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by Apple Music Bollywood

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. Arijit Singh tops Bollywood Hits this week with “Chann” from Udta Teer. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Punjabi Hits

by Apple Music Punjabi

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, “Ni Sohniye” by Harkirat Sangha leads the way in Punjabi Hits. This playlist is updated regularly so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Tamil Hits

by Apple Music Tamil

Films offer an ambitious canvas for Tamil Nadu’s music A-listers and guests to push the envelope, cutting the distance between time-tested Carnatic traditions and bold, synth-powered mixtures. Meanwhile, Southern India’s indie stars meld honeyed vocals and breakbeats, and rappers bring the versatility and the vibes. Updated weekly, these current and recent Tamil hits provide the connecting thread.

Anirudh Ravichander Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Anirudh Ravichander found fame with the quirky, viral single “Why This Kolaveri Di?” and received critical acclaim for his work on David and Maan Karate. His film scores and viral sensations mash up traditional South Indian instruments and melodies with danceable rhythms, hip-hop swagger, big bass drops and metal-inspired attitude. Ravichander’s songs are the sound of modern Tamil cinema: bursting with colour, melodrama and escapism, respectful of the vibrant heritage but unafraid to shake up the status quo.

Bollywood Romance

by Apple Music Bollywood

These epic-sounding themes hail from Bollywood’s greatest love stories. Here, Hindi cinema’s most romantic moments are transformed into sounds that seem to come from a dream. The captivating melodies, seductive rhythms and heavenly choruses range span from Indipop to local genres and traditions. Regularly updated, this selection features soundtrack motifs that have made generations of fans sigh and swoon. If you like a track, add it to your library.

Work Out with Bollywood

by Apple Music Bollywood

Make your exercise session a singing, dancing, high-energy production.

Emraan Hashmi Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Emraan Hashmi's films have been known for their cracking soundtracks, and our hand-picked playlist recalls some of his best. Nikhil D'Souza gets intimate in an electro-pop ballad from Crook, and Amit Trivedi's large-scale vocals play against finger snaps and strummed guitars in an indelible love song from Mr. X—all the best to capture Hashmi's unique blend of earnestness and laid-back charm.

Telugu Hits

by Apple Music Telugu

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.

Malayalam Hits

by Malayalam

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.

Bollywood Chill

by Apple Music Bollywood

While pomp, glamour and lively celebration are often at the centre of the Bollywood sound, composers have also steered into calmer and cosier spaces. Comforting as well as heartbreaking ballads; and stripped-down songs of resilience and love point to the versatility of the minds behind the music. This collection of chilled Bollywood tracks is updated regularly. If you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Punjabi Workout

by Apple Music Punjabi

Here’s where you’ll find big-energy Punjabi hits to fuel your next workout. This playlist is updated regularly. If you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Karan Aujla Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

After years steadily building a reputation as the go-to lyricist for Punjabi mainstays like Jazzy B, Bohemia and Jassie Gill, Karan Aujla stepped into his own in 2018. Teaming up with singer Gurlej Akhtar, he broke through with “Don’t Worry”—they would later reunite for hits like “Red Eyes” and “Haan Haige Aa”—and it established rousing conviction as his calling card across a raft of party anthems and forthright cuts. Whether it’s with buoyant, shimmering hip-hop (“Na Na Na”) or icy trap (“Black Money”), Aujla holds forth on the importance of perseverance in his booming croon.

Kishore Kumar Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Singer, actor, composer, lyricist, director, script writer, comedian—there were very few things that Kishore Kumar couldn’t do. Kumar was one of the greatest playback singers of the Indian film industry and was the first Hindi playback singer to yodel, as well as being one of the few singers who took risks and experimented with different styles of music. His voice was like a breath of fresh air and he could handle comedy, despair, love and passion with an equal amount of ease. Listen to our collection of timeless songs sung by this legendary singer of the Indian music industry.

HIT SONGS ENGLISH

by Digster

Listen to the best English Songs right here! | Cover: Sabrina Carpenter. Viral Tracks, International hits, hottest new songs, latest releases, English Vibes, Best English songs, Best Reel Songs.

Tamil Workout

by Apple Music Tamil

Pump up the volume and work up a sweat with this on-fire Tamil playlist.

Bollywood Love Songs

by Apple Music Love

Tamil Romance

by Apple Music Tamil

Matters of the heart, captured in song. If you hear something you like, add it to your playlist.

Harris Jayaraj Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Harris Jayaraj pushed himself to accomplish at the highest levels from an early age. His father—a guitarist and composer—began his Carnatic training when Jayaraj was just six. After scoring the highest marks in Asia for his 4th grade exam at Trinity College of Music in London, he launched a stellar music career as a guitarist, and A. R. Rahman and Mani Sharma came knocking. Jayaraj debuted as a composer with Minnale, winning a Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and achieving an even more impressive feat: ending Rahman's nine-year-long winning streak.

