WASHINGTON • Within 24 hours of posting his video, Paagal, to YouTube, Indian rapper Badshah broke a record even American pop star Taylor Swift could not touch.
The clip, a dancehall romp, was seen 75 million times in one day last month, eclipsing a mark set by South Korean boy band BTS in April. Then a funny thing happened - YouTube declined to credit the Sony Music artist.
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