Mehwish Hayat calls out iTunes, Apple Music for classifying Pakistani music as 'Indian pop'

Entertainment Mar, 13 2023
Mehwish Hayat calls out iTunes, Apple Music for classifying Pakistani music as 'Indian pop'
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Leading Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat called out iTunes and Apple Music for classifying Pakistani Coke Studio as "Indian pop, Asian or worldwide".  iTunes is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and client app for the iTunes Store.

Meanwhile, Apple Music is a service that provides music, audio and video streaming service developed by Apple. Taking to Twitter, Mehwish said that Coke Studio which is a Pakistani platform that brings together some of the finest singers, musicians and composers to celebrate the musical heritage is classified as "Indian pop".

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 13 2023

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Farhan Hashim Kotwal
Farhan Hashim Kotwal https://www.dailynationalcourier.com/author/farhan-hashim-kotwal
Journalist at Daily National Courier. Covering different beats including Entertainment, Sports & other news content in a well-versed manner. Also member of Karachi Union of Journalist (KUJ). Also handling digital media content.

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