KK Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Tamil Dance

by Apple Music Tamil

Break out your best dance moves—we’ve lined up a genre-bending array of carefully curated Tamil earworms designed to get you swaying. Traditional instrumentation meets modern-day electronic sounds in the latest scintillating Tamil releases, updated weekly—if you like what you hear, add it to your library.

2000s Telugu Essentials

by Apple Music Telugu

Composers such as Harris Jayaraj and Mani Sharma shaped the sound of Telugu music in the 2000s, while a broader trend saw Bollywood voices such as Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal singing in Telugu. The music blurred boundaries with genres as well, with high-energy songs being paired with memorable dance sequences as visuals.

Arijit Singh: Love Songs

by Apple Music Bollywood

’90s Bollywood Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Romantic themes grew ever stronger through the '90s in Bollywood, and music fans were offered a wealth of soundtracks for lovers—witness the enduring appeal of songs from Hum Apke Hain Kaun, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Bombay and Rangeela. With prolific singers Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan at the helm, this was an era dedicated wholly and swooningly to pure romance.

Telugu Romance

by Apple Music Telugu

Romantic balladry and folksy love anthems are a staple of Telugu film music. The revered S. P. Balasubrahmanyam is the silvery voice behind a few decades' worth of hits, but his mantle has now deservedly passed to modern troubadours such as Nikhil D'Souza, Sagar and Rahul Nambiar. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Bollywood Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Whether a comedy or a drama, the music and voices of Bollywood films have always had their constants: a desire to move the feet and the soul, and a drive to change with the times. These instant classics of the 20th and 21st centuries bolster traditional Sufi devotionals and bhangra dance breaks with Western instrumentals and classical flourishes. Alongside these powerful fusions are songs influenced by international pop and hip-hop, befitting India's ties with both its own medley of cultures and its diaspora.

Bollywood Throwback

by Apple Music Bollywood

Bollywood music is famed around the world for heightening audiences’ emotions and adding depth to scenes, characters and stories in Indian films. These frequently colourful and upbeat tunes can move a plot along or simply entertain. Their sound and style has evolved over the decades, with composers building around folk and classical traditions as well as jazz, disco, reggae and rock influences. You’ll hear them all in this nostalgia trip and historical journey. This playlist is updated regularly so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

’80s Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja is inseparable from ’80s Tamil music. Hailed as a genius, many of his film songs from the era found acclaim, aided by powerhouse singers such as S. Janaki, K. J. Yesudas and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Romantic, patriotic and influenced by music of the West, these songs—and those inspired by them—soon became an unforgettable soundtrack to life in Tamil Nadu.

Arijit Singh Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

One of the most distinctive male voices of contemporary Bollywood, Arijit Singh brings an intimate, husky timbre to breezy acoustic-driven pop and swelling, cinematic numbers marked by romantic strings and ethereal synths. While the playback singer's wheelhouse is the soul-stirring love ballad that marks many a heartfelt movie moment, Singh is a versatile performer who's as adept at poetic paeans as he is club thumpers, boisterous bhangra tracks, Punjabi folk and Arabic pop flavoured with his memorable vibrato.

2010s Bollywood Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

The best Bollywood tracks from the decade beginning 2010.

Today’s Hits

by Apple Music Hits

Today’s Hits is home to the biggest songs in pop, hip-hop, R&B and more. These are the biggest hits anywhere and everywhere—an ever-changing snapshot of now. Leading the playlist this week is “One Name” by Anirudh Ravichander. Check this playlist often as our editors update it regularly. If you hear something you like, add it to your library.

2000s Bollywood Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

It was perhaps inevitable that Hindi film soundtracks would attain a worldwide audience in the 2000s. As Bollywood broke out of India and collaborations became commonplace, film soundtracks reflected this global exposure with added R&B, rock and dance elements. Here's Bollywood in its most modern avatar.

Ultimate Bollywood

by Apple Music Bollywood

Bollywood produces thousands of films each year, and with only a fraction of these breaking big in India and abroad, there's a wealth of music beyond the hits. Unheralded cuts by household names, hip-hop and dance pop from new upstarts and more are waiting to be discovered. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Tamil Chill

by Apple Music Tamil

Explore popular Tamil music’s laid-back side in lilting love songs, emotional ballads and calming compositions. Harmonious easy listening, balmy summer pop and nuanced South Indian R&B drift together in a shimmering soundtrack to relaxation. This playlist is updated every fortnight, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

2000s Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Take a trip back to when maestros like A.R. Rahman were earning their stripes, pioneering in Tamil songs that took folk and traditional music and blended it with rock, hip-hop and electronic sounds. These hits took listeners into a new musical world that still inspires with its lyrical and sonic diversity.

Viral Tamil

by Apple Music Tamil

Here’s where you’ll find the best Tamil tracks making the rounds online, from folk-driven stomps to genre-breaking fusion and beyond. This playlist is updated weekly—if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.

