Kudos Karl is the new face of Kudos Roadshow

18/06/2010 By Leave a Comment

Introducing the new face of Kudos Music, Kudos Karl

The new face of Kudos Music has been revealed. Kudos Karl is the latest “signing” at the ambitious entertainment company. The computer generated personality will now feature on all Kudos branding and merchandise to become a friendly and recognisable for the ever expanding company.

A brand new video showcasing the new brand ambassador, Kudos Karl, has been released to introduce the new character to music fans. The highly professional video clip is now available on YouTube, and can also be viewed through Kudos’s main website.

The Kudos Roadshow provides range of entertainment facilities for all kinds of event, specialising in Asian weddings, is growing from strength to strength and is emerging as one of the UK’s leading entertainment companies. Kudos Roadshow offers a range of renowned DJs for private hire at events up and down the country with big names including the award-winning DJ H , Jas Johal , and DJ Shima the only female DJ on working on the UK Roadshow circuit.

2010 has got off to a great start for Kudos Roadshow as they have reported record bookings for the Asian wedding season, and also recently celebrated the grand opening of a state of the art recording studios in Slough.

Check out the new face of Kudos Music, Kudos Karl, by clicking on the following link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXzPoq5BXPk

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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

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
JK at the Brit Asia Music Awards 2010

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
Brit Asia Music Awards logo

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

04/05/2010 By Leave a Comment

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

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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DJ H scooped the Best DJ Award at last night’s Brit Asia Music Awards

03/05/2010 By Leave a Comment
Brit Asia Music Awards - Sponsored by Limo Broker

The awards ceremony was held at Birmingham's Symphony Hall

DJ H was one of the big winners of the night at the Brit Asia Music Awards walking away with one of the top awards.

The award for Best DJ was hotly contested with stiff competition from other big names such as DJ Vix, Jags Klimax, Panjabi MC, DJ Gurps and DJ Kayper, however DJ H emerged triumphant and was crowned the winner of the Best DJ award at last night’s glittering ceremony at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall.

This is the second title the successful DJ has earned this year as he also picked up the award for Best Club DJ at the Asian Music Awards at the beginning of 2010. The year is shaping up well for the ambitious artist as his DJ entertainment collective, Kudos Roadshow, is also enjoying a run of success and is now one of the UK’s leading providers of DJ entertainment for Asian and Indian weddings.

The first ever Brit Asia Music Awards were a resounding success with some of the biggest names from the world of British Asian music turning out for the event. Leading limousine rental company, Limo Broker, were the official sponsors of the awards ceremony.

Others 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.

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Can ‘DJ H’ scoop the ‘Best DJ’ award at the Brit Asia Music Awards on Sunday?

29/04/2010 By Leave a Comment

With the first ever Brit Asia Music Awards just a matter of days away, one of the biggest contenders for the title of Best DJ, DJ H, is hoping he can continue his run of success this year by scooping the prestigious trophy on Sunday.

DJ H Brit Asia Music Awards

DJ H

The Brit Asia Awards are voted for by the public so the winners are a true reflection of the fans’ opinions rather than a bunch of industry insiders. For that reason many artists hold these awards in high esteem as the opinions of the fans and the music-buying public is what really matters to them.

The voting lines are due to close very soon but the good news is, there’s still time to get your vote in for your favourite artist if you’re quick. DJ H has had an incredible year so far with the success of his DJ entertainment service, Kudos Roadshow, emerging as one of the leading Asian wedding entertainment services in the UK, and the DJ has just finished celebrating following the grand opening of Kudos Music’s own recording studios; to win the Best DJ award at this weekend’s glittering ceremony would be like the cherry on the cake for this ambitious artist.

The Brit Asia Music Awards are taking place at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall on May 2nd and the whole event is sponsored by one of the UK’s leading limousine providers Limo Broker.

To vote for DJ H to win the Best DJ award this weekend..

Text: DJ DJ H to this number: 64343

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Hard Kaur is back in Birmingham for the Brit Asia Music Awards

26/04/2010 By Leave a Comment
Hard Kaur

Hard Kaur

GUESS WHO’S BACK?

Hard Kaur’s back in Birmingham for the BritAsia Music Awards 2010! Making a much over due return to the UK, Hard Kaur will make her first public appearance after nearly 3 years away smashing it in Asia.

Taking place on Sunday 2nd May at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall and presented by Scotland’s very own funny man Mr Hardeep Singh Kohli, Hard Kaur will join fellow BritAsian Royalty to celebrate the best music that’s been on Brit Asia TV in the last 18 months.

Notorious for her hits including soundtracks for, Singh Is King, Ugly Aur Pagli, Bachna Eh Haseeno, Johnny Gadar and many more, she is renowned for her lyrical Hip-hop antics. Hard Kaur’s become the first and most successful BritAsian female rapper on the planet; dazzling crowds from Ludhiana to London, Hard Kaur’s talents knows no bounds!

Having recently anchored IPL’s Rockstar talent quest nationally, her return to the UK has had media and fans waiting with baited breath. Exclusively appearing at the Brit Asia Music Awards for her first media outing, she is presenting the Best Male Award on the night.  Up for Best female at this year’s Brit Asia Music Awards, Hard Kaur will join fellow artists’ and the great British public enjoy performances from the likes of Malkit Singh, Sukshinder Shinda, Jaz Dhami, JK, Mumzy, Kazz Kumar and the legends of British Bangra – Alaap, Bremi, Heera, Apna Sangeet, DCS plus many more.

Other Birmingham Artist’s include Jaz Dhami, Sukshinder Shinda (best producer), DCS (best band), Jazzy B and Band (best band). There is also Punjabi MC (best DJ) from Coventry, PBN (best producer) from Wolverhampton, and Aman Hayer (best producer) from Leamington.

  • Doors open at 6.30pm. Smart dress code. Red Carpet Event
  • Ring the Box Office on 0121 780 3333
  • V.I.P 0797 790 2059
  • £27.50, £49.50, £75 + Booking Fee
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PBN featuring The Dhol Foundation aiming for the number one spot

20/04/2010 By Leave a Comment

PBN are aiming to be number one this Saturday

Following the launch of the official Asian Download Chart last month, bhangra producers Punjabi By Nature have released a single from their yet-to-be released album early, in a bid to clinch the number one spot on the brand new chart.   

The PBN track Kaun Nee Jaandah was released last week on April 15th and within hours of being available to download, it became the first pure bhangra track to enjoy a stint at the top of the iTunes UK World Music Store.   

PBN are also riding high at the moment following the announcement of the nominees for the Brit Asia Music awards, sponsored by Limo Broker. The music maker is up for two awards namely Best Producer, and Best Album.   

Early reactions to the track have been excellent with music fans across the UK falling over themselves to get their hands on the fresh new single. PBN decided to go against tradition and release the track before the album, Crowd Pleaser, had even been heard. The album isn’t due out until later this summer.   

However it seems the gamble is paying off for the top name producers as music fans are desperate hear new material from PBN and early signs seem to indicate, they like what they hear.   

Can PBN’s Kaun Nee Jaandah featuring The Dhol Foundation knock Jay Sean and Do You Remember off the top spot to be crowned the number one of the Official Asian Download Chart this Saturday? Let’s see…

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