How India’s Lockdown Has Changed Music Listening

MUMBAI — Among the distinguishing features of India’s music business is how closely tied it is to the country’s film industry. Songs from movie soundtracks, like 2019’s romantic drama Kabir Singh and the romantic comedy Luka Chuppi, make up about 80% of all music consumption, which in India is dominated by streaming.
But the ongoing lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus, put in place the last week of March, has severely impacted India’s movie industry, w