The Weeknd Essentials

by Apple Music R&B

Nobody makes feeling bad sound as good as The Weeknd. Even the singer’s sunniest tracks (“Can’t Feel My Face”, “Starboy”) feel anchored by darkness—the sense that pleasure is pain and beauty decays and you can’t have the night without the morning after. The brainchild of Toronto singer Abel Tesfaye, the project took off in 2011 with a string of mixtapes that forged cavernous, falsetto-driven R&B with narratives drenched in drugs, sex and other regrettable decisions—a sound both sensuous and detached, feather-light and dead heavy. His music has become a symbol of hedonism pushed to bleak excess, with songs—“The Hills”, “Often”, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”, “After Hours”—whose narrators can’t seem to say no even if they’ll hate themselves for it later. And though the sound has gotten a little brighter over time (“In Your Eyes”, “Take My Breath”), the prevailing mood remains heavy, even unsettling—the ride you want more of even when you’ve had too much.

’90s Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

By the 1990s, technology was drawing bridges to and from Tamil music. New ways to produce sounds in the studio became the catalyst for a prolific streak from South India’s beloved playback singers, with composers delivering hits that not only strengthened folklore but also foreshadowed modern storytelling.

Bollywood in Spatial Audio

by Apple Music Bollywood

Like India itself, Bollywood is a feast for the senses—and its music is the richest part of the spread. When listening to Bollywood music in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, it’s like you’re there with all of your favourite acting and singing stars—feeling every soaring note, chorus and nuance of emotion expressed on screen and in song. On this playlist curated by our editors, you can experience it all in pristine, immersive sound.

Afro House 2026

by Future House Music

Developed in South Africa, Afro House blends kwaito, tribal, deep and soulful house music!

A.R. Rahman Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Since bursting onto the scene for his sweeping, romantic soundtrack to Roja in 1992, A.R. Rahman has dominated the Indian film music industry. Some of the Chennai native’s most memorable works—and awards—have come from his Tamil film soundtracks such as Minsara Kanavu and Maryan, while perhaps the biggest highlight of his Tamil career was Bombay and its unforgettable single “Kannaalaney”, which sold 12 million copies worldwide. Only Rahman’s very best Tamil work has made it to our playlist.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Essentials

by Apple Music

Continuing the 600-year-old qawwali tradition in his family, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has been widely credited with introducing Sufi music to an international audience. Popularly known as Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, Khan has been hailed by many as one of the greatest singers ever recorded. He possessed a tremendous vocal range and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours without a break. His hypnotic and powerful voice has inspired a new generation of qawwali lovers who still swear by his name, despite his death in 1997. We relive Khan's legacy with this collection of his best work.

Breaking Tamil

by Apple Music Tamil

From pop, rock and Desi hip-hop earworms to revamped devotional songs and synth-woven love ballads, these are the top new tracks from sought-after Tamil singers, composers and breakout stars. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Viral Punjabi

by Apple Music Punjabi

Here’s where you’ll find the best Punjabi tracks making the rounds online. Just like your feed, this playlist is constantly being updated—if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.

Bollywood Shaadi Hits

by Apple Music Bollywood

Ever since film-makers like Karan Johar and Sooraj Barjatya made weddings an integral part of Bollywood films in the 1990s, Bollywood style has influenced real-life Indian marriage ceremonies, from lavish decor and outfits to mehndi and sangeet. Meanwhile, shaadi songs can brighten any magical occasion and are perfect for a sangeet, a cocktail night and pre-nuptial parties. Put these Hindi film hits on and watch everyone head to the dance floor.

Punjabi Hits: Best of 2025

by Apple Music Punjabi

Every year, Punjabi music grows stronger on a global scale. Take Punjabi-Canadian star AP Dhillon, whose pop and hip-hop output—not to mention collabs—led the way in 2025. From “Afsos” with Anuv Jain to “Thodi Si Daaru” with Shreya Ghoshal, Dhillon channelled both angst and calm in his singles, cementing his status as apex hitmaker.

2010s Telugu Essentials

by Apple Music Telugu

In the 2010s, Telugu film composers continued the tradition of inviting vocalists from across India to add a distinct, language-transcending touch—from singer-composer Anirudh Ravichander (more known for his work on Tamil soundtracks) to pop heartthrob Armaan Malik and playback star Amit Mishra. The likes of Devi Sri Prasad and Thaman S. floated rock, club-friendly electronic music and modern pop arrangements. And breaking talent included Sid Sriram, who climbed to the top with his Carnatic-trained harmonising that fuelled several indelible cross-genre hits.

Diljit Dosanjh Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

The face and voice of Punjabi regional cinema since 2003, singer/composer/actor Diljit Dosanjh was born into a Sikh family whose musical heritage is often reflected in the two-sided mrdanga or pakhawaj drums that drive his music. He's a Punjabi everyman with a voice that can be devotionally strident (check out the heavy "Gobind De Lal”), but also possesses pop star fervour on club tracks like "Happy Birthday", a rollicking blend of Auto-Tuned vocals and sinuous keyboards.

