The queen of pop has today released a Bollywood inspired remix of her hit new single, Till the World Ends, produced by Culture Shock, in conjunction with leading fusion media company, Desi Hits.

]]> http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/entertainment/music/s/1418178_britney-spears-takes-on-bollywood-flava?rss=yes Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:23:47 -0000 http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/entertainment/music/s/1388229_video_rdb_team_up_with_the_deols_for_yamla_pagla_deewana?rss=yes First it was Namastay London, then Singh is King and now global hit makers, RDB have given music to Samir Karnik’s forthcoming film, Yamla Pagla Deewana.

The title song for the moview has been revamped by RDB, sung by Nindy Kaur and legendary Sonu Nigam.

The talented East London urban-bashment singer, songwriter & producer who was spotted and mentored by Rishi Rich has been on the music scene for the past four years and has released three hit singles and had a string of successful collaborations.

Botown has released their highly anticipated debut album of big Bollywood anthems, which is sure to get the nation grooving.

The leading stars of the film, Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Sikander Kher, were joined by Her Highness, Maharani of Sawantwadi, Prince of Sawantwadi, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher.

Producer, Mentor Beats, who was responsible for making hits including Billo, Pasand and Me Against Myself with Jay Sean teamed up with the lyrical duo Bobby Wonda and The Truth to create a guaranteed chart topper with a catchy beat and addictive hook line.

In an era where urban blends into pop, its refreshing to hear a new sound from a distinctively new voice and Mumzy promises fans the single is more urban and more distinct than his previous hits, Showgirl and One More Dance.

His debut self-titled album was released through Vishal and Shekhar Music in 2008 and went on to become India’s highest selling non-film music release last year – with most of these sales being made at concerts rather than off the shelf and now he is starting to make his mark in the UK having re-located for most of the summer.

Alongside Dizzee Rascal and Wiley, UK bad boy Skepta is considered a veteran of the UK grime scene and is now set to break barriers by being the first grime artist to cross over into the Asian music scene with the help of legendary producer Rishi Rich.

Featuring a unique combination of Avina’s angelic vocals with heart-touching lyrics and a super-catchy chorus, the proceeds from the single will be donated to West London based charity, Southall Black Sisters (SBS).

Originating from a tradition more than 700 years old, Qawali presents mystical poetry and stories in Hindi and Urdu which is performed by professional musicians who perform in groups led by one or two solo singers.

DJ Harvey is the latest artiste signed to Sanchez Productions Ltd, who brought us bhangra music sensation Jaz Dhami and their new recruit is nothing short of talent, as he gears up to send the industry into melt down, with an album that is simply on fire.

Firstly, because the colourful splash of south Asian culture it adds to the annual summer festivals calendar is unparalleled in the city.

The group are working towards their forthcoming album, Worldwide but this doesn’t mean the brothers have locked themselves in the studio and forgot about their fans across the globe.

This exciting, versatile and talented artist oozes style swagger and supreme quality.

Veronica’s long awaited second album Rush has finally been released on I-Tunes and through local music stores and with the backing of the team behind Rishi Rich Productions and Moviebox her debut album is set to be a guaranteed hit with her fans worldwide.

For the music icon tells me he’s in talks to appear on the cobbles of Coronation Street in its 50th anniversary year.

Preeya, last seen on screens fleeing Eastenders' Albert Square as pregnant Amira after discovering husband Syed's affair with Christian, hopes to take the charts by storm with her single Shimmy out later this month.

Blitz has teamed with mega Bollywood producers RDB for the single Kiss (Chumma) from his forth coming album GET BLITZ.

With his dashing good looks and natural charisma this Canadian born French singer is set to charm his way into your hearts.

Organisers are expecting more than 25,000 people to descend onto Alexandra Park next weekend to join in the festivities with a host of top international acts.

The track has been remixed by Rishi Rich, one of the key figures in the industry responsible for driving through British Asian talent, most notably Jay Sean.

The album consists of eight original tracks, each flavoured in a different genre of music ranging from silky sophisticated dance numbers to traditional desi punjabi to urban R n'B.

It’s rather strange then, how one of the biggest and possibly most influential female songwriters of the last decade has done her utmost to keep her opinions and personality completely out of the media spotlight – and that’s Norah Jones.

