Spotify RAP91 Live returns to Mumbai on 24 October, with Divine, Arivu and rap in nine languages

Spotify's RAP91 Live is coming back to Mumbai on Saturday, 24 October 2026, and the lineup reads like a map of Indian hip-hop in 2026. The fifth edition of the showcase brings together 23 artists rapping across nine languages, with DIVINE and Arivu at the top of the bill.

The full list, as announced by Spotify India: DIVINE, Arivu, Panther, Real Boss, Hammy Muzic, Rocksun, Iqbal, OtaaL, Rawme Hooda, Hardbone Boy, Bhaktaaa, Prathamesh, Anohnymouss, STIC, Siroyi, Bhadrankar, VENGAYO, Gamak Sinha, Jelo, Saniya MQ, ARUN YDV, Arinar Black and JaiKishan.

Premium only this time

The big change is access. RAP91 Live 2026 is a Spotify Premium experience, and registration runs through Spotify Premium Rewards, where the event is listed as "RAP91 LIVE 2026" with a register option. Music Ally reported that earlier editions were open to the public on a first come, first served basis, so if you have been going on a free account, this year works differently. The venue had not been named in the announcement coverage we read, so keep an eye on the Rewards page for the details.

Why the lineup matters

Put DIVINE, the face of Mumbai's gully rap breakout, on the same bill as Arivu, the Tamil rapper and lyricist whose writing draws on folk forms and confronts caste head on, and you get the point of the night. This is not a Hindi rap showcase with a couple of guest verses from elsewhere. It is a deliberately wide net.

Spotify's own numbers back that up. According to the figures it released with the announcement, the flagship RAP 91 playlist has grown 36% in two years to about 470,000 followers, and its seven language playlists (Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Haryanvi, Tamil, Marathi and Bhojpuri) add up to more than 1.5 million followers. The fastest growth has come from RAP 91 Marathi, up 155%, followed by Bhojpuri at 52% and Haryanvi at 23%. Spotify also says that over five years RAP91 Live has featured more than 130 artists from over 25 cities, performing in more than 15 languages.

Rolling Stone India framed the news as a regional rap push, and the growth numbers suggest that is where the platform sees the energy. For a scene that spent years being described through two or three cities, a stage that puts Haryanvi, Marathi and Tamil rap side by side in Mumbai is worth showing up for, if you can get in.

Start with the playlist that gives the night its name: