Music and Youth
9XM introduces non-stop music band ‘Highway’
MUMBAI: Bollywood music channel 9XM has launched a non-interrupted music band called Highway. Dedicated to the superstars of Bollywood, Highway will be aired every day without any breaks, at 8 pm on 9XM.
This 35-minute non-stop hits music band Highway, features superstars like Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Ranveer Singh and others. Along with the actors, Highway will also feature the best singers and music composers on the show .
Speaking about the show, 9XM & 9X Tashan cluster head-programming Baljinder Mahant said “We at 9XM are popular for playing the latest Bollywood hits and innovations around music content. Our ardent viewers have appreciated our past innovations and with Highway we provide them with 45 days of best and latest hits of a new Bollywood star every day. We are confident that this Bollywood musical journey on Highway will get the viewers grooving for more.”
Highway will be promoted across digital and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
