Many
Bollywood
celebrities
and
musicians
took
to
Twitter
to
commemorate
World
Music
Day
2020,
today
(21
June)
and
to
celebrate
the
significance
of
music
in
the
world.
In
the
same
vein,
in
an
interview
with
HT,
Shankar
Mahadevan
of
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
trio
spoke
about
his
belief
in
spreading
awareness
and
positivity
through
music
especially
during
a
crisis.
The
National
award-winning
vocalist
revealed,
“I’m
doing
two
online
concerts.
I’ve
plans
to
post
a
song
from
my
album
with
John
McLaughlin
as
it
was
a
sort
of
world
music
album.
Then
there’s
a
new
song
that
we’re
working
on.
Since
at
home,
I
have
these
two
wonderful
musicians
(his
children
Siddharth
and
Shivam);
all
three
of
us
would
compose
and
record
a
new
single.”
Shankar
shared
that
it’s
penned
by
lyricist-poet
Javed
Akhtar
and
added,
“The
song
is
about
freedom
from
all
the
worries.
It
spreads
positivity
and
that’s
what
we
need
the
most
right
now.
The
crisis
around
has
brought
our
morale
down.
So,
we
want
to
tell
people
to
stay
strong,
and
not
doubt
their
capabilities.
What
can
be
a
better
way
to
communicate
this
than
our
music.”
On
being
quizzed
about
his
views
on
Sonu
Nigam
speaking
out
against
Bollywood’s
'music
mafia',
that
has
been
sabotaging
the
careers
of
younger
talent
in
the
music
industry,
Shankar
replied
by
stating:
“We’ve
always
given
opportunities
to
new
singers.
Our
intention
has
always
been
to
encourage
new
talents.
But,
what
Sonu
is
saying
is
absolutely
right
and
the
only
solution
to
this
is
to
let
independent
music
shine.
Promote,
respect,
encourage,
and
show
your
love
to
independent
creations.”
He
continued
by
speaking
about
his
belief
that
independent
music
can
counter
the
popularity
of
Bollywood
songs.
“Times
are
changing.
There’s
this
whole
lot
of
artists
who’ve
come
along,
extremely
talented
and
can
change
the
game.
Look
at
Arjun
Kanungo,
Prateek
Kuhad.
They
have
such
fabulous
voice
and
presence.
Look
at
Akriti
Kakkar.
She
never
got
many
songs
in
Bollywood,
but
apart
from
her
beautiful
voice,
the
way
she
worked
on
her
image
makes
her
so
relevant
and
popular.
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
as
a
team
always
experimented
even
when
opinions
were
against
us.
Not
saying
anything
against
anyone
here,
but
when
I
see
how
these
singers
and
composer
suffer
I
feel
they
deserve
more
freedom,”
he
said.