Victoria Beckham has also helped the  charity previously when she launched the first jewellery line to raise donations for Malaria No More, but this has been the first time a recording artist has been used to spread the message about people suffering from Malaria in Africa.

The starlet, recognised by her natural talent and creative flair, was spotted by Rishi of Rishi Rich Productions and was immediately signed to label Tiffin Beats Records and international management company Mumbai Rouge.

Joining forces to release her latest single and highly anticipated second album is the legendary Rishi Rich and Moviebox who are set to release the track digitally at the end of this month with her album due to follow in July.

Comic Hardeep Singh Kohli hosted the night’s proceedings and entertained the audience to fits of laughter before introducing the crème de la crème of Brit Asian royalty.

It’s an archive the New York Archive of Contemporary Music hopes to learn from when it launches Muslim World Music Day to celebrate the foundation of a database of all known recordings of Muslim music.

]]> http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/entertainment/music/s/1216777_muslim_world_music_day?rss=yes Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:54:04 -0000 http://menmedia.co.uk/asiannews/entertainment/music/s/1212054_hardeep_singh_kholi_to_present_brit_asia_tv_music_awards?rss=yes Hilarious comedian Hardeep Singh Kholi will be hosting the Brit Asia TV Music Awards next month.

Organisers say fans can also expect explosive performances from a whole host of top British Asian music stars including Sukshinder Shinda, Jaz Dhami, JK, Kazz Kumar and a spectacular collaboration featuring Malkit Singh, Alaap, Heera, Apna Sangeet, DCS plus many more.

The 25-year-old has received a string of rave reviews for 'Audio Descriptive', a collection of 16 tracks that fuse both Eastern and Western influences.

Brit Asia TV presenter, Sukhi Barthto announced the nominees for the 15 categories. Best Female

Following blockbuster hits Bend It Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice, Gurinder Chadha is back with cultural twist in this movie which centers on an Indian mother who takes her obsession with marriage into the world of serial murder.

Conquering the Asian music industry with his unique style and lyrics, he has taken over official charts, picked up millions of youtube hits and many awards along the way.

Having worked imperiously over the past two years, recording, writing and learning, 2010 will see Juz D deliver a fresh new vibrant sound to follow up the success of his critically acclaimed debut album Breakthru, which released in 2008.

The event, in association with Asian Sound Radio, Asiana Magazine, 9x and 9x Music, will take place over this weekend at Manchester Central (formerly G-MEX).

THE Bombay Funkadelic is calling all slumdogs, dons, vamps, goondas, divas, badmash, crooks, hustlers, gangsters and voluptuous beauties …to join them on Saturday (7 February) to see the re-launch of the night at new venue in the heart of the City.

The meet and greet will coincide with the launch of his highly anticipated single 'Ride It' which is being released on 21 January.

Voting for nominees via the official website www.theukama.com closed on the last day of 2007. Organisers of the show, UK AMA and Nashi Media Group are pleased to announce the final front-runners for each of the 12 categories for the highly anticipated awards that are taking place on 6 March.

Singh is the first bhangra artist to make it into the Queen's Honours List, which is published twice every year to honour people with a record of distinguished and long-standing service to the nation or the community.

But according to Dr Rajinder Dudrah who is Head Of Drama at The University of Manchester, the music has had to struggle against cultural racism and community politics to stake its place in British popular culture.

The hot Michael Jackson mash up mix of ‘Nach Ke’ is now available on the next DMC compilation and the groundbreaking British producer is releasing an experimental single ‘Tu Bataja’ featuring one of the best Punjabi singers this country has seen.

Each and every month, Friction is curated by the man himself and will showcase the elite artists of Asian music; both live acts and DJ's all set in the charismatic Custard Factory Complex in Digbeth, Birmingham.

Silinder is one of the UK's finest and most versatile Asian vocalist has been at the forefront of the British Asian music industry for the past 20 years.

DJ H has teamed up with his fellow DJ Rags to bring you the ultimate 16 track bhangra album fully loaded and heaving with big tracks, from club bangers to traditional boliyaan to classic remixes.

The duo will feature at the Urban Xplosion event in Opus on the 14 October.

Sean Kingston has given the smash, a desi flavour with new lyrics, hook and renamed it ‘Bollywood Girls’ name dropping Aishwarya Rai, Bipasha Basu, Malaika Arora Khan and Priyanka Chopra.

