Looking for new tunes? Listen to these new Indian music releases from August

There is no dearth of good music today and while we often visit our favourites or the classics there are some interesting music releases in August Even as you get hooked to Instagram Reels music these are some new tracks from your favourite singers and others from upcoming local artistsWhile you can explore English there are also Hindi and Marathi tracks including a bilingual one that will let you explore new music amid everything around you including international tunesPune rapper Yung Dsa releases new bilingual single FachadiAfter going viral in 2024 for Yeda Yung Yerwadabased rapper Yung Dsa quit his day job to pursue music full time Now the Punebased rapper shifts from overnight star to introspective storyteller with the release of FachadiFollowing a prolific run of singles including lsquoChala Kaltirsquo and lsquoRade Rapatersquo lsquoFachadirsquo represents a major creative pivot for Yung DSA Rapped in a razorsharp blend of Hindi Marathi and raw street slang the track tackles the psychological toll of snitching and the disintegration of trust when success enters the picture The title of the new track itself evokes the precise painful moment a close ally turns enviousMusically Yung DSA continues to pioneer a distinct sonic identity by fusing Indian classical instrumentation with the grit of contemporary street rap While lsquoYeda Yungrsquo leaned heavily into sitar textures lsquoFachadirsquo builds an unsettling atmospheric landscape around an intricate tabla arrangement and a haunting flute loop The production is designed to be cinematic and visceral evoking a sense of paranoia and isolation even without the visual aid of a music videoTamil musicians Yasin And Tenma drop satirical hiphop song lsquoDei ThambirsquoDIVINErsquos independent hiphop label Gully Gang Entertainment has officially released lsquoDei Thambirsquo a fierce and humorous new Tamil hiphop single from Chennai rapper Yasin produced by the legendary independent trailblazer TenmaBorn out of a desire to hold a friend accountable lsquoDei Thambirsquo meaning Hey Little Brother is a sharp callout record addressing toxic behaviour infidelity and disrespect toward women Instead of leaning into a preachy lecture Yasin brilliantly uses biting Chennai slang satire and humour to deliver an intense message The highenergy track is further elevated by an unexpected infectious Spanish refrain running through the hookThe single marks a major crossregional milestone bringing Chennairsquos vibrant independent hiphop ecosystem into the Gully Gang fold through a strategic collaboration with Tenmas label Mothertongue MusicYasin Sherif is an emerging rapper lyricist and performer from Chennai Raised in a workingclass family he documents his world through a multilingual lens writing in Tamil English and Hindi His music seamlessly finds humour in hardship blending sharp satire and personal storytelling to reflect on relationships ambition and the contradictions of everydaylife in ChennaiTenma Tiburtius Vinodh Rubin is an iconic artist producer and cultural catalyst from Chennai He first broke barriers in Tamil independent music with his indie band Kurangan later cofounding The Casteless Collectivemdasha revolutionary anticaste musical movement His critically acclaimed film composition work includes Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gunduand Natchathiram Nagargiradhu He currently runs the pangenre label Mothertongue Music and the educational platform 10mas Producer CircleIndianorigin pop artist Celina Sharma unveils new EP lsquoChapter 2International singersongwriter Celina Sharma has unveiled her highly anticipated second 5track EP lsquoChapter 2rsquo trading her early youthful pop sound for a sophisticated balladdriven direction that highlights her raw vocal power and vulnerable storytellingIt is the first release under a strategic partnership between ERA Music and the premier US media company gamma founded by Larry Jackson Known for its powerhouse roster including Kayne West Usher Snoop Dogg and French Montana gamma made its historic first expansion into the Indian subcontinent by backing Sharmas recent hit collaboration with Sonu Nigam The EP has an interesting lineup of global contributors including cowriter and producer Eddie Lopes alongside Grammywinning songwriter Will Gittens and acclaimed cowriter Daniel Breland who collectively helped shape the EPs soundThe core of the EP traces an emotional trajectory that began when Sharma left her familiar world behind at just 16 years old moving from Australia to London alone to pursue her musical ambitions Across five introspective tracks she embraces the realities behind the dreammdashconfronting loneliness sacrifice resilience and identityThe tracks are lsquo24 Hours Away lsquoCentre of Peacersquo lsquoDear Mamarsquo lsquoI Made This Song For Yoursquo and Another LifeBadshah debuts with Marathi hip hop with the release of ChimnaBadshah has released his firstever Marathi hiphop record lsquoChimnarsquo The track delivers a highoctane celebration of culture and community engineered to bridge crossgenerational demographics by seamlessly reimagining traditional Marathi folk textures into a fresh contemporary globalThe accompanying music video was filmed entirely on location in the heart of Maharashtra Kolhapur capturing the vivid pulse of local everyday lifemdashfrom bustling wedding processions to streetlevel daily wage earners and the gritty spectacle of mud wrestlers training in a traditional akhada Elevating the videos star power Marathi actress Neha Khan makes a highenergy feature appearanceIt enlists Bollywood playback mainstay Divya Kumar alongside renowned Marathi folk icon Nagesh Morwekar Backed by a dynamic musical ensemble and steered by hitmaking producer HitenThe song cleverly intertwines traditional folk poetry with explosive hiphop bars The track opens with the classic rural hookline lsquoek chimna chiv chivla majha sajan jaga zhala ho surya ugavlarsquo A sparrow chirped my beloved woke up the sun has risen Badshah then seamlessly blends it into explosive hiphop bars packed with localised flavour dropping verses like lsquodance kar rahi dekho maushi maushi nacho jab tak subah chidiya bolersquo Proudly claiming his new regional identity and making his stamp on the space official Badshah brings the track to a climax by signing off with a direct nod to his local fans lsquotumcha mulga badshahrsquo Your boy BadshahHarrdy Sandhu releases romantic new single lsquoStuck On YoursquoHarrdy Sandhu returns with lsquoStuck On Yoursquo his latest Punjabipop release and the first song to be a part of Universal Music Indiarsquos lsquoHear it firstrsquo initiativeStuck On Yoursquo brings Harrdy back to the romanticpop space he has explored across his catalogue pairing his instantly recognisable vocals with a contemporary pop production The track has been composed and produced by Bharath with Samad Khan Kunwar Mehra Rohit Pandey and Rohit Singh Bhau as cocomposers and colyricistsIn 2026 he featured on lsquoVALLAHrsquo from Cocktail 2 and lsquoWOWrsquo from Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai Over time his biggest tracks include lsquoBijlee Bijleersquo lsquoKya Baat Ayrsquo lsquoBackbonersquo lsquoNaahrsquo and lsquoHornn Blowrsquo