SHAWN MENDES PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR HIT SINGLE “TREAT YOU BETTER”

Shawn Mendes has premiered the video for “Treat You Better,” the debut single from his highly anticipated sophomore album Illuminate, available September 23^rd on Island Records. Directed by Ryan Pallotta and filmed at a remote motel just outside of New York City, the “Treat You Better” video features Shawn as both a narrator and protagonist, telling the story of a girl stuck in a relationship gone bad while he desperately tries to find a way to get through to her and help.  Watch “Treat You Better” here: http://vevo.ly/XyVKEm 

Illuminate is available for pre-order now, and fans who pre-order the album will instantly receive “Treat You Better” as well as brand-new track “Ruin.” “Ruin” was released on Friday, and MTV declares “it sees Mendes doing things with his voice that we’ve never really heard from him before, like breaking into a grungy groan right before hitting those oh-so-smooth high notes.”

Last Friday Shawn performed “Treat You Better” and bluesy new track “Ruin,” along with 4x Platinum single “Stitches,” on Today Show's Summer Concert Series. This was the biggest concert of the series so far, with Shawn playing to a crowd of over 10,000 fans spanning 3 city blocks. Last night, Shawn performed “Treat You Better” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Shawn will kick off the North American leg of his sold-out world tour this Friday, July 15^th, in Florida, and will headline Madison Square Garden with the Illuminate Live Concert & Album Event September 10^th.  Tickets for the Madison Square Garden show will go on sale to the general publiconFridayviahttp://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B0050DD841A0C45 .

DJ Akbar Sami parties with close friends on the eve of taking Bollywood music to Japan (in pics.)

DJ Akbar Sami parties with close friends on the eve of taking Bollywood music to Japan!

As a thirteen year old he was pushed to a console and saved the night by turning DJ. Two and a half decades later DJ Akbar Sami is one of the top DJs of the country revered in his own right. 

And now, DJ Akbar Sami gets ready to roll his sounds down on the Japanese, representing India alongside rest of global artistes DJ Tiana Adolpe from Canada, Dj Grant, R&B and Reggae Artist Kele Le Roc DJ T2K all from UK,among others at Emporium Beach festival, Nagoya, Japan. Hence, it was time for celebration at Krishna Tamang's Bora Bora Club, where Dj Akbar Sami and close friends got together on the eve of his departure to Japan. Naved Jaffery with wife Sayeeda Jaffery, Salil Ankola with wife Ria Bannerjee, Ashmit Patel, Manasi Scott, Hanif Hilal, Luke Kenny, Shibani Kashyap, Zulfi Sayed, Kavitta Verma, Aashish Rego, Purva Rana, Dj Suketu, Dj Akhtar, comedian Nitin Mirani among others were seen at the do.

"My performance begins with Vande Mataram and moves on to Bollywood and House music with a soul. Traditionally, Japanese DJs play a heavy, loud and fast music that is very different from what I play. When I had first visited Japan on invitation four years ago for an event, I had been to the most popular clubs and realised that their music was very different from mine. Nevertheless, I stuck to my guns and realised that they love my sound and the Indian tribal funky house music that I played for them. I went on to do three more events on demand. I believe in soul music and the audience becomes one with me!."

Dj Akbar Sami, being one of the pioneering DJs of India, on also has an International following among DJs with his track Jalwa, again one of the pioneering remixes,being played by global DJs.

Interestingly, Rajnikant is very popular for his film Muthu in Japan. Hindi films are being sought for their emotion and soul content in Japan. Audiences here are charmed by emotional drama, song and dance sequences. Besides, Japan is moving to be a bigger market than Australia. Kabir Khan is said to be shooting an Indo-Japanese film. Yashraj is releasing features there and Three Idiots has been an all time hit in Japan. Videos showcasing Japanese dancing to Bollywood songs are going viral while snack companies are opting for bollywood style commercials. 
Surely, Bollywood and house music by a revered Indian DJ like Akbar Sami will have takers in Japan. "Absolutely," agrees DJ Suku Justin Kase. "As a DJ, I know and follow Akbar Sami from the last 20 years, he is one of the best DJs and understands global audiences. Whenever I think of an Indian DJ, I get a little worried about performing in Japan not because of their quality of music but because of their understanding of Japanese audience. Akbar Sami has the pulse of the Japanese audiences and hence I would like him to be the first top performer at the prestigious Emporium Beach Festival."
Avex, Japan's largest music label is the main promoter of the festival. "KnowingAkbar Sami's persona and his seriousness to his craft one might see him lend his music and his face to a popular Japanese film next," enthuses Suku, 
Akbar Sami takes the compliment in his stride, "Bollywood is loud globally and the catchy beats are alluring. From Mauritius to Japan, I feel the love of the audiences. At Sunset Boulevard at a bustling sushi place, I heard audiences loving the songs from Pakeezah and i was told the USP of the place was their selection of Hindi songs. It is sad we run behind EDM while they dance to Shava Shava!"

Lesle Lewis announces his Bollywood Badshah concert at TAP Resto Bar, Andheri W

Musical genius Lesle Lewis announced his Bollywood Badshah concert to happen at TAP Resto Bar in Sakinaka on 16th July 2016. Besides Lesle hismself, Savio D'sa, the producer of Karaoke World Championship India was also spotted at the do that happened in TAP Resto Bar in Andheri this afternoon. Check out the adjacent pictures!

'GREAT GRAND MASTI' PROMOTIONS IN NOIDA

Spice Cinemas witnessed the 'Great Grand Masti' when the starcast of the film came for the promotions in Noida.

The trio Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani came together for the first time in 2004 in the film Masti and since then the legacy is followed by these three witty actors, who had made us laugh in the sequel 'Grand Masti' and are coming back to tickle our funny bone in 'Great Grand Masti' again.

Great Grand Masti is the third installmen​t of the franchise 'Masti' directed by Indra Kumar. Apart from Pooja Bose, Mishti and Shradha Das playing the wives of these three, the film will also see Urvashi Rautela as a flirtatious ghost.

Riteish Deshmukh who had worked with director Indra Kumar in five films called their relationship as that of an elder and younger brother.

Talking about the film, he said "This is the most funniest films from all the films that I have done. It is a horror comedy that we have explored in this third instalment, making it the first of its kind in Bollywood"

The actors had so much fun at the conference and couldn't stop pulling Urvashi's legs. They revealed that Urvashi is a Pout girl and the whole media burst into laughter when they called her 'Urvashi Poutela'.

"This time we have tried to make it more family oriented. So we won't call it an adult comedy but a naughty comedy would be right word for Great Grand Masti" said Aftab Shivdasani, whose ideas always lands these friends in trouble and this time they stuck to a haunted house where they meet hot and gorgeous Urvashi Rautela.

Urvashi Rautela who shot to the fame shaking legs with Yo Yo Honey Singh in the song 'Love Dose' is just 2 films old but isn't afraid of taking challenges. talking about her character she said "I am playing a virgin ghost in the film who is a 'Pyaasi Chudail' "

Praising about her, Vivek Oberoi said "It takes guts for an actress to do a role like this specially when it is the start of her career"

Directed under the banner of Balaji Motion Pictures, the adventures in the lives of Amar, Meet and Prem will be revealed on 15th July.