Hindi Pop Hits

by Apple Music Indian Independent

Hindi pop has really come into its own in recent years. Assembling brand-new hits and highlights from the past year, this compilation bounces between local dance bangers and sweeping romantic ballads—shining a light on trends while rolling out the red carpet for the next big names in Hindi pop. This week, KhoslaRaghu’s song “Mile Jo Sukoon” tops Hindi Pop Hits. Handpicked by our editors, the tracks on this playlist are refreshed regularly so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Sai Abhyankkar Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Punjabi Hits: 2025

by Apple Music Punjabi

The hits and only the hits—this collection brings together great songs from the top of the charts.

New in Punjabi

by Apple Music Punjabi

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.

Ilaiyaraaja Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

One of the most influential musicians in Indian film history, Ilaiyaraaja is the only artist to have scored over 1,000 films. The multitalented musician won four Indian National Film Awards by fusing traditional Indian instruments with full symphony orchestration. The result is an unmatched level of artistry, particularly for background scoring, though he branched out into other genres after the turn of the century. His most iconic work features in our collection of his career highlights.

Bollywood Hits: Best of 2024

by Apple Music Bollywood

Bollywood delivered plenty of earworms and spectacular songs in 2024—and showed us why there’s only one Arijit Singh. The singer dominated the year, along with several other hitmakers in Hindi film soundtracks.

Kumar Sanu Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

The son of renowned classical singer Pashupati Bhattacharya, Kedernath Bhattacharya, a.k.a. Kumar Sanu, followed in the footsteps of his father at a very young age. Eventually Sanu became fascinated with Bollywood music and Kishore Kumar and decided to explore his fortunes as a playback singer. He moved to Mumbai and, after years of struggle, got his big break with Aashiqui. The movie made him an overnight star—the Padma Shri winner has been unstoppable ever since.

Punjabi Romance

by Apple Music Punjabi

Punjabi love songs come in all shapes and styles. Slow and simmering pop melodies, high-voltage bhangra beats, folk-fusion rhythms and ecstatic Sufi verses merge in favourites featuring stars from India, Pakistan and the South Asian diaspora. These recent and vintage picks celebrate romance in all its splendour.

Ultimate Tamil

by Apple Music Tamil

Bursts of percussive rhythms, quick-fire choruses and smoothly flowing orchestral melodies make this compilation of new and recent Tamil hits hard to resist. Widely celebrated music gurus, singers and rising stars all have a place here, bringing fresh perspectives to a cascade of pop, EDM, jazz and traditional sounds. This playlist is updated regularly, so if you like a song, add it to your library.

Pritam Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Pritam Chakraborty used to play guitar in college and later in the satirical Bangla band Chandrabindoo, but he perfected the art of a catchy hook while working on jingles for a leading Mumbai ad agency. His Bollywood breakthrough came in 2001 with Tere Liye; ever since, Pritam has delivered back-to-back musical hits with an accent on romantic comedies. Known for his amicable and relaxed demeanour, this talent dynamite has a dizzying array of hit soundtracks—ranging from the whimsical Barfi! to Dhoom's dance floor bangers and the charming love songs of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Ultimate Telugu

by Apple Music Telugu

Spin back recent Telugu favourites and under-the-radar album cuts. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Cheema Y Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

Top 30 Dance Bollywood

by Filtr

Continue the New Year fervour with the biggest party chartbusters of the year. Featuring Badshah, Nucleya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Arijit Singh, Guru Randhawa, Benny Dayal, Neha Kakkar, and more. So, get your party started with the biggest dance hits.

Phonk

by Apple Music

A massive hit with online gym and drift videos, phonk thrives on a highly bassy and warped, chiptune- and cowbell-driven smorgasbord of sounds that sometimes barely echoes the genre’s lineage in ’90s southern hip-hop and trap. These new and recent essentials shine a light on the producers driving digital phonk—and variants like aggressive, drift, house phonk and beyond. They alternate high-octane, electronics-heavy mixtures and moody, low-lit atmospheres strewn with choppy vocals and distorted rhymes. This is the perfect soundtrack to an ingenuously synthesised, thrill-seeking ride.

Malayalam Romance

by Malayalam

Romance is always in the air—and there’s no better way to celebrate than with these essential Malayalee chart-busters. Updated fortnightly, this playlist has the freshest cinematic hits for all romantic moods, taking in lovelorn ballads and ultra-catchy tunes for courtship.

Tamil in Spatial Audio

by Apple Music Tamil

The ornate and lively poetry so often at play in Tamil music—which is known for its dynamic movie soundtracks—is frequently elevated in the modern day by stellar musical compositions with string arrangements, EDM, folk rhythms and rock. You can hear every note and every crescendo in minute detail in this playlist, courtesy of Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos. Curated by our editors, experience Tamil musical brilliance in pristine, immersive sound.

