Jay Sean pushes back the release date for new album Freeze Time

16/11/2010 By Leave a Comment
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R&B singer Jay Sean has decided to push back the release of his new album, Freeze Time, until February 2011.

The singer had planned to release the new album by the end of this year, but now fans won’t be able to get their hands on the new record until early 2011.

Two singles from the new forthcoming album have already been released, namely 2012 (It Ain’t the End) and Like This Like That featuring Birdman. The third single release from the new album is already available to hear online, the eagerly anticipated Break Ya Back.

In a recent interview Jay picked out Break Ya Back as one of the tracks on Freeze Time he was most proud of, saying the song features a different kind of sound, one the US fans are yet to hear from him.

Jay performed Break Ya Back at the recent MOBO awards held in Liverpool. The track, which has been produced by renowned music producer Timbaland, is an up tempo number which has been tipped to become a dance floor filler.

No reason has been given for the change to the release date of Jay’s forthcoming album Freeze Time, although it’s been suggested the release date may have been pushed back to avoid the record being overshadowed by other big releases in the run up to Christmas.

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Jay Sean set to perform at this year’s MOBO Awards

07/10/2010 By 1 Comment
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Jay Sean is set to perform at the MOBO Awards in Liverpool this year

International R&B star Jay Sean has been revealed as one of the performers at this year’s MOBO Awards. The Down singer will join a whole host of other top names who are due to take to the stage on the night including rap star Tinie Tempah, Professor Green, JLS and Mark Ronson.

The awards are due to take place at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on October 20th. The awards ceremony is highly regarded by artists as they are voted for by the fans. The voting lines have already closed for this year’s event and the votes are being counted ahead of the big night on October 20th.

The Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO) is now in its 15th year. Last year marked the first time the awards show took place outside of London when the event was held in Scotland. It was at the 2009 awards that Leona Lewis announced that the event would be held in Liverpool the following year.

In the past, Jay Sean has received two MOBO nominations but is yet to come away with a coveted gong. However given the success of the Jay’s last year both in the UK and the US, this could be the year he finally walks away with MOBO under his arm.

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Jay Sean’s hit Down honoured at Hollywood’s BMI Awards

17/09/2010 By Leave a Comment
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Jay's hit single Down wins yet another top award

British Asian music star Jay Sean proved yet again that he’s set on his way to becoming an established artist in the US last week after his hit single Down picked up yet another accolade at a top awards ceremony in Hollywood.

The 10th annual BMI Awards were held in Hollywood, California last week and saw some of the biggest names in music turn out to celebrate the hits of the past 12 months. The BMI Awards is one of the only mainstream awards ceremonies to honour the songwriters and publishers exclusively.

Walking the red carpet at the glittering ceremony, Jay Sean described what the work of BMI means to him and the music industry as a whole. The BMI is a performing rights organisation which collects royalties from music which is broadcast across any medium and forwards the money on to the artists and songwriters direct. The R&B star from London described the BMI’s work as “essential” and as a form of “pension” as it ensures the people behind the music continue to make money from their songs many years down the line.

Lil’ Wayne, who’s collaborated with Jay on a number of records, was one of the big winners of the night after taking home the Urban Songwriter of the Year award for the second year running.

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Asian businessman wins the title of World’s Fastest Pizza Maker

26/07/2010 By Leave a Comment
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The Surrey based businessman scooped the title of world's fastest pizza maker at the Las Vegas final last week

An Asian businessman from Surrey beat off competition from across the globe to be named the World’s Fastest Pizza Maker last week.

Pali Grewal, who is a multi-store Domino’s Pizza franchisee, won the coveted prize after making 3 large pizzas in the staggering time of 39.1 seconds, which is one pizza in just over 13 seconds.

Each contestant was required to hand stretch fresh dough to create the pizza bases, cover with tomato paste sauce, and apply a different topping on each, one with mushroom, another with cheese, and also a pepperoni topped pizza.

Although speed is a vital to clinch the title, precision was also highly important. A panel of judges were on standby to assess each pizza and ensure it was the correct shape, monitor portion control, and general presentation. Any pizza which fell below the Domino’s Pizza judges’ high expectations, was sent back to the contestants to be perfected.

The final was held in Las Vegas as part of the Domino’s Pizza 50th Anniversary Worldwide Rally which was attended by 6,000 visitors.

Domino’s Pizza president and CEO J. Patrick Doyle attended the event to present Pali Grewal with the winner’s trophy for World’s Fastest Pizza Maker 2010 and also a cheque for $3,000. Mr Grewal has a great deal of experience in the pizza industry having worked with Domino’s Pizza for 18 years.

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3 Idiots sweeps the board at top Bollywood awards show

10/06/2010 By Leave a Comment
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The Bollywood blockbuster starring Aamir Khan and directed by Rajkumar Hirani was the runaway success story of the night at the International Indian Film Awards (IIFA) this week.

