Exclusive: Bishwajit Ghosh Refutes Sonu Nigam’s Music Mafia Comment, Says New Singers Are Given Opportunities

Singer Sonu Nigam had conjured up a storm on social media by hitting out at T-Series music baron Bhushan Kumar by calling him ‘music-mafia’ and how new singers are not allowed to sing the kind of songs they want to. However, Bishwajit refuted the comment by saying, new singers are definitely given opportunities. He says, “In Bollywood, the music rights of all the movies which are made are with the Record Labels. Now, these record labels he is talking about have certain artists whom they have signed and it is obvious that these artists would get the first preference to sing, compose or write for those film songs. However, it is also evident that selected new singers are also given opportunities by the likes of the composers, producers, or even the music labels, and with time these new artists will get signed and will be given more opportunities. This is the kind of system which has got evolved over the years.”

The singer further sheds light on the independent music scene in India and said that sometimes a very good song also doesn’t get the kind of reception it should. He contended, “In terms of the project making, there is complete freedom while creating independent music, but the majority of time the fate of the song is decided by the music video, which is why sometimes even a very good song doesn’t get the kind of response it deserves. Moreover, the Indian Listeners consumes a larger share of music from Film Music. So, the scope of quality to be offered in an independent music video gets restricted due to the limited budget.”