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Wynk Rewind is now live with India’s favourite music of 2023

Jammu, December 1, 2023: Wynk Music, India’s number 1 music streaming app by downloads and daily active users, today, unveiled its Wynk Rewind 2023 – announcing the top artists, albums and songs to have ruled the Indian music scene this year.

Wynk Rewind 2023 collates the top artists, albums, songs and playlists played on Wynk music over the course of a particular year. Powered by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm it draws out the music consumption patterns of users and offers Wynk users a personalised user experience on the app, delivering trends that offer a detailed view into listening patterns across total minutes streamed, favourite songs and artists, all of which can be shared across social media platforms.

This year’s Rewind carries special features such as the musical zodiac, a receive activity badge based on fan consumption that helps fans get to know who they are superfans of. Additionally, it will also present Wynk listeners with a special playlist featuring all their top songs along with a special message video featuring their favourite artist.

Abhishek Biswal, Head – Digital Products & Services, Airtel said, “At Wynk, we are always trying to find engaging ways to enhance the experience on our platform. In line with this, Wynk Rewind is an incredible initiative and offers deep customer insights into music preferences and consumption trends, which helps us immensely in elevating the experience on our app and delivering greater value to our customers. We promise to continue to build on our endeavours to offer the most personalised music experience to our customers.”

Wynk Studio — India’s largest music distribution ecosystem for independent artists — now has over 1300 artists. 55% of these artists come from non-metro cities including cities in the Northeast, highlighting how the platform has functioned as an enabler to offer these artists a creative outlet while solving monetisation and discovery issues for them. Aditya Rikhari in Hindi, Mali in English, Harsha Prawin in Telugu, AR Anandh in Tamil, Dheemusix in Kannada and Raj Burman in Bengali are some of the leading indie artists of the year.

In 2023, Wynk supported the distribution of independent singles such as “Love Token” from Manj Music and Anusha Dandekar, “Billo” from Vishal Dadlani and Nikhita Gandhi’s single “Pyaar mein Pagal”, along with helping independent producers build scale such as LGF Studios whose movie “Love All” starring Kay Kay Menon and Sw****ka Mukherjee was promoted on the platform.

Wynk Music is accessible across an entire range of platforms including Android Drive Mode, Android Auto, SIRI, Apple Car Play, Google Nest, Apple Watch and Google Assistant.
Wynk Rewind 2023 Highlights

TOP STREAMED SONGS
Song Artist
Heeriye (feat. Arijit Singh) Jasleen Royal, Arijit Singh
Chaleya (From "Jawan") Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Anirudh Ravichander
Zihaal e Miskin Vishal Mishra, Shreya Ghoshal

TOP STREAMED ARTISTS
Artist Top 3 Songs
Arijit Singh 1. Heeriye
2. Chaleya
3. Phir Aur Kya Chahiye
Pritam 1. Tum kya mile
2. What jhumka
3. O bedardiya
Amitabh Bhattacharya 1. Phir Aur Kya Chahiye
2. Tere Vaaste
3. Tum Kya Mile

TOP STREAMED ARTISTS BY LANGUAGE
Artist Language
Arijit Singh Hindi
Anirudh Ravichander Tamil
S S Thaman Telugu
Taylor Swift English
Karan Aujla Punjabi
MC Square Haryanvi
Pawan Singh Bhojpuri
Hesham Abdul Wahab Malayalam
Arjun Janya Kannada
Arijit Singh Bengali
Sonali Sonawane Marathi
Humane Sagar Odia
Zubeen Garg Assamese
Rakesh Barot Gujarati
Rani Rangili Rajasthani

Wynk Music journey:

1. Sept 2014: Launched in India; crosses 1 lakh downloads in 4 days
2. Feb 2015: Crosses 5 million app downloads
3. June 2015: Launches Data Save Mode
4. Nov 2015: Crosses 12 million installs
5. Jan 2016: Introduces MP3 Player Function- Plays Local MP3 file
6. Mar 2017: Crosses 50 million installs
7. Jan 2018: Crosses 75 million install
8. Dec 2018: Voted India’s most entertaining app on Playstore
9. Jan 2019: Crosses 100 million installs
10. Aug 2022: Launched Wynk Studio
11. August 2023: Wynk partners with Dolby
12. September 2023: Ventures into distribution with Love All

Airtel extends 5G coverage to all 22 districts of Jammu & Kashmir empowering over 0.9 million customers to enjoy the power of 5G

Jammu, October 20, 2023: Within 1 year of the launch of Airtel 5G Plus, Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), one of India’s leading telecommunications service provider, today, announced that it has over 0.9 million unique 5G customers on its network in Jammu & Kashmir. The company also announced that Airtel 5G Plus service is available across all the districts in the state within just 12 months of the launch.

Airtel's 5G service is now available across all districts and union territories in the country. Airtel has extensively rolled out its network making its services available across all districts in Jammu & Kashmir. From the panoramic Dal Lake, the enchanting valleys of Kashmir, the remote villages of Ladakh to the sand dunes of Nubra Valley, Airtel continues to rapidly accelerate its 5G rollout. Furthermore, it has also brought the far-flung remote villages along the national borders onto the digital superhighway.

Commenting on the milestone, Adarsh Verma, COO – Jammu & Kashmir, Bharti Airtel said, "We were the first telco to deploy high-speed 5G technology in the state, and today we are delighted to be playing an important role in connecting lives of our customers.We thank all our 0.9 million customers for embracing Airtel 5G Plus network. We continue to set the industry pace with unparalleled growth in 5G customers, prioritizing cutting-edge 5G technology and customer satisfaction. Our 5G landscape has the state’s widest, quickest, and most dependable network, encompassing all 22 districts."

Over the past year, Airtel has been at the cutting edge of 5G innovation, successfully demonstrating the transformative power of 5G through a range of compelling use cases that have revolutionized how customers live their lives and conduct business. These include establishing India's first private 5G network at the BOSCH facility in Bengaluru and partnering with Mahindra & Mahindra to convert its Chakan manufacturing unit into India’s first 5G-enabled auto manufacturing facility. Airtel recently launched the AirtelXstream Air Fiber, the first wireless home Wi-Fi service in India powered by Airtel 5G Plus, in Delhi & Mumbai, showcasing its outstanding 5G capabilities for consumers.

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