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, which has spilled over into the music market.As in the United States, the outbreak in India has forced the closing of cinemas and the cancellation of film shoots across the country, and production houses have delayed the release of multiple movies and their accompanying.
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