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”

“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.

Check out the latest release by Atif Aslam and Strings. The song is called ” Ab Khud Kuch Karna Paray Ga”.  There is a strong message portrayed in this video, which is telling the youth of Pakistan to do something for their country now, before its too late.

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.

The Bilz & Kashif are proud to release “Single” taken from their highly anticipated album – BREAKING BARRIERS. The video is about celebrating being single and enjoying the moment while it lasts. Summer love is what we all experience and this video was shot in beautiful Los Angeles California.

Raghav featuring Kardinal Offishall – “So Much” – produced by Labrinth. This video has been added to Much Music and the record has been added at Top 40 radio stations across Canada. This is Raghav’s first video release on Pakmanzil.com

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!

Raeth‘s second album ‘Hum Yaadon Ke Sang‘ which hasn’t even been scheduled for release in Pakistan yet has made it’s way over the internet. This is the second Pakistani album in this year, which has made it’s way over the internet, first one being Annie’s second album. In Pakistan Raeth has been signed by Fire Records which was not planning to release the album in Pakistan anytime soon and by Universal Music Records for the international market. Universal Music Records, which released Raeth’s debut album in India in the year 2006, has also released their second album in India in the beginning of this month.

So, probably the album has been leaked by an Indian pirate.

Listen to the title track:

General Info:

Album : Hum Yaadon Ke Sang [2010]
Artist : Raeth
Music Director : Raeth
Lyricist : Wajhi Farouqui
Genre : Pop
Total No. of Tracks : 11 (8 original, 3 remix)
Total Run time : 49:30 mins
Music Label : Universal Music Records
Audio Release Date : July 2010

Album Tracklist:

• Hum Yaadon Ke Sang
• Waada
• Mein Chala
• Tum Meri Ho
• Bolo Toh
• Jhoothi Kahani
• Aag
• Dil Nahin Manta
• Hum Yaadon Ke Sang – Acoustic
• Hum Yaadon Ke Sang – Club Mix
• Waada – Club Mix

The Jawad Ahmad vs Abrar ul Haq episode is still not over yet. Jawad Ahmad has recently filed a lawsuit of Rs100 million against Abrar ul Haq saying that in a talk show he (Abrar) leveled baseless charges against him claiming that he (Jawad) collected Rs600 million for Taleem for All Trust through a telethon at a government-run TV channel, alleging that instead of investing that amount in the trust he used it for producing his film Virsa, he told this at a recent press conference held at Lahore Press Club.

He said he had already told the media that 70 per cent investment in the film had been made by Dr Amanauulah Khan, besides that Indian producer Vikram Khakar and he himself had invested in the film.

He said Abrar had tried to defame him by leveling baseless charges and that was why he had brought a lawsuit against him.

The singer said he had always served people with honesty and dedication and he would continue to do so.

He said though he believed in forgiving people, Abrar had offered no clarification of the ‘baseless’ charges he had leveled against him (Jawad) despite passage of many days since that programme went on air.

He warned that in future if anybody would level such charges against him he had the right to go to the court.

Jawad Ahmad said under Taleem for All Trust programmer 14 schools were being run and their details were available on the website, www.taleemforall.org. He said every year the audit report of the trust was prepared which was also available on the website

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.

Bollywood’s renowned playback singer Sonu Nigam is going to pay a tribute to his idol Michael Jackson. He is working with the late star’s brother Jermaine Jackson on a tribute song.

Sonu is known to be a big fan of the late ‘king of pop’ Michael Jackson and now he wants to pay his tribute to the legend.

Speaking about the project to the media, the versatile singer said, “I am going to release a tribute song to singer with one of his family members. I will start working on a music video as soon as the song is recorded and I will release it soon.”

Sonu added, “I am very happy as Jermaine is working with me on this song.”

Nigam further added, “Being an artist, it is my duty to appreciate the commendable work of a great artist like Micheal Jackson. He has brought a lot of changes in the music industry and I think no one else around the world can touch his level.”