Indian music streaming service Dhingana has shut down.
Dhingana’s website has been replaced by this elusice message:
Goodbye!
We hope that you enjoyed listening to Dhingana as much as we enjoyed building it.
But alas, all good things must come to an end.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for letting us be a part of your musical moments!
– The Dhingana Team
No official reason has been given for the closure. There was talk of the service closing back in December, when T-Series (their biggest label partner) decided their licensing agreement would not be renewed. Then Dhingana’s CEO, Rohit Bhatia, said the company would be restructured.
There are now three main streaming services in India: Gaana, Saavn, and Hungama.
It is really sad and shocking to me 🙁
Let’s hope it’s Spotify and Pandora and Youtube next.
Beats Music too.
IT IS REALLY SAD NEWS FOR MUSIC LOVER & ME ALSO. I REQUIST FOR DHINGANA TEAM PLEASE IF POSSIBLE START AGAIN .
This was referrenced in Paul’s article this morning:
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2014/02/18/profitless
I had no clue they were in trouble. I would have gladly paid for the service.