Rising British-Indian singer-songwriter RIKA is our final Ones To Watch 2026 this week. With more than 55m streams to date,...
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RIKA
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Rising British-Indian singer-songwriter RIKA is our final Ones To Watch 2026 this week. With more than 55m streams to date, she has carved out a distinctive East-meets-West sound, blending Bollywood-inflected melodies with polished contemporary pop. We first spotlighted her in...
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