Pure Focus

by Apple Music Electronic

Sharpen your senses with this mix of introspective electronic soundscapes. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Anuv Jain Essentials

by Apple Music Pop

JAŸ-Z Essentials

by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap

Brooklyn’s Shawn “JAŸ-Z” Carter had already been a well-charting rapper for a few years when he levelled up with his 1998 breakthrough, the Annie-sampling “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)”. But that sizeable hit allowed the former drug dealer to fully graduate “from grams to Grammys”—as he later rapped—and make a convincing case for being the world’s greatest MC. While early hits like 2000’s “Big Pimpin’” leaned hard into that street cred, by the following year he had perfected his self-mythologised image as an unbeatable rapper turned cigar-puffing mogul with “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” and its culture-shifting source album The Blueprint. Carter’s dream combination of lyrical dexterity, commercial polish, unshakeable swagger and artistic risk-taking came through in repeat collabs with rising producers like Kanye West and Just Blaze, not to mention such industry mainstays as Timbaland on “Dirt off Your Shoulder” and Rick Rubin on “99 Problems”, both from 2004. With 2009’s Alicia Keys teamup “Empire State of Mind”, Carter proved that he could command a pop smash while retaining his hip-hop bona fides and shrugging off multiple would-be retirements. He continued to work with West even after the latter had become a rapper and household name in his own right, leading to multiple hits like 2011’s “Ni**as in Paris” and “Otis”. Even once Carter slowed down in the years since 2013’s Justin Timberlake collab “Holy Grail”, he has remained a very visible public supporter of his wife Beyoncé and a permanent fixture on rap’s Mount Rushmore.

Viral Hits

by Apple Music

Social media hasn’t just changed how we communicate, but also what we listen to and how we hear it. With that, here’s our up-to-the-minute playlist of tracks making the leap from your social channels into the broader cultural stream. This week, this playlist begins with Anirudh Ravichander’s “One Sun One Moon.” If you hear something you want to hang on to, add it to your library. If it’s trending there, you’ll hear it here.

Telugu Workout

by Apple Music Telugu

Exercising is a cinch when you’re vibing to these anthemic, fast-paced Telugu sounds. Between blockbuster soundtracks’ marquee singles and the latest, hottest dance anthems, these pulsating rhythms are certain to keep you on your toes. This playlist is updated every fortnight, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

’90s Malayalam Essentials

by Malayalam

In the 1990s, romantic songs and dance cuts dominated Kerala’s musical landscape. You can hear plenty of that in timeless songs led by iconic singers like K.S. Chithra and K.J. Yesudas, plus boundary-pushing music composers from Raveendran to Ilaiyaraaja.

Bollywood Romance Videos

by Apple Music Bollywood

All the feels are on display in this collection of the most romantic Bollywood moments. India's finest composers and playback singers provide musical sustenance for a visual feast of luxurious locations, sultry dances and emotional melodrama.

Sidhu Moose Wala Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

Rapper/singer Sidhu Moose Wala had his finger on the pulse of Punjabi pop. Teaming up with producers such as Byg Byrd, he served up album PBX 1 (2018), a heady mix of gangsta rap swagger, old-school skits and bhangra hooks. But the artist also possessed beautifully expressive vocals, propelling romantic tracks like “Aj kal Ve” from 2020 smash Snitches Get Stitches. Singing a heartfelt tribute to his mother, venturing into Punjabi soundtracks, or featuring in powerhouse collabs such as single “Bambiha Bole” with singer/actor Amrit Maan, Moose Wala had countless musical tricks up his sleeve.

Puneeth Rajkumar Essentials

by Apple Music

Global Pop

by Apple Music Pop

The world’s biggest hits all in one place. This playlist is refreshed regularly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Dhanda Nyoliwala Essentials

by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap

Haryana-born, Australia-raised rapper Dhanda Nyoliwala carries his hometown of Nyoli with him in his name and in his music, often invoking Haryanvi culture like he’s never too far from home. Nyoliwala’s songs are equal parts hard-hitting, revelatory and braggadocious—just to make enough noise that the world sits up and takes notice of this bandana-waving MC in the vanguard of a global Haryanvi hip-hp movement.

Seedhe Maut Essentials

by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap

Rapper Encore ABJ and emcee-producer Calm—two friends from the Delhi hip-hop circuit—announced their arrival as Seedhe Maut with a powerful resolve, teaming up with producer Sez on the Beat for “Seedhe Maut Anthem” in 2017. Since then they’ve moved away from English in favour of Hindi as their language of choice while retaining their firepower flow on verses packed with Indian pop-culture references. They also more than hold their own in collabs with the likes of Prabh Deep (their labelmate on Azadi Records), electro-pop artist Ritviz and rap star MC STAN as they make every bar count.

Drake Essentials

by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap

Drake officially became the voice of a generation with 2011’s sumptuous Take Care, a career-defining magnum opus that earned a prized slot in Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums list. Was he an R&B singer who rapped or a rapper who sang? Was he really that sad, or just exploiting a cultural preference for male vulnerability? Adding to the slipperiness of it all, any given Drake project might incorporate dreamy house and club music into his comfort zone of rap, pop and R&B with equal conviction. Even after cementing his prowess as an MC many times over, Drake still retains the capacity to surprise. His 2015 earworm “Hotline Bling” radiated universal cool without breaking a sweat, while 2024’s “Push Ups” arrived during his fleeting beef with Kendrick Lamar yet applies lasting heat to its minimalistic prowl. Drake is now such a part of the firmament that his slightest move can trigger aftershocks far beyond his immediate reach.

