Sidhu Moose Wala's Songs Are Still Making Crores, Here's How Much Money Singer's Parents Are Earning

Popular Punjabi singer, Sidhu Moose Wala was brutally assassinated on May 29, 2022, but his songs are still making crores through royalty. Here's how much wealth the doting son left for his parents.

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Sidhu Moose Wala's Songs Are Still Making Crores, Here's How Much Money Singer's Parents Are Earning

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moose Wala is considered by many as one of the best Indian rappers of all time. At a time when Punjabi singers were drifting towards the Hindi language to cater for the masses, Sidhu Moose Wala stuck to his hardcore Punjabi and made it popular with the masses. In 2020, The Guardian recognised Sidhu Moose Wala's impact on the Indian music industry and named him among 50 up-and-coming artists.

Not only this, Sidhu Moose Wala also became the first Punjabi singer to perform at London's famous annual music festival, Wireless Festival. He also won four Brit Asia TV Music Awards in his career, which speaks volumes about his impact on the international stage.

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Sidhu Moose Wala's assassination: When the global music industry stood still

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It was on May 29, 2020, when iconic Punjabi singer, Sidhu Moose Wala was killed by a series of unidentified assailants, who fired 30 rounds at his car. The 28-year-old singer was brutally shot dead in broad daylight near Jawaharke village in Punjab's Mansa district.

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As soon as the shocking news of Sidhu Moose Wala's assassination made its way across India and overseas, a lot of fingers were pointed at Punjab's police force. Not only this but protests against Punjab's ruling party were also held in different parts of the country.

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One can imagine the magnitude of Sidhu Moose Wala's popularity across the world by the fact that weeks after his death, world-famous singer, Drake played Sidhu's songs, 295 and G-Shift, on his debut radio show, Table for One. Nigerian singer, Burna Boy came to India to meet Sidhu Moose Wala's parents and award-winning British rapper, Tion Wayne released a song named Healing as a tribute to Sidhu.

Sidhu Moose Wala's best songs: From G Wagon, So High to SYL and Watchout

No doubt, most of Sidhu Moose Wala's songs are exceptional, but there are a few tracks that took his singing career to a completely different level. It includes the likes of G Wagon, So High, 47, Mera Na, Issa Jatt, It's All About You, Just Listen, Tochan, Famous, Dollar, Warning Shots, Dogar, Jatti Jeone Morh Wargi, Same Beef, Badfella, Bambiha Bole, 295, Levels, Vaar, Chorni, Watchout, SYL, and so many others.

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Here's how Sidhu Moose Wala's parents still receive crores as royalty from their son's songs

After the unfortunate demise of Punjabi singer, Sidhu Moose Wala, every single penny of the royalty that continues to be generated through his songs is going straight to his parents. For the unversed, as per YouTube's policy, artists earn approximately 1000 US dollars (Rs. 82,955) per million views on their videos. Since Sidhu Moose Wala's death, a series of songs have been released, and most of them have performed exceptionally well on YouTube, garnering millions of views.

Apart from YouTube, major streaming platforms like Spotify, Wynk Music, JioSaavn, and many others have similar royalty policies. As we all know, Sidhu Moose Wala's songs are available on almost every major streaming platform, one can imagine the huge royalty amount his parents are receiving after their son's death.

According to a report in DNA, Sidhu Moose Wala's parents, Charan Kaur and Balkaur Singh have received more than Rs. 2 crores through the royalty of his multiple songs on different platforms.

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Sidhu Moose Wala's net worth

According to several media reports, Sidhu Moose Wala's net worth at the time of his death was around Rs. 114 crores. For the unversed, the Punjabi singer used to take a fee of Rs. 6 to Rs. 8 lakhs for a single track.

Sidhu Moose Wala was also charging more than Rs. 20 lakhs for his live shows and a sum of Rs. 2 lakhs in order to appear in public events. With a series of brand deals and advertisements with recognised labels, Sidhu Moose Wala was one of the highest-paid Punjabi singers in India.

There's no denying the fact that Sidhu Moose Wala's parents, Balkaur Singh and Charan Kaur are still in immense pain, and no amount of money will minimise the pain of losing their son. But having said that, it's great to see that Sidhu Moose Wala's hard work is still paying off and helping his parents to live a life without worrying about finances.

What are your thoughts on Sidhu Moose Wala's unfortunate demise? Let us know.

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