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Kannada-language music brings all the vibrance and variety you might well expect. Top composers and playback favourites come together to create memorable melodies overlaid with touching lyricism, leaving space for notes of pop, rock, hip-hop and more to add some spice to the mix. Our editors regularly update this playlist, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

These are the best of Malayalam's latest, both from Mollywood film soundtracks and dubbed Malayalam tracks from the rest of India's vibrant cinemas. Slow heartbreakers swell into dreamy, romantic numbers and fun, pop-inspired action hooks from the films' most climactic scenes. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

A deluge of talent has been flooding onto the Telugu music scene. Artists breaking through to the upper echelons include confident new singers and seasoned composers, who can always be relied on to come up with fresh bangers perfect for singing (or dancing) along. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Today’s Tamil music includes a nod to its traditional roots, but it also mines a rich vein of worldwide trends, including EDM, pop, hip-hop and more. In this collection of current hits, soulful choruses pair with orchestral interludes while chunky synths add dance beats to well-timed bass drops. This playlist is updated regularly—if you like a song, add it to your library.

In the past, film music dictated the sound of Indian popular music. Today, an independent scene flourishes with fresh talent, resulting in a rapidly diversifying movement that serves as an alternative to movie soundtracks. Consider this a taster’s menu of the cream of the crop for your listening pleasure, and celebrate the festival of lights with music that is making waves.

Bollywood’s catchy, vibrant music can be found everywhere in Mumbai—on the radio, in the streets and in the cinemas. Driving India’s Hindi musical exports are dance-ready beats, skilfully played instrumentals and the nation’s best playback singers. Shashwat Sachdev’s “Gehra Hua” tops Bollywood Hits this week. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Punjabi bhangra, pop and hip-hop makes the world go around. The music resonates far beyond India’s borders, with Canada, UK, Australia and other diasporic communities fuelling its popularity. With a buoyant sonic aesthetic at their core, these songs encompass pride, love and life’s peaks and valleys, fitting any mood. This week, Jassa Dhillon’s “SITUATIONSHIP” leads the way in Punjabi Hits. This playlist is updated regularly so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Each week, our editors round up the best new Punjabi tracks. You’ll find them all right here. We update this playlist regularly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

From ballads to bops, pop to hip-hop to R&B and more, these are the biggest hits anywhere and everywhere—an ever-changing snapshot of now. Our editors are constantly searching for new music and updating this mix—so if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.

Rap Life is home to hip-hop's heavy hitters and its vanguard—the songs that speak to the moment and define the culture today. This week, that means new music from rap’s foremost rock star, Lil Uzi Vert. Uzi returns with “What You Saying”, produced by MCVERTT, of “Just Wanna Rock” and “Space High” fame, so be prepared to break a sweat when this one comes on. Listen to it on Rap Life now, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.