Music

British R&B/pop singer Jay Sean & Nicki Minaj party like there’s no tomorrow on “2012“. This collaboration will be the official first single from Sean’s upcoming fourth album in stores on November 2nd. An unfinished version of the track was leaked to the Internet last week but here we have it now in its entirety and fully mastered. There was no featured artist in that original recording and this Nicki Minaj collaborate was set to be just a remix. However, it seems they thought it was too good and decided to release it as the main version. Jay and Nicki have recently shot the music video in Los Angeles and it’s slated for premiere on August 8.

LISTEN | Jay Sean ft Nicki Minaj – “2012”

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

“2012″ heads to radio on August 3, with the video premiering five days later. Jay Sean’s as yet untitled fourth studio album is tentatively scheduled for release on November 2.

Atif has shared some information about his upcoming project, one of the songs of which has already been recorded earlier today.

The project seems like a multi-song project by the name “The Dreamer Awakes” by Lanny Cordola. The line up includes couple of former GnR members with Matt Sorum on the drums and Gilby Clarke on the guitars while Slash will be on board too.

That’s all Atif has shared for now with the fans and he promises to share more information on this project soon.

Noori‘s long awaited 3rd album ‘Rahi Yahan Kay‘ is slated for release in September 2010. It was previously named as ‘Begum Gul Baqoli Sarfarosh‘ but the band has now changed it to ‘Rahi Yahan Kay’ The band will be regularly updating the fans on the progress of the album.

After a hiatus of five years, Noori will finally release its third studio album this fall as the album is in its final stages of production. The band is super excited and will be sharing the last leg of the journey along with their fans as well as continue to upload video blogs and other behind-the-scene goodies on the website. Stay tuned for more and keep visiting the website as the countdown begins now!

This season Coke Studio aims to discover the intricacies of the process of creation and evolution, and how it culminates in the realization of dreams and goals. After the airing of ‘Reason’ and ‘Will’, ‘Conception’ is the third step in the Coke Studio 2010 voyage. Following the natural course of evolution, ‘Conception’ is that third crucial stage when reason and will combine resulting in an idea taking tangible form.

The third episode will feature traditional Sufic works along with sessions inspired from contemporary poets and singers. Sanam Marvi makes her Coke Studio debut with ‘Pritam’, a folk song from the Rajasthan desert that has been passed down through countless generations. Coke Studio brings ‘Pritam’ to the present time fusing Marvi’s strong and textured vocals with contemporary open-tuned guitars tastefully layered over an unmistakable folk groove. The second act will witness Meesha Shafi paying a tribute to the legendary folk singer Reshma with a rendition of the hugely popular ‘Chori Chori’. Re-emerging on Coke Studio, ‘Chori Chori’ is evolved, edgy, experimental, ambient and organic, all rolled into one. Third in the line-up is the versatile Tina Sani, the doyenne of contemporary ghazal singing. With Coke Studio 2010, Sani returns to a recording studio after a 16-year-long hiatus and is joined in ‘Mori Araj Suno’ by Arieb Azhar, who etched his mark in poetry recitation in this season’s debut session. In line with its vision of promoting contemporary pop acts, ‘Conception’ features Aunty Disco Project, a new and upcoming band. Joined by Zoe Viccaji and Sanam Saeed from the House Band, Aunty Disco Project is all set to rock the Coke Studio stage with their original number ‘Sultanat’ in a highly-energetic performance. ‘Conception’ ends with a performance by the iconic Abida Parveen, who sends the senses soaring with the passion of her convictions in ‘Nigah-e-Darwaishaan’, a fusion of kalams by mystics such as Bulleh Shah, Sachal Sarmast and Baba Farid. The musical composition with an ambient sound reminiscent of Pink Floyd complements and accentuates the lyrics, giving Parveen’s compelling and authoritative vocals ample room to shine.

Written by Salman Ahmed

Dear Junoonis,

after reading your deluge of e-mails and tweets of disgust concerning Ali Azmat‘s recent appearance on Dawn TV,I saw the programme myself and I don’t know whether to laugh or cry!

I’m stunned at the audacity of ignorance, the dishonesty and the complete hypocrisy uttered by Ali Azmat on the recent Dawn TV show.

Pakistan does not need the “Danda” or a “Khilafat” any more than it needs corrupt politicans,suicide bomb blasts and drones that kill innocent civilians.

I wonder why Dawn TV doesnt choose to invite serious people who have contributed positively to Pakistan’s culture,education and society rather than trying to get cheap laughs out of confused and brainwashed celebrity addicts. Cynical ideologues who find Ali Azmat to be an eager robot for their conspiracies must also be wondering what kind of Bald “Pappu yaar” they have unleashed on the Pakistani population.

For the record: I would like to make clear that Ali Azmat had zero creative input on over 90% of the Junoon songs (Including Jazba Junoon, Azadi,Allama Iqbal, Bulleh Shah’s and Shah Hussain’s songs and Pappu Yaar)

Ali was completely resistant and and hostile to the spiritual poetry of Bulleh Shah and Allama Iqbal and hated singing Sufi songs (and now he wants an Islamic Khilafat sponsored by the Army! Allah help Pakistan) .

While in Junoon the only thing Ali was most vociferous about was having his money for nothing and his chicks for free, and yes he also enjoyed running naked in the middle of the night in 5 star hotels screaming inquilaab! If this is a reaction to his earlier loose canon extremism, he should make a remake of the movie ALL OF ME.

After watching Ali’s “dumb and dumber” drivel, I feel i should retitle my book from Rock & Roll Jihad to “How Junoon survived despite a Psychotic, Paranoid & Schizophrenic Bald man!”

What a way to impress your fans.  After singing rock and heavy metal songs, I was not sure if Entity Paradigm would do well in Coke Studios. However,  I did have a feeling Fawad Khan the vocalist of the band can pull it off.  Fawad as we know has sang songs like “Humare Hain” from Khuda Kay Liye and also pulled off the title song of the drama “Satrangi” which aired on Geo.

EP wanted to pay a tribute to the legends of the Pakistani music industry. Therefore, the band sang the song “Bolo Bolo” which was originally written, composed, and sung by Sajjad Ali.

It’s great to see the boys back and its quite impressing how they pulled this one off.

Let us know what you think..

It is finally out! Season 3’s session 2, and it features Amanat Ali.  For some reason, I am not impressed with this song. The song is a a rip off of the Denmark based band Outlandish’s song “Aicha”.

However,  I do give Amanat the credit for changing the lyrics and trying his best to sing the song.

See the video and let us know what you think..

Using a famous television show for promoting a film is not new. As it is believed, the small screen is a perfect medium to grab attention of the general viewers. Using Sony TV’s music reality show ‘Indian Idol-5’ is a trend that is very popular in India but this would be the first time that a Pakistani musician/actor will be a guest and a celebrity Judge on Indian Idol.

Ali Zafar is planning to use Sony TV’s music reality show “Indian Idol 5 to promote his Bollywood debut film “Tere Bin Laden”. He is currently in Mumbai, India, to use music reality show as a platform to create awareness about his movie which has been directed by the Abhishek Sharma. Ali Zafar wrote on twitter:

Get ready people! Coke Studio’s session 2 featuring Entity Paradigm is almost out!  The EP band has done numerous songs including Sajjad Ali’s “Bolo Bolo” cover. 

Check out this behind the scene footages.

Big news from The Bilz & Kashif – One day after their album – Breaking Barriers – has released, they have entered the iTunes charts as the 6th highest selling album.