The glittering awards ceremony is often dubbed the Indian Oscars and is held in high esteem by the stars of the Bollywood film industry. 3 Idiots, which broke box office records following its release last Christmas after becoming the highest grossing Bollywood movie of all time in India, scooped 16 out of the 27 awards up for grabs at the ceremony.

The night also featured a number of outstanding performances from several of high profile artists. Jacqueline Fernandez opened the show in style, while Salman Khan, Hrithick Roshan and Kareena Kapoor were among a host of other big names who took to the stage to entertain the crowd.

The big winners of the night included Sanjay Dutt who picked up the gong for best performance in a comic role for Delhi 6, the Best Actor accolade was awarded to Amitabh Bachchan for Paa, the Best Actress award was a tie between Kareena Kapoor for 3 Idiots and Vidya Balan for Paa. However 3 Idiots cleaned up all of the top awards including the gong for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Storyline amongst others.

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Jaz Dhami wins Best Male at Brit Asia Music Awards and prepares for his 4th video release

06/05/2010 By Leave a Comment
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The video for Jaz's new single is due for release

For singer Jaz Dhami life doesn’t get much better. The talented artist is celebrating after picking up the award for Best Male at the Brit Asia Music Awards over the weekend and is also preparing for the release of his fourth single from his debut album JD.

The up and coming star even beat off competition form the likes of Jay Sean, Sukshinder Shinda, Imran Khan and Malkit Singh to pick up the coveted title of Best Male at Birmingham’s Brit Asia Music Awards on Sunday night which is a remarkable achievement for someone who is a relative newcomer to the industry.

But this week it was back to business as usual as Jaz prepares to hit our screen once again with his 4th video release the fantastic Bari Der, directed by Jazz Virk.

Since his arrival on the Asian bhangra scene last year, Jaz Dhami has made a significant impact with his music. Bari Der looks set to continue Jaz’s success in transforming the music scene, re- scripting the old and bringing a fresh slice of authentic Desi music back to our screens.

Bari Der is set in the back drop of the Punjab, and follows the story of a young man leaving his homeland to earn money for his family in the western world. His story is emotional as he finds it difficult coping to live away from his loved ones and he is left rekindling memories of yester years yearning for the day to be reunited with his family. The story has a universal meaning of detachment and missing those close to your soul.

Bari Der will touch everyone’s hearts with its deep felt lyrics that gives words to feelings that sometimes cannot be defined, but are executed precisely through the tracks narrative.

This will mark the final video release off Jaz Dhami’s debut album JD, but there is still more to come from the new golden boy of Bhangra music, with two exciting collaborations which will be hitting our airways in the run up to summer.

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JK wins Best Newcomer award at the Brit Asia Music Awards 2010

04/05/2010 By Leave a Comment
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JK at the Brit Asia Music Awards 2010

UK born bhangra singer JK was named the Best Newcomer at the Brit Asia Awards on Sunday night.

The ambitious singer cemented his position as one of the rising stars in the world of bhangra music by claiming the top award. The Best Newcomer category was hotly contested with a whole host of other emerging stars also receiving a nomination including Kazz Kumar, Jaz Dhami, Mumzy, Jaswinder Daghamia and Roach Killa.

The singer from Derby is riding high at the moment as he also picked up the award for Best Newcomer at the UK Asian Music Awards which were held at London’s Festival Hall back in March.

JK’s music is heavily influenced by traditional bhangra sounds and he’s also undergone classical vocal training so his tracks are very authentic in style, with a contemporary edge. It wasn’t long before the talented vocalist came to the attention of leading record company, VIP Records, who quickly signed up the youngster.

Since joining forces with VIP Records JK hasn’t looked back. Working in conjunction with top name music producer Tru Skool, JK has gone on to release a number of tracks including Chooteh Laareh and Pat Liyah. Music fans are now eagerly awaiting the release of JK’s album Gabru Panjab Dha which will be available from June.

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The full lowdown on the Brit Asia Music Awards 2010

04/05/2010 By 1 Comment
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Some of the biggest names in Asian music took to the stage to perform at the awards ceremony

Birmingham’s Symphony Hall opened its doors to the colossal sounds of the Brit Asia Music Awards on Sunday night, with spectacular performances and appearances from the biggest names from the world of British Asian music.

Mr Hardeep Singh Kohli was hosting the night’s proceedings and entertained the audience to fits of laughter before introducing the crème de la crème of BritAsian Royalty.

JK kicked open the show with a mind blowing entrance that was followed by an epic performance that won’t be forgotten any time soon.

Guest appearances included – Kano and Fatboy Slim who presented Awards to the successful artist’s. Brit Asia TV’s very own home grown presenters; Sukhi Bart, Night Shift’s Jas Johal, and the Mix Tapes Amy Kaur were all on hand to present awards to the big achievers of the night.

