Shubh Bansal

Shubhneet Singh (born 10 August 1997), known professionally as Shubh, is an Indian rapper and singer-songwriter based in Canada associated with Punjabi music. Shubh rose to mainstream in 2021 with his single "We Rollin". He released his debut album 'Still Rollin' in 2023.

His numerous singles have charted on the Canadian Hot 100, New Zealand Chart, UK Singles Chart and Billboard India. His single "Baller" charted on the Canadian Hot 100. In 2023, his song "Cheques" from his debut album ''Still Rollin'' peaked at number 3 on '' Billboard India Songs'', while album was charted on ''Canadian Albums Chart'' and '' New Zealand Albums Chart''.

Early life

Shubh was born to a Punjabi Sikh family on 10 August 1997 in Punjab, India. He has an elder brother Ravneet Singh, who is also an actor, singer, vocalist and host. He moved to Brampton where his musical career started.

Career

2021–2022: musical breakthrough

Shubh started in 2021 with single "We Rollin", following which he released songs "Elevated" and "Offshore".

In 2022, Shubh released three singles "No Love", "Baller" and "Her". His song "Baller", with music producer Ikky became his most streamed track of all time. It charted on Canadian Hot 100 at 68.

2023–present: ''Still Rollin'', tour and more

In 2023, he released his debut album ''Still Rollin''. The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart. He released another single "One Love" in August.

In August 2023, Shubh announced his ''Still Rolling'' world tour across 7 countries including India, UK, Australia, New Zealand, UAE, USA and Canada, divided among 7 different phases. The tour came following the release of the album 'Still Rollin'.

Phase 1 is the Still Rolling India Tour, visiting 10 cities in India and including a cruise event. He is scheduled to perform as part of ''Cruise Control 4.0'' event in Mumbai, organised aboard ''Cordelia Cruise''. On 20 September 2023, ''BookMyShow'' announced the cancellation of Shubh's ''Still Rollin'' tour for India. Prior to this announcement, the electronics brand ''boAt'' revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that it had withdrawn its sponsorship of the tour due to the controversy.

The UK phase consisted of concerts in two cities, London and Birmingham.

By just one day prior announcement, Shubh released his first EP ''Leo'' on 5 January 2024 under his own label.

On 29 March 2024 Shubh released his another single "Bandana" without prior announcement.

On 10 April Shubh announced his Still Rolling world tour next phase of Aus/Nz in 4 cities in total which includes Melbourne , Brisbane , Auckland and with last concert in Sydney with tickets available on Shubhtour.com with beginning on 3 May 2024. The Brisbane Show held on 4 May was cancelled due to lack of communication between the promoter and venue and as well as due to promoter mismanagement the show permit was revoked. The venue load issues presented by the promoters would result in chaotic and unsafe show.

On Melbourne show 3 May Shubh sang his unreleased song MVP and later released the audio on his YouTube channel on 10 May 2024

Controversy

In March 2023, when Punjab Police was in search of a pro-khalistan separatist Amritpal Singh, curfew imposed in several districts and mobile internet services were shut down in Punjab, Shubh shared a portrait of an allegedly distorted map of India in his Instagram story titled "Pray for Punjab", created by Amandeep Singh, a graphic artist known by the pseudonym Inkquisitive. The portrait shows a police cop unplugging a light bulb, rendering the states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh dark, while Northeastern states, and the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were omitted, garnering criticism for a wrong portrayal of the map of India. Notably, actress Kangana Ranaut alleged it was an indirect support of the Khalistan movement. Facing backlash, Shubh removed the story and replaced it with the words "Pray for Punjab" on a black background. Later, Inkquisitive apologised on social media, saying it was "not done intentionally to provoke any sort of separate state agenda" but to show a "blackout in Punjab".

In September 2023, Shubh announced his first Indian tour. The electronics brand boAt withdrew its sponsorship of Shubh's tour following criticism. Subsequently, on 20 September, the ticketing app BookMyShow announced the cancellation of the tour. Indian cricketers like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya and Suresh Raina also unfollowed him on Instagram. On 19 September, Inkquisitive reiterated on social media that Shubh shared his artwork, and apologised saying it was to show a "blackout in Punjab". Showing solidarity to Shubh, Inkquisitive blamed Ranaut for giving it a "pro-khalistan angle". Later on 21 September, Shubh took to his Instagram to provide clarification as a concern for an internet shutdown in Punjab and expressed his disappointment over the cancellation of the tour saying, "India is my country too". Other artists like AP Dhillon, Karan Aujla and Sidhu Moose Wala's team publicly supported Shubh. Several politicians from Punjab, including Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, and Bikram Singh Majithia also supported him.

During a concert in London on 29 October 2023, Shubh held up a black hoodie thrown from the audience which allegedly had the date and an image showing assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards Satwant Singh and Beant Singh on a map of Punjab. Later Shubh posted on social media that a lot of clothing, jewellery and phones were thrown at him showing support from the audience and he did not see what was on it along with video.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

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1997 births
Living people
Punjabi rappers
Punjabi-language singers
Singers from Punjab, India
Punjabi-language lyricists
Pop rappers
Indian male singer-songwriters
Indian singer-songwriters
Indian hip-hop singers
Canadian male rappers
21st-century male rappers
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Canadian singer-songwriters
Canadian hip-hop singers
Desi musicians