Hosted by singer turned actress Bushra Ansari, the concert, to be held at Wembley Arena, will also include for the first time in the UK performance from the triumphant Sajaad Ali and queen of Pakistani pop Shaida Mini.

Shahbaz Hussain has been awarded the prestigious 'Son of Lahore award at this year's All Pakistan Music Conference in recognition of his services to music.

Despite the rainy weather, the artist, fresh from his Canada tour, didn't disappoint as he got straight into this summer's smash hit, Ki Kehneh followed by some old favourites whilst he also gave fans a taste of his latest album The Adventures.

The album which hasd been six years in the making will be releasing on Nachural Records on 20 October as a digital download from www.nachural.co.uk and 2 November on CD playing host to some of the finest traditional Punjabi, contemporary Asian and strictly Urban talent around.

His debut album, fastest selling in the UK, Sadke Java  is now being released in India under the Sony BMG label company.

This event, organised by Mumbai Rouge, is catered for the mature clientele with musical hits that will make you reminisce and dance the night away!

Roxen, currently signed with an Indian audio label, had lined up the release of their debut album in India on December 15.

The show will be presented in Jay Sean’s own unique presentation style whilst the list has been carefully complied based on songs played on B4U Music, viewer feedback as well as opinions and analysis from DJ’s at leading radio stations.

Founder of The Dhol Foundation, Johnny Kalsi, has written and produced the entire album which showcases his many musical talents leading to ‘Drums & Roses’ being The Dhol Foundation's most intense piece of work to date.

‘Triple H’ was shortlisted for the festival, which will take place on Saturday 28 June, from a list of around 150 bands by Radio 1, was formed in 2007 and comprises of Harrish, Edwin and Hilton.

The brother sister duo began listening to Bengali folk, film and popular music from the 1950s, which opened up an undiscovered world of beautiful melodies, poetic vocals and gentle rhythms.

Sisterhood includes material which deal with a range of issues ranging from the war in Iraq to racism, love, romance, living in a post 9/11 world, to women's rights issues, faith and personal experiences of being young socially conscious Muslim women in the West.

The 15-track compilation features music from a range of artists originating from different backgrounds, including Wizeguy, Fusing Naked Beats, Tigerstyle, Bengali rapper J2, Niraj Chag, Sandhya, Shahin Badar and Bay Area rapper Ackronym.

Line-ups are set to include a host of underground British Asian DJs, MCs, singers and other musical acts playing and performing the funkiest RnB, UK Bhangra, Bollywood and urban beats.

Manchester’s stunning Bridgewater Hall will be transformed on between 27 and 28 June for the festival, which forms part of the Orchestra’s 150th anniversary festivities.

The House re-mix, produced by The Bad Boy Jackal with special guest guitarist Ajay, has been inspired by the night life of Ibiza and the dance floors of Ayia napa and the new remix is an exclusive for commercial airplay and download, set with some sweet melodic vocals of non other than Nite Jackal Record’s very own Adil Hashmi.

The bands have been performing for almost 30 years and not only are they respected guardians of UK bhangra but spearheaded a musical revolution which resonates worldwide today.

Veronica, H-Dhami and Dj Krash were invited to perform at the international première of Deepak Mehta’s new movie Heaven On Earth.

This is the number one selling artist Tariq Khan’s first ever twelve track mega album produced by the crème de le crème of music producers from Bollywood, Punjab and the UK.

Ik Waari Aja features the hot young vocalist Gunjan, which along side Aashiqaan De Dill made it to the top ten BBC network charts.

Hailing from Bow, east London, the young rap star overcame much adversity.

The 34-year-old returns to the UK after three years and will be performing in London with his full live orchestra on 18 and 19 October.

A musical genius, Tarun is one of the unparalleled music ambassadors of India and has contributed to the world and has been given the title of Santoor Maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya.

DJ Kayper is one of the hottest DJ’s in the Urban Desi scene today, not to mention the number one female DJ in the world, as dubbed by DJ Jazzy Jeff. Blending everything from RnB to Bollywood and Bhangra, Kayper’s main influence no doubt comes from the old skool hip hop era.

The annual award ceremony took place on March 11th at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The event was a star studded affair with appearances from Jay Sean, Malkit Singh and Sugababes.

