Radio City Freedom Awards S7: Eternal Returns To Godless, Vote For Your Favorite Metal Artists

Radio City Freedom Awards is back with its seventh season and this time, we are only getting bigger, bolder, and better. With our main intent being bridging boundaries, RCFA has brought several artists from across the country together to celebrate and magnify independent music. While you may be familiar with pop music and rap songs, it takes a hardcore indie fan to understand the true difference between rock and metal genres.If you thought rock was a handful, we now pay our respects to the purveyors of its angrier, more underground, more extreme sibling - Metal. With independent artists such as Eternal Returns, Godless, R.A.I.D, and more ruling the Metal charts, let's see who made it to the final list of Radio City Freedom Awards season 7 nominations for Best Metal Artists.1. R.A.I.D - AlphaKnown as Rueban And the Imperium Division, this indie metal band was born in Hyderabad in 2016. 'Alpha' is a track that's meant to inspire people to never give up and to do whatever it takes to achieve their dreams, even if it means standing alone. If you love this metal band, vote for R.A.I.D here.2. Against Evil - Speed DemonOriginating in Vishakhapatnam, Against Evil is a hardcore metal band that will remind you of rage, destruction, and power. Speed Demon being one of their most loved tracks by the metalheads, this one made it to the top 5 nominations for RCFA season 7. If you are an Against Evil fan, vote for them here.3. Eternal Returns - Seige SombreWith a message to remove self-pity from your system and ignite the fire to chase your goals, Seige Sombre speaks about a person who doesn't aspire to do anything in life. This metal track gives out a strong message - either be the victim or be the master of your comfort. Vote for Eternal Returns here.4. Demonic Ressurection - The Eye Of EternityIf you are a death metal fan, Demonic Ressurection should be right on the top of your indie playlist. Highlighting heavy riffs, death growls, symphonic parts, clean vocals, female vocals, killer guitar work, and powerful drum work - the Mumbai metal veterans have taken their fans by surprise with this masterpiece. Vote for Demonic Ressurection here.5. Godless - Orbits Of DecayThe Mumbai-based metal band has delivered yet another powerful track from their album States Of Chaos. A chaotic amalgamation of tight guitar riffs and frenzied drums, Orbits Of Decay touches upon existentialism and human greed. If you love indie metal band Godless, vote for them to be the winner of RCFA Best Metal Artists here.About Radio City Freedom Awards S7As we said, this year's RCFA is only getting bigger, better, and bolder. Bridging boundaries by acknowledging and encouraging musicians from across the country, we know no language, caste, or sex barriers. We received over 800 entries in 9 different categories. The country has joined the revolutionizing musical movement. Have you?Also Read:From Archives Of RCFA: Throwback To Swarathma's Stage-Shattering Performance At RCFA S4Radio City Freedom Awards Associate SponsorsWith reputable brands like Nisaan, HDFC Ergo Health Insurance, and MDACS coming on board, it only makes RCFA more credible and grandiose. We'd like to thank our jury members and associate sponsors for their unwavering support and belief in independent musicians across India.

Radio City Freedom Awards Season 7: Anurag Tagat, Heena Kriplani And More, Meet The Esteemed Jury

Radio City Freedom Awards is back with its season 7 and it is only getting bigger, better, and bolder. With over nine categories, we have received an overwhelming response of over 800 entries from across the country. Radio City Freedom Awards is the only Indian platform that accepts and advocates for independent songs in all languages across the country. If you have followed the past seasons of RCFA, you would have an idea about how the who's who of indie music space come together on our jury panel to select the winners in each category.For Radio City Freedom Awards 2023, we have a rather special set of jury members who have done some disruptive work in the independent music space. While some are label owners who have encouraged and promoted even more indie music artists, others are renowned journalists who come with an extensive level of experience in the music industry.Meet our esteemed jury of Radio City Freedom Awards season 71. Atul Churamani -Managing Director at Turnkey Music amp Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Atul Churamani truly believes music to be a serious business. His experience and commitment to good music have led him to be a pivotal persona in the independent music space.2. Vijay Basrur - The founder of OkListen, Vijay Basrur created a homegrown platform that could pave a meaningful and legitimate way for independent music in India. He has worked with and encouraged over 4,000 independent artists across the country.3. Aishwarya Natarajan - Aishwarya Natarajan is the founder of Indianuance - an artist management and consulting firm, with a keen focus on Indian classical music, folk music, and its sibling forms.4. Heena Kriplani - The head of TuneCore, Heena Kriplani comes with a solid 18 years of experience in the music industry. With an intent to represent local music on a global level, Heena and her firm strive to make independent truly independent.5. Anurag Tagat - An assistant editor at Rolling Stone and a freelance music journalist, Anurag Tagat's vision and eye for detail for the indie music industry are like no others. Forming a community of indie music lovers, Tagat has also contributed his expertise with popular opinionated platforms like Variety, The Hindu, FirstPost, and more.6. Narendra Kusnur -Narendra Kusnur is one of India's best music journalist who loved to deep dive into the world of native Indian music. Born with a musical spoon, Narendra is currently covering all genres, writing for various publications, and thoroughly enjoys curating music.Radio City Freedom Awards Season 7 VotingAs we said, this year's RCFA is only getting bigger, better, and bolder. Bridging boundaries by acknowledging and encouraging musicians from across the country, we know no language, caste, or sex barriers. We received over 800 entries in 9 different categories. The final nomination list for RCFA S7 is out. Go ahead and vote for your favorite indie artists here.The country has joined the revolutionizing musical movement. Have you?Radio City Freedom Awards Associate SponsorsWith reputable brands like Nisaan, HDFC Ergo Health Insurance, and MDACS coming on board, it only makes RCFA more credible and grandiose. We'd like to thank our jury members and associate sponsors for their unwavering support and belief in independent musicians across India.

