Karun

“Maharani” sat in Karun’s catalogue for nearly two years before the internet found it. When it did, the track crossed 160 million streams and peaked at #8 on Spotify’s Global Viral Top 50. That kind of delayed detonation says something about the New Delhi singer, rapper, and songwriter’s approach: three albums, six EPs, over 200 million total streams, and every project built with the patience of someone betting on the long game. Co-signed by Yo Yo Honey Singh and featured as a face of Converse India’s launch campaign, he fuses alt hip-hop, R&B, and Indian classical textures around a baritone that sounds like nobody else in the country.

His 2025 album Chehre, nominated for Best Album at the TIMD Awards, is a 14-track confessional that stretches from qawwali-laced hooks to lo-fi and acoustic indie pop. Covered extensively by Rolling Stone India, Indian Express, and Bold Outline, Karun closed the NH7 Weekender 2026 stage in Pune and continues to be one of the most in-demand touring acts in Indian independent music.