P-Pop Culture

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P-Pop Culture
P-Pop Culture.jpg
Studio album by
Released22 August 2025
Recorded2023–2025
Genre Pop
Length34:26
Language Punjabi
Label
Producer
  • Euro
  • Ikky
  • Milano
  • Sandor Schwisberg
  • Stuckey
Karan Aujla chronology
Street Dreams
(2024)
P-Pop Culture
(2025)

P-Pop Culture [1] [2] [3] is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Karan Aujla in collaboration with Canadian producer Ikky which was released on 22 August 2025. [4] The album has eleven tracks, split into 2 discs, and was released under exclusive license to Warner Music Canada and Warner Music India.

Contents

Background

In 2025, Aujla announced his third studio album, P-Pop Culture, during his concert in Montreal, Canada on July 26, which was followed by a teaser release on YouTube, ahead of the release of the album's lead single, "MF Gabhru", on August 1. [5] [6] [7]

Release

The album released on August 22, 2025. The album debuted at #1 on Spotify in both India and Pakistan, and #4 in Canada, while also taking the #1 spot on Apple Music in all three countries. Upon release, all 11 songs on the album entered the Spotify Top 200 and Apple Music Top 50 charts in India, Canada, and Pakistan. In Canada, the project debuted at #3 on the Billboard Canadian Album charts with 12.4 million streams, marking the highest debut for a Punjabi-language album in Canadian history, a record that surpasses Aujla’s sophomore album Making Memories from 2023. In America, the album debuted at the #19 position on the US Billboard World Albums chart. [8] [9]

Aujla also performed the songs "Boyfriend" and "MF Gabhru!" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon alongside Ikky. [10]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Really Do..."
3:13
2."For a Reason"
  • Sahota
  • Milan D'Agostini
  • Kakkar
  • Mangat
  • Raja
  • Ikky
  • Milano
3:00
3."You're You Tho"
  • Sahota
  • D'Agostini
  • Kakkar
  • Mangat
  • Raja
  • Ikky
  • Milano
3:03
4."Boyfriend"
  • Sahota
  • D'Agostini
  • Kakkar
  • Mangat
  • Raja
  • Ikky
  • Milano
2:40
5."Him."
  • Sahota
  • D'Agostini
  • Europe
  • Kakkar
  • Mangat
  • Raja
  • Ikky
  • Euro
  • Milano
3:11
Total length:15:07
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Flip-Side (Sandy's Interlude)"
  • Sahota
  • Dawson Pablo
  • Sandor Schwisberg
  • Ikky
  • Schwisberg
1:53
2."I'ma Do My Thiiing"
  • Sahota
  • D'Agostini
  • Kakkar
  • Mangat
  • Raja
  • Schwisberg
  • Ikky
  • Schwisberg
3:13
3."Daytona"
  • Sahota
  • Kirk Grange
  • Kakkar
  • Mangat
  • Raja
  • Zachary Stuckey
Ikky3:13
4."7.7 Magnitude"
  • Sahota
  • Kakkar
  • Mangat
  • Raja
  • Schwisberg
  • Ikky
  • Schwisberg
4:03
5."MF Gabhru!"
  • Sahota
  • Charanjit Ahuja
  • Kakkar
  • Mangat
  • Raja
  • Sahib Saabi
  • Stuckey
  • Ikky
  • Stuckey
3:20
6."P-Pop Culture"
  • Sahota
  • D'Agostini
  • Europe
  • Kakkar
  • Mangat
  • Raja
  • Stuckey
  • Ikky
  • Euro
  • Milano
3:31
Total length:19:13

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [11]

Disc 1

Disc 2

Charts

Chart performance for P-Pop Culture
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 29
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) [13] 3
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [14] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 10
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [16] 44
US World Albums ( Billboard ) [17] 19

References

  1. "Karan Aujla Pours 'Every Ounce' of Himself into New Album 'P-Pop Culture' | Billboard Canada". ca.billboard.com.
  2. "Karan Aujla On What 'P-Pop' Means: 'I Named My Genre Of Music After Punjabi Pop-Culture'". The Hollywood Reporter India.
  3. Hirwani, Peony (August 23, 2025). "Inside Karan Aujla's Fans-Only Mumbai Launch for P-Pop Culture".
  4. "Karan Aujla announces new album P-Pop Culture, to release on August 22". India Today. July 28, 2025.
  5. Hirwani, Peony (July 27, 2025). "Karan Aujla Announces New Album 'P-Pop Culture' at Montreal Show". Billboard Canada . Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  6. "Karan Aujla On What 'P-Pop' Means: 'I Named My Genre Of Music After Punjabi Pop-Culture'". The Hollywood Reporter India. August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  7. "Karan Aujla drops his new single 'MF Gabhru'". The Tribune . August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  8. "Karan Aujla's P-Pop Culture Ignites A Global Movement With Historic First Week Sucess". DissDash. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  9. Taylor-Singh, Heather (September 3, 2025). "Karan Aujla's 'P-Pop Culture' Earns Historic Debut, Enters Billboard Canadian Albums Chart At No. 3". Billboard Canada . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  10. Sharma, Juhi (September 14, 2025). "Karan Aujla Gifts Jimmy Fallon Tequila Bottle Worth Rs. 20,000, Performs New Album 'P-Pop Culture'". BollywoodShaadis. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  11. "P-Pop Culture / Karan Aujla / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  12. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  13. "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  14. "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of September 6, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  15. "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  16. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  17. "World Albums: Week of September 6, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved 3 September 2025.