From Archives Of RCFA: Throwback To Swarathma's Stage-Shattering Performance At RCFA S4

One of the most popular independent folk-fusion bands, Swarathma is known for its versatility in creating music that speaks to the inhabitants and native music lovers. Creating revolution with their path-breaking music, Swarathma became one of the most loved performers of Radio City Freedom Awards Season 4. For the unversed, Radio City Freedom Awards is back with its seventh season and it is only getting bigger, better, and bolder.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Radio City India (@radiocityindia)With an intent to recognize, encourage, and celebrate indie music, Radio City Freedom Awards (RCFA) is one of the biggest, most promising awards in the Indian independent music space. Swarathma has been one of the constant favorites of indie music fans. Their effortless attempt of marrying Indian folk and classical music with western sounds like Reggae has been a shape-shifter of the indie music scene in the country.As Radio City Freedom Awards is back with a bang, let's take you down memory lane and revisit the stage-shattering performance by Swarathma at RCFA S4. Vasu Dixit, K J Pavan, Varun Murali, Sanjeev Nayak, Jishnu Dasgupta, and Joel Milan Baptist were at their musical best and made the crowd go wild.Watch Swarathma's epic performance at RCFA S4 here.About Radio City Freedom Awards Season 7Radio City Freedom Awards is a platform designed to recognize and celebrate independent musicianship across the country. An initiative by Radio City, RCFA has been a pioneer in the independent music space of India. With a motto of bridging the boundaries, RCFA accepts music from every corner in every native language of the country.With brands like Nissan and HDFC Ergo Health Insurance being the associate partners of RCFA, it only adds more credibility and mileage to the award show. At Radio City Freedom Awards, we believe in giving creative wings to indie musicians.If you are an independent music artist, submit your entries under various categories here and join the movement.

From RCFA Archives: Rapper Divine And His Journey Of Making His Indie Hit 'Mere Gully Mein'

You must be living under a rock if you haven't heard of Divine. The man who revolutionized the independent hip-hop scene with the rap that narrates an engaging story. Divine is one of the few rappers who believes in uplifting other independent rappers instead of creating diss music. He gained fame after releasing his independent track 'Yeh Mera Bombay' in 2013. Being awarded by the jury of Radio City Freedom Awards, in 2014, Divine has only seen his musical journey go upward and onwards.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Radio City India (@radiocityindia)After he won bagged Radio City Freedom Awards (RCFA) Jury's Choice for Best Hip-Hop category, Divine went ahead to be signed by Sony Music. That was how the idea of his other indie hit 'Mere Gully Mein' with Naezy was born. It was in 2014 when Divine became a household name. And since then, there was no looking back for him.As we reminisce about the past winners of the Radio City Freedom Awards, let's see some of Divine's path-breaking songs that shaped the hip-hop scene of India.1. Yeh Mere BombayMumbai is known as the 'city of dreams' and Divine's Yeh Mera Bombay elaborates the same. If there was a song that defined the good, bad, and every side of the city, it'd definitely be this one.2. Mere Gully MeinVivian Fernandes aka Divine keeps it real, as heard in Mere Gully Mein, about growing up in the gullies of Mumbai. His stripped-back approach brings in the authenticity and relatability factor in this independent hip-hop track.After sweeping the award in RCFA season 1, Sony Music signed the rapper and he collaborated with Naezy to craft, compose, and create this masterpiece. Mere Gully Mein gave Divine an overnight success.3. KohinoorFor a diamond to shine, it has to go through various brutal processes. And that's exactly what the rapper conveys through his song Kohinoor. His struggle from being a normal slum kid to a global dominant artist, Kohinoor is all about the catchy hook and feet-tapping beats.4. MirchiAnother commercial hit by Divine was another song that became an internet sensation the minute it was released. Mirchi is still one of those songs by the rapper that stays on everyone's playlist.5. One Side'Paisa nahi, rap mera shauk hai' made him shine among other Indian rappers and how. Making his struggles the hero of the song, One Side talks about Divine's poverty and struggle of belonging to a slum area.About RCFARadio City Freedom Awards is an initiative by Radio City to celebrate and encourage independent artists and musicianship. With some popular names like Divine, Prateek Kuhad, Brodha V, Natania Lalwani, and many more sweeping the Jury's Choice and People's Choice awards in various categories, RCFA only keeps on getting bigger, better, and bolder.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Radio City India (@radiocityindia)With substantial brands like Nissan coming on board as one of the presenting partners, it makes India's leading independent music award more credible and a shape-shifter in the industry.RCFA is back with its seventh season and we are calling all independent artists to submit their entries now.