<p>Music maestro A.R. Rahman Monday launched his new album "Raunaq" and said that he dedicates it to Vogue Empower, a social awareness initiative that draws attention to women's empowerment</p>.<p>.<br /><br />"I pledge to spread the message of Vogue Empower by dedicating my latest album, 'Raunaq', to the campaign," Rahman said in a statement. <br /><br />"The album echoes the significance of the cause, women's empowerment, with the song and video, "Laadli", created in collaboration with Kapil Sibal and Lata Mangeshkar," he added.<br /><br />"Laadli" is the lead track of the album and Sibal has penned the lyrics for the song, while Lata has sung it with Rahman. <br /><br />"Raunaq", which has seven songs sung by the best artists from the music industry, including Lata, Chitra, Shreya Ghosal, Mohit Chauhan, Shweta Pandit and Jonita Gandhi, is described as a conversation of music and poetry that takes one on a journey of varied emotions. <br /><br />Rahman has also played the role of a visual storyteller and has conceived the narrative of the lead music video. <br /></p>
<p>Music maestro A.R. Rahman Monday launched his new album "Raunaq" and said that he dedicates it to Vogue Empower, a social awareness initiative that draws attention to women's empowerment</p>.<p>.<br /><br />"I pledge to spread the message of Vogue Empower by dedicating my latest album, 'Raunaq', to the campaign," Rahman said in a statement. <br /><br />"The album echoes the significance of the cause, women's empowerment, with the song and video, "Laadli", created in collaboration with Kapil Sibal and Lata Mangeshkar," he added.<br /><br />"Laadli" is the lead track of the album and Sibal has penned the lyrics for the song, while Lata has sung it with Rahman. <br /><br />"Raunaq", which has seven songs sung by the best artists from the music industry, including Lata, Chitra, Shreya Ghosal, Mohit Chauhan, Shweta Pandit and Jonita Gandhi, is described as a conversation of music and poetry that takes one on a journey of varied emotions. <br /><br />Rahman has also played the role of a visual storyteller and has conceived the narrative of the lead music video. <br /></p>