectic fusion of various genres. Bottom line: it's a 10 on 10.

The brothers, who have given us, Chak De! India and Aajaa Nachle among others, still cannot get over their experience of working with the Chopras

If you don't like Akshay Kumar or Bhangra, this isn't your album. Then again, let Pritam's songs sink in -- it's his best work in a while (with no words on 'alternate sources' yet) and some of you might be converts.

Four summers ago when I spoke to Abbas Tyrewala -- the prolific writer of Munnabhai MBBS, Maqbool and Main Hoon Na, he appeared rather reluctant to direct a movie.

Choreographer-director Farah Khan will judge a television reality show Joh Jeeta Woh Hi Superstar on Star Plus along with music composers, Vishal and Shekar.

We asked readers to send in their best V-Day gift ideas and here are the winners.

Some majors are bristling at Apple's new leverage: In certain cases, they have gone so far as to play an A&R role, suggesting what songs should or shouldn't be included on an album in order to get promotion, earning the enmity of label executives.

Composer Mithoon does well with his first complete soundtrack.

Cheeni Kum, the album by musical maestro Ilaiyaraaja is not upto the mark.

Rajshri.com will offer Indian video content across multiple genres, free and paid, on demand 24/7 to a worldwide audience.

Joe Satriani, hours ahead of his first India concert, speaks up.

'When you surrender to healing, transformative music, you become the music,' says New Age musician Patrick Bernard.