DJ H was one of the big winners of the night at the Brit Asia Music Awards walking away with best club DJ presented by the pioneer of electronic dance in the UK, Fat Boy Slim.

Other winners of the night included Jay Sean, who picked up two gongs one for Best UK Urban Act and his hit track Down was named Best Single. Miss Pooja won Best Female and Malkit Singh was given the award for Outstanding Achievement.

Commenting after the awards, Sonia Deol, from BBC Asian Network commented on Twitter -‘Brit Asia smashed it last night!’ Sonia Deol presented outstanding achievement award to the much deserved Malkit Singh, recognizing his recent accolade in becoming a Member of the Order of the British Empire after he received an MBE from the Queen
for his Services to Punjabi Music, making him the only Asian artist to have received this honor.

Other performances included Angrez Ali, who performed a unique tribute specially written for those musicians who have past away this year. Kazz Kumar added an eccentric-glam performance to the night’s awesome
line up, with a glitzy-zombie bride take on her Dirty Word track.

The big performance of the night was the legend’s grand finale from the industry greats Alaap, Shakti, Apna Sangeet, Pardesi, Shin from DCS, HST, Safri, Malkit Singh and topped off by a never before seen live vocal by the legend A.S. Kang.

A.S Kang was presented with the night’s greatest honor; life time achievement award presented by M.D of Brit Asia TV, Jaz Bal. A.S Kang’s musical career spans over an impressive 4 decades and he produced the biggest Punjabi song of all time “Giddian di Rani” and became the first UK based Punjabi artist to break into the Indian
market.

The success of the Brit Asia Music Awards Ceremony has set a new standard in the Brit Asia Music Scene. Artists have at last been recognized for their success by an independent voting system where the
public pick the winners.

Jaz Bal, established advocate of the British Asian music industry commented, “this awards ceremony promises to be an annual event promoting current and aspiring artist’s across the globe. Brit Asia TV will be bringing bigger and better performances to fans of British Asian music next year.”

‘Keep it Locked!’ onto Brit Asia TV, Sky Channel 833 for the official coverage of the BritAsia Music Awards Ceremony 2010.

The Brit Asia music awards 2010 were sponsored by Limo Broker.co.uk

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A.S Kang wins Brit Asia Music Award’s Lifetime Achievement accolade

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Bhangra legend A.S Kang took home the Lifetime Achievement Award at Sunday's glittering ceremony

The biggest accolade of the night at this weekend’s Brit Asia Music Awards was handed to Punjabi legend A.S Kang who received the Lifetime Achievement award.

With a career which spans four decades, A.S Kang is one of the true superstars of Punjabi music. The singer embarked on his musical career back in the early 1970’s and received his first big hit with the track Lut Ke Lehgai.

By the end of the 70’s Kang was also making waves over in the India. His single Giddian Di Rani cemented his position as one of the rising stars of the music world and he became the first UK based singer to achieve cross-over success in both the UK and India.

A.S Kang’s massively successful musical career has earned him the title of King Of Boliyan and he’s become one of the leading lights in the British Bhangra scene having been responsible for some of the biggest anthems of all time including Aish Karo and Valeti Boliyan.

Having had such a dramatic impact on the British Asian music scene, no one could deny A.S Kang is a worthy winner of the Brit Asia Music Award for Lifetime Achievement. Tej Randeva, managing director of Limo Broker who were the official sponsors of the awards, presented A.S Kang with the prestigious trophy.

This award by no means signals the end of A.S Kang’s illustrious career as the singer plans to keep making music for many more years to come.

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Jay Sean wins two Brit Asia Music Awards

04/05/2010 By 1 Comment
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Jay Sean wins two gongs at the Brit Asia Music Awards

 

R&B superstar Jay Sean had a hugely successful night on Sunday after winning two out of the four awards he’d been nominated for at the Brit Asia Music Awards. 

Jay was named the Best UK Urban Act and his hit track Down, which charted at number one in the US Billboard Chart, won the gong for Best Single. 

The 26 year old had been shortlisted for Best Male, but lost out to Jaz Dhami, and Jay’s album All or Nothing was beaten in the Best Album category by Imran Khan’s Unforgettable. 

The awards took place at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall in front of a packed audience of music fans and celebrities. Hardeep Singh Kholi, known for his roving reporter role on the BBC’s The One Show, hosted the night and did a fantastic job of keeping the crowd and famous faces entertained. 

After the disappointment of not receiving a single nomination for the Brit Awards in February, it seems the singer from Hounslow’s luck may be changing. As well as picking up two awards at the Brit Asia TV Awards, Jay also swept the board at the British Asian Music Awards earlier this year after winning every award for which he was nominated taking home a total of four trophies. 

The singer has recently returned from Australia where he played a number of dates in the country. Music fans are eagerly awaiting the release of a track which sees Jay Sean collaborate with Mary J Blige.

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