Arooj Aftab, a U.S. resident, has been featured in several top concert charts, including those compiled by The New York Times. Her album Vulture Prince has received critical acclaim from such publications as The Guardian, Time Magazine, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and The Los Angeles Times. She has performed at major international music festivals, including Coachella, Glastonbury, Primavera Sound Barcelona, Roskilde Festival, and Montreal Jazz Festival. She has also played at performing arts centers such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, and the Broad. She is a 2023 United States Artists Fellow and has been awarded the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Music.