Pure Workout

by Apple Music Fitness

There’s no pick-me-up as profound—or profoundly simple—as exercise. It’s not just that your body’s built for it; it’s the pride and satisfaction that comes from getting out and moving in the face of the distractions that might otherwise hold you back. The tracks here aren’t bound by style or era, but they share an energy and sense of optimism that make great companions for whatever workout you might be tackling, from weights at the gym to walks in the woods. So long as you’re moving, you’re good. Our editors update picks here regularly, so if you hear something you like, take a second and add it to your library.

Yo Yo Honey Singh Essentials

by Apple Music Indian Independent

If the trajectory of Hirdesh Singh’s musical journey is anything to go by, it pays to innovate. By masterfully blending hip-hop and bhangra, the man better known as Yo Yo Honey Singh has become one of India’s most successful musicians. Born in Punjab and educated in the UK, he prefers to perform in his native Punjabi language. Close adherence to his roots has made him a favourite of Bollywood soundtracks as well as an in-demand producer. His own cuts imbues Western styles with Indian flavour, from the R&B of “Dheere Dheere” to the club-ready pop of “Brown Rang”.

Michael Jackson Essentials

by Apple Music Pop

Child prodigy from Gary, Indiana. The King of Pop. Global cultural icon. The singular force that was Michael Jackson moonwalked to his throne—after his wildly successful start in Jackson 5—his signature moves, rarefied vocals and star-powered stage presence in tow, breaking racial and artistic barriers along the way. He earned 13 US No. 1 singles, including a record-setting five from 1987’s Bad. 1982’s Thriller went on to become the best-selling album in history (and second on Apple Music’s list of 100 best albums). But his reign goes far beyond the numbers. Over the course of 10 solo studio albums, Jackson traversed it all. Take the smooth R&B stylings of “Rock with You” (1979), the disco-infused “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough” (1979), the dance-pop synthesis of “Billie Jean” (1982) and the tender ballad of “You Are Not Alone” (1995). The subjects he tackled also refused to be categorised. From fame (1982’s “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”) to violence (1987’s “Smooth Criminal”), infatuation (1987’s “The Way You Make Me Feel”), racial diversity (1991’s “Black or White”) or environmental activism (1995’s “Earth Song”), Jackson told stories that resonated with millions worldwide. Through it all, MJ showcased a range of sonic energies—whether on bombastic anthems like 1987’s “Man in the Mirror” or in quieter, more sensitive moments like 1991’s “Heal the World”. His collaborations were opportunities for superstars to shine together, like Eddie Van Halen, whose searing guitar soars over “Beat It”, and Paul McCartney, with whom he duetted on “The Girl Is Mine”, both from 1982. After his 2009 passing, Jackson’s legacy still reverberates today (Stage shows! Musicals! Biopics!)—and at the forefront, the music that electrified the world.

Bollywood Rewind

by Apple Music Bollywood

If you’re after just the hits, this is where you’ll find them: a handpicked selection of Bollywood's biggest songs of the past few years. Our editors update this playlist regularly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Viral Telugu

by Apple Music Telugu

Here’s where you’ll find the best Telugu tracks making the rounds online, from film songs to indie favourites and more. This playlist is updated weekly—if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.

Viral Malayalam

by Malayalam

Here’s where you’ll find the best Malayalam tracks making the rounds online, from rap to folk fusion and beyond. This playlist is updated weekly—if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Telugu Essentials

by Apple Music Telugu

Vijay Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

A romantic heartthrob turned action hero, Vijay got an early start, appearing in the films of his father, a noted director. This creative powerhouse has refused to be slotted into a particular type, toggling between hero and villain onscreen, and between real-life philanthropist and regular guy between blockbusters. The Tamil superstar's road to success is paved with these greatest hits.

Anirudh Ravichander Telugu Essentials

by Apple Music Telugu

2010s Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

The ’10s saw a series of viral Tamil hits win legions of fans across India. Chennai’s greatest asset, filmi powerhouse A. R. Rahman, reached new romantic highs with the swooning, ’90s-laced soundtrack to Kaatru Veliyidai (2017), earning him a National Film Award for Best Music Direction. But the decade was also marked by young film composer Anirudh Ravichander’s meteoric rise. He debuted with a bang—the soundtrack to 3 (2011) included the folk-fuelled Tanglish smash “Why This Kolaveri Di”—and he followed up with a barrage of rap, rock and koothu-powered bangers featuring the likes of Dhanush.

Shubh Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

There are few acts with a strike rate as good as Canadian-Punjabi hip-hop star Shubh, who’s been scoring smashes right off the bat since 2021. His is a hit formula of effortless swag, clever lyricism, burnished beats and a laid-back flow that makes the sharpest bars land with understated ease. Whether he’s drawing on influences from pop, reggae or R&B, the singer, rapper and songwriter delivers it all with a distinct sonic stamp. Shubh doesn’t release music at the breakneck pace of his contemporaries—but as this collection of chart-toppers demonstrates, he’s always valued quality over quantity.