After successfully putting together Juggy D and Jay Sean as part of the original chart topping Rishi Rich Project, he is now looking for the stars of the future.

Presented by Bobby Friction, the three hour extended show is set to launch on Saturday 27 March from 3pm – 6pm.

The BATV Music Awards will take place on 2 May 2010, Bank Holiday Weekend.

Working alongside Manchester-based producer, Surinder Rattan and his Canadian hip-hop co-star Blitzkrieg, Roach is well on the way to matching the success he enjoyed with ‘Yara Dil Dara’ which retained the top spot on the BBC Asian Network chart for many weeks.

Now, in time for Valentines day, Gunjan presents Maiya Ve Dhol Sipaiya, an emotionally expressive and deeply lyrical duet song in collaboration with New York’s Bikram Singh, with production courtesy of Tigerstyle.

Presented by the Royal Albert Hall and Asian Music Circuit and with a cabaret style setting, this one- off performance, ‘Flute Encounters: Bansuri to Beatbox with Ronu Majumdar and Nathan ‘Flutebox’ Lee’, is yet another piece of imaginative programming staged in the Elgar Room, the exciting new, state-of-the art performance space at the Royal Albert Hall.

The epic romantic drama is directed by Karan Johar and reunites megastar Shah Rukh Khan – named by Time magazine as 'the world’s biggest movie star' – and one of India’s finest actresses Kajol for the first time in eight years.

The awards were a star studded affair with phenomenal performances by Sway, Brick and Lace and Candy Girl.

After all, alongside her two best friends, she went on to conquer the pop world with Destinys Child, the biggest-selling girl-group of the past decade, and whose hymns to female empowerment, such as Survivor, redefined the Girl Power pop template.

The super-tight Asian soul funk band, performing Bollywood grooves reborn with a soul funk twist have been playing to sell-out audiences since their first gig.

RDB are up for the Best UK Asian Act and Best Band competing against other talented and chart topping bands including The Noisettes, N Dubz and JLS.

The singer even knocked off the Black Eyed Peas who have had six months of reign.

The events will take place at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham and London’s Royal Festival Hall.

By dominating Mumbai and being a resident DJ at celebrity hotspots including Prive and Play, B has a global fan base who eagerly await his debut album ‘Blindfolded’ releasing in the UK later this year.

A mixture of Hindi and Punjabi lyrics, the single produced by hit music maker du jour D-Boy, and written by Des-C, takes a fresh look at modern day bhangra with a romantic narrative.

The follow up to the summer smash hit Theke Wali, Tera Mera is a track that will get your pulse thumping through the heartfelt lyrics executed with the sweet profusion of love and desire that Jaz unravels through his vocals.

The Jazz Café has hosted musical legends, including Roy Ayers, Bobby Byrd and Maceo Parker and this summer it pays tribute to the music of Bollywood.

Rishi Rich Productions are known to be spending some big bucks on their videos and this time round it's not any different.

In the four year gap RDB have denominated the world with their smash hit anthems, Singh is King, Rafta Rafta, Aloo Chaat and most recently Khambhakt Ishq.

The track, produced by Tigerstyle and featuring dancehall artist Roach Killa, is the first tune on Miss Pooja's first solo album releasing in the UK on 21 August through Moviebox Records.

After a stint as lead singer with Pakistani rock band Jal (literal translation ‘water’), Aslam’s career skyrocketed along the familiar fabled trajectory after releasing his first solo effort, the best-selling Jal Pari in 2004.

Zoe will play an eclectic mix of her own compositions alongside music by the likes of Abdullah Ibrahim, Duke Ellington and Rabindranath Tagore.

The track features Alyssia's Hindi vocals and the song is actually off Panjabi Hit Squad's long awaited album, 'World Famous' which is set to release next month.

'I Swear' (Kasam Khuda Di) is the brand new single from one of the UK’s finest British Asian Urban artists....Shizzio.

Jay, who has recently moved into the iTunes USA Top 40 with his latest single, Down featuring US rap star Lil Wayne, approached Priyanka for the video on Twitter saying, "I don’t care if you are shooting with Al Pacino, I’m stealing you for my video."

The girls who recently sung music maestro A R Rahman’s Jai Ho composition, want the rapper to lend her voice for their new album.

