{"id":42707,"date":"2024-01-01T23:50:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T23:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pakistani-musicians-were-the-real-winners-of-2023-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-01T23:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T23:50:59","slug":"pakistani-musicians-were-the-real-winners-of-2023-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistani-musicians-were-the-real-winners-of-2023-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani musicians were the real winners of 2023 | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year proved that artists can thrive with or without Coke Studio\u2014all we need is quality music<\/p>\n

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Talha Anjum, one-half of Young Stunners, sent fans into a frenzy when he announced the release date for his full-length debut LP, Open Letter, back in February. Set to be the biggest, most idiosyncratic musical output of 2023, the album dropped ahead of his and Talha Yunus\u2019s performance at the Wireless Music Festival with Travis Scott. The year already looked promising for a music industry\u2014reset by Covid and revived by the new pop wave\u2014that investors, international labels, aggregators, et al, seem to want a stake in.<\/p>\n

Open Letter not only lived up to fan expectations but elevated Anjum as Pakistani music\u2019s most vulnerable and sorted Hip-Hop artist. The record, which says more about him than the musical direction he is heading in, is a fifteen-track, God-sent, masterpiece that features guest appearances by Yunus, Kr$na, Rap Demon and JJ47. Needless to say, a lot has happened since.<\/p>\n

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