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INDIAN POP MUSIC

Indipop is a term used to describe dancable Indian pop music, most of associated with Bollywood films. It has been described as "sugarcoated dance melodies" with Hindi lyrics, large orchestra film music, overdubbed with dance beats.” Indians tend to be more loyal to songs than singers. Much of the music that people listen to is still in the form of cassettes. Cassettes and CDs are often pirated.

Pop music got its start South Asia region with the playback singer Ahmed Rushdi's song ‘Ko Ko Korina’ in 1966. It is based on an amalgamation of folk music and classical music with modern beats from different parts of the world. Indian pop music is on the rise globally. All India Radio helps spread Indian music around the world. MTV was introduced in India in 1996. Bollywood music was initially not included and viewers didn’t watch it. When Bollywood music was introduced rating soared by 70 percent.

Nandini Lakshman of Bloomberg wrote: “Indian pop music has always been inextricably tied to Bollywood, and singers often made their reputation with vocal performances on film. Indians love their musical flicks, and plenty of so-called “playback” singers, whose songs are lip-synched by actors, have huge followings. But India’s vast youth cu