’90s Telugu Essentials

by Apple Music Telugu

With more cross-genre experiments than ever before, Telugu music in the 1990s surged with refreshing energy. Fluid basslines that borrowed from jazz, galloping and sometimes easy-going Indian rhythms, plus sublime vocals on songs about love—and changing worldviews—gave these songs a distinctive fingerprint.

AP Dhillon Essentials

by Apple Music Punjabi

Singer, songwriter, rapper and producer AP Dhillon has garnered a huge fan base with his deft combination of sophisticated pop, smooth R&B and catchy hip-hop. The Gurdaspur-born artist—real name Amritpal Singh Dhillon—released his first track in 2019, and followed with a string of radio-friendly hits that centre his understated vocals. From 2020’s upbeat collab “Brown Munde” to 2022’s blissfully sunny “Summer High”, he’s taking Punjabi pop in new, meaningful directions.

Bollywood Hits: Best of 2025

by Apple Music Bollywood

Some of the best music that emerges from India every year comes straight from colourful Bollywood movies—and 2025 was no exception. Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya has been a key figure in adding depth and intimacy, while retaining a conversational tone that’s made him such a relatable voice in poignant Hindi film songs.

Kannada Essentials

by Kannada

Popular, modern and movie music by Kannadigas has made international waves over the past few decades. Rooted in classical and folk styles, Kannada tunes first evolved into adventurous pop and swing before taking on multiple electronic, rock and hip-hop elements. Often turning to Bollywood voices such as Sonu Nigam and Udit Narayan, composers have a knack of pulling the heartstrings during heroic anthems and songs of devotion and love.

The Travel Playlist (Bollywood)

by Music Aloud

A Bollywood playlist to keep you company on your long drives and trips!

Mohd. Rafi Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Taylor Swift Essentials

by Apple Music Pop

The country world feigned surprise when, after three albums of Music Row-indebted songcraft, Taylor Swift formally embraced pop on 2012’s Red, home to “All Too Well” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”. But no one should have been shocked: Any 14-year-old capable of persuading her parents to move from suburban Pennsylvania to Nashville for her career clearly had ambition to burn. Her early, youthful love songs evolved into hits like “Blank Space”, which held their own against boisterous Max Martin production on 1989. Throughout every phase, her songwriting has blurred the lines between the public and private, burying enough real-life clues to make clear that only Swift can own her narrative. Though 2017’s reputation was perceived as gorgeously constructed dramatic theatre—its heroes and villains drawn from Swift’s public feuds—it also showcased some of her most direct love songs (“Delicate”). She turned further towards romance on 2019’s Lover—notably its title track—before shifting towards the ruminative and relatively lo-fi bedroom pop of songs like “cardigan” on 2020’s pandemic releases folklore and evermore. She returned to the bed-like sonics of Midnights for 2024’s THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (“Fortnight” featuring Post Malone, “I Can Do It with a Broken Heart”) before reuniting with Max Martin the following year for The Life of a Showgirl, written during her record-breaking Eras Tour. “Making this was really something I’ve been wanting to do for my entire career, because I have always wanted to have fun in this type of way,” she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “To have fun, to exhibit mischief and be flirty and fun and make jokes—that’s a huge part of my personality.”

Shah Rukh Khan Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

The poster boy for romance: his energy is contagious while his dimpled smile charms women at will. A Bollywood outsider with unconventional looks, he defied the odds to earn the moniker 'King Khan'. Whether it is dancing atop a moving train in “Chaiyya Chaiyya” or delivering an intense performance in “Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai”, he's a true master of his craft. Enjoy his royal collection right here.

Himesh Reshammiya Essentials

by Apple Music Bollywood

Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

These are the essential Tamil tunes to hear right now. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Yuvan Shankar Raja Tamil Essentials

by Apple Music Tamil

Talk about pressure. When you’re the son of the most acclaimed composer in South Indian film music, the bar is set high—but this wild talent is more than up to the task. In-demand composer Yuvan Shankar Raja has delivered hit after hit in a range of South Indian languages. So we felt that fans of his Tamil songs deserved a special playlist all their own. Our in-depth collection features Yuvi’s most innovative compositions in Tamil.

Gym Phonk 2026 Aggressive Phonk

by Magic Records

Power your inner demon with the best aggressive phonk music.

