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Dhruv Visvanath hits iTunes India's top five: Are exclusive streaming deals the way forward for independent artists?

This past week, Dhruv Visvanath’s The Lost Cause joined the short list of Indian independent music releases to have hit the top five of iTunes India’s all genres albums chart.

Musicology: The weird and wonderful world that is the Indian iTunes top albums chart

Where else but the Indian iTunes album chart would you find South Korean rapper Agust D’s eponymous album alongside 'Best Of' compilations for Kumar Sanu, Bryan Adams, AR Rahman, Blackstrat Blues' The Last Analog Generation, the mystically named Root Chakra, and the more prosaic 10 Minute Butt Workout? #FirstCulture