Sidhu Moosewala’s hit song 295 entered the Billboard Global 200 Chart just days after his death. The song is a new addition to the list, currently sitting at number 154. This is the first song by the late artist to chart on Billboard’s worldwide list.
The song, which was released in July 2021, has over 198 million views on YouTube alone. The songs of Moosewala have been seen over 5 billion times and reached the Top 5 in the UK charts last year. The Guardian named him one of the finest emerging musicians of 2020.
On June 11, the 29th anniversary of Sidhu’s birth, his family uploaded a video featuring photographs from his childhood. Fans, acquaintances, and family members expressed their admiration for the late singer-songwriter in the comments area.
Recently, a few billboards in Times Square, New York, were used to pay homage to the late artist by playing clips from his music videos. People were seen stopping by and watching the recordings in the footage published on social media, and some admirers even replicated his signature step.
On May 29, Sidhu Moose Wala was shot and killed in Mansa, Punjab. The horrible tragedy occurred a day after the Punjab government revoked its security protection. In December of last year, Sidhu joined the Congress.
He was cremated in his hometown of Mansa. Over a thousand people flocked to see the self-made celebrity, whose films include High, Issa Jatt, and Selfmade Famous, among others.
At least eleven persons have been detained so far in connection with the May 29 murder of Moosewala in Jawahar Ke village, including the claimed chief conspirator Lawrence Bishnoi. According to the police, the singer and two others — his neighbor Gurwinder Singh and cousin Gurpreet Singh — left their home at about 5 p.m. on May 29. Before being shot and killed by unidentified gunmen, the Punjabi singer’s automobile was boxed in. They opened fire on his Mahindra Thar SUV at random. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to examine the murder. The ADGP Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Promod Ban, will oversee it.