A Rishi Rich production, fans have been eagerly waiting for Veronica's next release.

The singer will be celebrating amongst many musical stars and Voodoo Entertainment guests tomorrow night (18 July) at the ultra exclusive PRISM, owned and managed by Harvey Nichols.

The single ‘Ni Nachleh’ was released to see how the industry appreciated Imran Khan's style of music.

Indian composer, record producer, musician and singer AR Rahman who is probably best known as the winner of two Academy Awards for the music he wrote for the smash hit film Slumdog Millionaire, was awarded an honorary degree, making him a Doctor of Middlesex University, the highest honour the University can bestow.

Not that she cares what the critics think. If we’ve learnt anything from this past year of Madonna headlines (and a great many there have been, too), it’s that whatever Madonna wants, she ultimately gets. This Queen of Pop never takes no for an answer.

It is a truism to say that we will all remember where we were when we heard that Michael Jackson died. Why?

Available through T-Series, My Love brings on board the talents of US star Jetta (a rapper with 50 Cent), and comprises eight original tracks, three of which include an RnB flavour.

Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50 after suffering a suspected heart attack.

His brother Jermaine Jackson said he believed the singer suffered a cardiac arrest at his Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles on Thursday and was taken to the UCLA medical centre where he was pronounced dead at 2.26pm Pacific time (10.26pm BST).

He will be performing at the Bassline Circus Stage in the Shangri-La field on Saturday 27 June and Sunday 28 June.

The combination of his smooth, soulful vocal style, catchy pop rhythms and clean-cut, urban look has already got industry insiders touting Mumzy to be one of the year’s hottest new artistes. Topped with his trademark hat and armed with boyish good looks, the 25-year-old is the first person of Bengali descent to create such excitement.

Groovemaster Chaz was born and raised in West London and has been in the music industry for over a decade dj’ing around the world from India, Austria, Italy and Australia.

Indus will be playing at the University of Bradford’s Theatre in the Mill on Saturday 20 June.

Written by respected Punjabi writer Davinder Khannewala the album is produced by one of the UK's finest production duo, Tigerstyle.

With this comes the natural return of good time band CORNERSHOP. As summer hits start to ripple through airwaves Cornershop step up to reclaim the summer -vibe gauntlet.

The ‘Dj Kayper’ Show on the BBC Asian Network is a mashup of hip-hop, R’n’B, funky house, dubstep and drum n bass with bhangra and Bollywood sounds.

He has single-handedly taken the genre of Sri Lankan R’n’B to new and never before seen heights in the international arena.

Invincible Mag is one of the most followed and reputable magazines in the world reaching up to millions of readers worldwide.

Simply entitled ‘Vaisakhi’ this track is designed as a traditional ‘back to the old skool’ song and employs the powerful vocals of Balwinder Matewala and was produced and recorded by the three Midlands boys in the UK and India.

Produced by celebrated neyzen Eliyahu Sills and Six Degress' artist Jef Stott, Eastern Wind is being released worldwide this month on Embarka Records.

Their latest video 'Son of a Sardar' has been playing on BritAsia TV sky833 exclusively for a week and it will also be included in the launch of a new sky channel The Sikh Channel, later this month.

Since the release of their self-titled debut, the name Bombay Dub Orchestra (consisting of composer/producers Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay) has built quite a reputation.

Heera ruled the Asian music charts in the 1980s and as part of their comeback tour, the band will be joining a host of Bhangra stars in a concert at the Jaguar Exhibition Hall on Saturday, May 16.

Held at the Royal Festival Hall in London’s Southbank Centre the event featured a variety of performances and prestigious awards.

The movie stars Aftab Shivdasani and Debutant Aamna Shariff in the lead and RDB have composed and directed two tracks for the film.

Dal met Freida in Mumbai last year when she showed up for an audition for his music video.

Not only have they been nominated as ‘best newcomers’ at next week’s biggest celebration of Asian music, the UK Asian Music Awards but their debut album ‘Life Through Melody’ is also out today.

The last time the So Sick singer came to town, he was supporting the Pussycat Dolls.

Now, after announcing a series of tour dates in May, Enrique is returning to give fans across the UK what they have been waiting for.

The first Indian to win the prestigious golden Globe for his score in Slumdog Millionaire, he has done India proud.