100

Best of 2016 English

by Ola

Top 100 Playlists

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100 playlists

		Playlist	Curator
1		Bollywood Hits by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	100
2		Punjabi Hits by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	98
3		Tamil Hits by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	96
4	+1	Anirudh Ravichander Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	94
5	+1	Bollywood Romance by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	92
6	-2	Work Out with Bollywood by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	90
7		Emraan Hashmi Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	88
8		Telugu Hits by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	86
9		Malayalam Hits by Malayalam	Malayalam	—	84
10	+1	Bollywood Chill by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	82
11	-1	Punjabi Workout by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	80
12	+1	Karan Aujla Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	78
13	-1	Kishore Kumar Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	76
14		HIT SONGS ENGLISH by Digster	Digster	—	74
15		Tamil Workout by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	72
16		Bollywood Love Songs by Apple Music Love	Apple Music Love	—	70
17	+2	Tamil Romance by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	68
18	+2	Harris Jayaraj Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	66
19	-2	KK Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	64
20	+2	Tamil Dance by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	62
21	+4	2000s Telugu Essentials by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	60
22	-4	Arijit Singh: Love Songs by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	58
23		’90s Bollywood Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	56
24	+3	Telugu Romance by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	54
25	-4	Bollywood Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	52
26		Bollywood Throwback by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	50
27	-3	’80s Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	48
28	+3	Arijit Singh Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	46
29		2010s Bollywood Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	44
30		Today’s Hits by Apple Music Hits	Apple Music Hits	—	42
31	-3	2000s Bollywood Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	40
32	+1	Ultimate Bollywood by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	38
33	+1	Tamil Chill by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	36
34	+1	2000s Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	34
35	+3	Viral Tamil by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	32
36	+1	The Weeknd Essentials by Apple Music R&B	Apple Music R&B	—	30
37	+8	’90s Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	28
38	-2	Bollywood in Spatial Audio by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	26
39		Afro House 2026 by Future House Music	Future House Music	—	24
40	+1	A.R. Rahman Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	22
41	+2	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Essentials by Apple Music	Apple Music	—	20
42	+7	Breaking Tamil by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	18
43	-1	Viral Punjabi by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	16
44		Bollywood Shaadi Hits by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	14
45	-5	Punjabi Hits: Best of 2025 by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	12
46	+9	2010s Telugu Essentials by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	10
47	+5	Diljit Dosanjh Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	8
48	-2	Hindi Pop Hits by Apple Music Indian Independent	Apple Music Indian Independent	—	6
49	+2	Sai Abhyankkar Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	4
50	-2	Punjabi Hits: 2025 by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	2
51	-1	New in Punjabi by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
52	+1	Ilaiyaraaja Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
53	-6	Bollywood Hits: Best of 2024 by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
54	+5	Kumar Sanu Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
55	+16	Punjabi Romance by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
56	+33	Ultimate Tamil by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
57		Pritam Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
58		Ultimate Telugu by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
59	+2	Cheema Y Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
60	-6	Top 30 Dance Bollywood by Filtr	Filtr	—	0
61	+3	Phonk by Apple Music	Apple Music	—	0
62		Malayalam Romance by Malayalam	Malayalam	—	0
63	+4	Tamil in Spatial Audio by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
64	-1	Pure Focus by Apple Music Electronic	Apple Music Electronic	—	0
65		Anuv Jain Essentials by Apple Music Pop	Apple Music Pop	—	0
66	-34	JAŸ-Z Essentials by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	—	0
67	-11	Viral Hits by Apple Music	Apple Music	—	0
68	+4	Telugu Workout by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
69		’90s Malayalam Essentials by Malayalam	Malayalam	—	0
70	+5	Bollywood Romance Videos by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
71	-11	Sidhu Moose Wala Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
72		Puneeth Rajkumar Essentials by Apple Music	Apple Music	—	0
73	-5	Global Pop by Apple Music Pop	Apple Music Pop	—	0
74	+2	Dhanda Nyoliwala Essentials by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	—	0
75	-9	Seedhe Maut Essentials by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	—	0
76	-2	Drake Essentials by Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap	—	0
77	-7	Pure Workout by Apple Music Fitness	Apple Music Fitness	—	0
78	-5	Yo Yo Honey Singh Essentials by Apple Music Indian Independent	Apple Music Indian Independent	—	0
79	+3	Michael Jackson Essentials by Apple Music Pop	Apple Music Pop	—	0
80	-1	Bollywood Rewind by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
81	+5	Viral Telugu by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
82	-4	Viral Malayalam by Malayalam	Malayalam	—	0
83	+9	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Telugu Essentials by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
84	+1	Vijay Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
85	+2	Anirudh Ravichander Telugu Essentials by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
86	+12	2010s Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
87	+3	Shubh Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
88		’90s Telugu Essentials by Apple Music Telugu	Apple Music Telugu	—	0
89	-9	AP Dhillon Essentials by Apple Music Punjabi	Apple Music Punjabi	—	0
90	+1	Bollywood Hits: Best of 2025 by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
91	-7	Kannada Essentials by Kannada	Kannada	—	0
92	-14	The Travel Playlist (Bollywood) by Music Aloud	Music Aloud	—	0
93	-11	Mohd. Rafi Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
94		Taylor Swift Essentials by Apple Music Pop	Apple Music Pop	—	0
95	+3	Shah Rukh Khan Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
96	+1	Himesh Reshammiya Essentials by Apple Music Bollywood	Apple Music Bollywood	—	0
97	-1	Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
98		Yuvan Shankar Raja Tamil Essentials by Apple Music Tamil	Apple Music Tamil	—	0
99	+2	Gym Phonk 2026 Aggressive Phonk by Magic Records	Magic Records	—	0
100	+2	Best of 2016 English by Ola	Ola	—	0

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