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In the end, even a bhangra flash mob couldn’t save the BBC Radio Asian Network . On Tuesday, July 6, the BBC Trust confirmed that the BBC Radio Asian Network

Pro footballers bump to Jay Sean songs too? This week, the British R&B smooth-talker made his way to Qatar for the fifteenth annual Asian Football

Of Indian and Punjabi heritage, London's Jay Sean might be the first Asian singer from the UK to dominate not only Britain's pop charts, but the world's. By fusing R&B sensibilities with traditional Desi rhythms, Sean's numerous hit-singles have a distinct sound that have won him a huge following

Just by looking at artists like the Wonder Girls, Far East Movement, Rain, BoA and Se7en, we know that the image isn’t true but just how wild can Asian-Americans get? A new reality show starring eight over-sexed, outspoken, and shamelessly egotistical Asian-Americans running amok in L.

In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

Last time we came to you with news of the Killers, it was to bemoan that their Asian tour dates had been axed the day before the first show. Then, we didn't have a reason at all. Now, we're coming back to you with news that they've canceled the next leg of their now...

They call their sound “psychedelic cumbia,” and we called them a “freight train at full speed” at SXSW...and it’s all true. Whatever you’ve heard...

For those of you sensible, thoughtful, joy-killers out there who think K-Town, the Asian-American version of MTV's Jersey Shore, might be the worst thing to happen to Asian-Americans since the Japanese internment camps...you may be right. Check out this clip from back in April of the American late

The good people at the San Diego Asian Film Foundation want YOU to join their REEL IN THE VOTE campaign, to increase voting among Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs). All you have to do is come up with a creative, 30-second video that helps encourage APIs to go to the polls in November. This...

Just like cookies & cream, PB & J, grilled cheese & tomato soup… Asians and Hip-Hop have always gone together. What is it about the Asian culture that marinates so well with the Hip-Hop culture? Is it the street culture? Is it the shared immigrant-hardship experience that’s behind so

From Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, comes one of the cheekiest and in-the-know bloggers we've met in a while. Say hi to YeinJee! His blog, YeinJee's Asian Journal, covers Pan-Asian music, film, celebrities, cultural events, otaku, fun news, and the weird stuff that grabs his attention, and we're delighted

Does anyone who listens to the Morning Benders even notice that three of the four band members are Asian American? The band doesn't exactly make a point of it. But ten years ago, this would have marked them to the industry as unprofitable -- capable of attracting only a core audience of fans of...

Ahead of America's biggest Asian American Film Fest, organizers doled out pocket-change to cutting-edge filmmakers, teamed them with local Asian-fronted bands, and asked them to come up with a DIY video. The best among the innovative, inexpensive videos was promised a prize, sponsored by Corporate

This one's for our senior web producer Stan, who often laments that Asian men aren't thought of as sex symbols in the West. Because... today's daily band pick features my biggest crush of the moment -- yes, an Asian American man who happens to be the frontman of the too-cool-for-school Baby

  Singer Natalise has a new interview up with Asian Talent Online. It’s definetly a great read as they get into a lot of aspects of being an indie artist and how she chooses to best represent herself in the crazy music industry. Here’s an interesting quote: Q. You are the second most famous

Diwali and Eid are over and Thanksgiving is still around the corner -- but the festival season is still going strong -- film festival season, that

If you're interested in desi music beyond bhangra and Bollywood, you may want to consider checking out the Desi Alternative Music Association's (DAMA) 1st

The UK Desi music scene has spawned some of the illest MCs, hottest electro divas, and smoothest R&B singers in the game right now. Jay Sean may be the

Stay current on new Madonna Music Videos, News, Photos, Ringtones, Tour Dates, Lyrics, and more on MTV.com.

Stay current on new Madonna Music Videos, News, Photos, Ringtones, Tour Dates, Lyrics, and more on MTV.com.

Stay current on new Madonna Music Videos, News, Photos, Ringtones, Tour Dates, Lyrics, and more on MTV.com.