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Crank it up! Nikita Kanda brings Bhangra, Bollywood, R&B, Hip-Hop, Garage and Dancehall. Mika Singh, Ne-Yo, Udit and 2Pac on deck. The Asian Network Certified Weekender continues!

Turn up the volume! The Certified Weekender continues in full swing, and Nikita Kanda is taking over with the boldest beats and biggest tunes bringing you the best Asian Network Certified has! Get ready for a non-stop blend of Bollywood bangers, Bhangra beats, and classic 00s throwbacks, but that’s just the start.

From Mika Singh to Nelly, Vishal Dadlani to Ne-Yo, and Udit Narayan to the legendary 2Pac, it’s a back-to-back rollercoaster of iconic sounds. You’ll hear R&B, Hip-Hop, Garage, Desi Pop, Dancehall, and more. Think Aaliyah meets Alka Yagnik, the best of all worlds, 'Certified'.

It’s a full-on party with timeless anthems and future classics. You don’t want to miss out, ask your smart speaker to play BBC Asian Network and the vibes. This is a Certified celebration like no other!

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Music Played

  • Jasbir Jassi

    Dil Le Gayi

    • Times Music.

  • Nelly

    Body On Me (feat. Ashanti & Akon)

    • Motown.

  • Aneela, Robert Uhlmann & Arash

    Say Na Say Na (from Bluffmaster)

    • Bluffmaster.
    • Saregama.

  • Sean Paul

    Get Busy

    • Get Busy.
    • VP/Atlantic.

  • Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Kunal Ganjawala, Sadhana Sargam & Shankar Mahadevan

    Salaam-E-Ishq

    • Salaam-E-Ishq.
    • T SERIES.

  • Pritam & Mika Singh

    O Yaara Dhol Bajake

    • Dhol.
    • T - Series.

  • Arijit Singh & DJ Shilpi

    Ijazat (Remix)

  • Swedish House Mafia

    Don't You Worry Child (feat. John Martin)

    • Virgin.

  • K.K

    Kya Mujhe Pyar Hai (Remix)

  • Atumpan

    The Thing

  • Mahalakshmi Iyer & Javed Ali

    Yeh Ajooba (Remix)

  • Daft Punk

    One More Time

    • Virgin.

  • Anuradha Paudwal & MG Shreekumar

    Kissa Hum Likhenge (from Doli Saja Ke Rakhna)

    • Doli Saja Ke Rakhna.
    • Super Cassettes Industries Ltd..

  • Remo Fernandes

    Humma Humma

    • Bombay.
    • Universal Music.

  • Usher

    You Make Me Wanna...

    • You Make Me Wanna....
    • Laface/Arista.

  • AR Rahman, Shankar Mahadevan & Noell James

    Urvashi Urvashi (from Humse Hai Muqabala- Kadalan)

    • Humse Hai Muqabala- Kadalan.
    • Ishtar Music Pvt. Lt.

  • Janet Jackson

    That's The Way Love Goes

    • A&M.

  • Alka Yagnik & Ila Arun

    Choli Ke Peeche

    • Khalnayak.
    • Tips Music.

  • DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

    Summertime

    • Summertime.
    • Eastwest.

  • Poornima & Anu Malik

    Oonchi Hai Building

    • Judwaa.
    • Venus Records.
    • 001.

  • Mika Singh & Shefali Alvares

    Subha Hone Na De

    • Desi Boyz.
    • Eros Music.

  • Pitbull

    Give Me Everything (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer)

    • J Records.

  • Shaan, Vasundhara Das, Loy Mendonsa & Shankar Mahadevan

    Where's The Party Tonight (from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)

    • Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.
    • Sony BMG.

  • Sak Noel

    Loca People

    • 3Beat.

  • Wajid, Labh Jajua & Sneha Pant

    Soni De Nakhre

  • Mighty Dub Katz

    Mergician Clip 2 - Magic Carpet Ride

  • Kishore Kumar, Vishal Dadlani & Sumit Kumar

    Bachna Ae Haseeno

    • Bachna Ae Haseeno.
    • Yash Raj Music.

  • Asha Bhosle & Udit Narayan

    Le Gayi

    • Dil To Pagal Hai.
    • Saregama.

  • Sir Mix‐A‐Lot

    Baby Got Back

    • Def American Recordings.

  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

    Yeh Haseen Vadiyan (from Roja)

    • Roja.
    • OMI Music.

  • Vanilla Ice

    Ice Ice Baby

    • SBK Music.

  • Anuradha Paudwal & Udit Narayan

    Dhak Dhak Karne Laga (from Beta)

    • Beta.
    • T Series.

  • Darude

    Sandstorm

    • Sandstorm.
    • ..
    • 1.

  • Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik

    Jo Haal Dil Ka (from Sarfarosh)

    • Sarfarosh.
    • Tips Music.

  • Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik

    Neend Churayee Meri (from Ishq)

    • Ishq.
    • Baba Entertainment.

  • Joe

    Ride Wit U

    • Zomba Recording.

  • Sadhana Sargam, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Shankar Mahadevan & Madhushree

    Maahi Ve (from Kal Ho Naa Ho)

    • Kal Ho Naa Ho.
    • Sony BMG.

  • Aaliyah

    Throw Your Hands Up

  • Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik & Kavita Krishnamurthy

    Saajanji Ghar Aaye

    • Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
    • Sony Music.

  • Udit Narayan, Jaspinder Narula & Shweta Pandit

    Soni Soni (from Mohabbatein)

    • Mohabbatein.
    • RPG.

  • Mika Singh

    Mauja Hi Mauja (from Jab We Met)

    • Jab We Met.
    • T Series.

  • Mark Morrison

    Return Of The Mack

    • WEA.

  • Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Aadesh Shrivastava, Amitabh Bachchan & Sudesh Bhosle

    Say Shava Shava (from Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham)

    • Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.
    • Sony Music.

  • Beenie Man

    Dude (feat. Ms. Thing)

    • Fiesta.
    • Madhouse.

  • Neeraj Shridhar, Anwesha Datta Gupta, Akriti Kakkar, URL & Indie

    Tha Kar Ke

    • Golmaal Returns.
    • T Series.

  • Satya Hinduja, Robert Bob Omulo & Sukhwinder Singh

    Fashion Ka Jalwa

    • Fashion.
    • T Series.

  • Shreya Ghoshal

    Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka

    • Devdas.
    • Universal Music India.

  • Katy Perry

    Hot N Cold

    • One Of The Boys.
    • Virgin.
    • 7.

  • Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalakshmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash

    Jai Ho (from Slumdog Millionaire)

    • Slumdog Millionaire.
    • T Series.

  • DJ Pied Piper & The Masters of Ceremonies

    Do You Really Like It

    • Do You Really Like It?.
    • Relentless.
    • 1.

  • Kavita Seth & Neeraj Shridhar

    Tum Hi Ho Bandhu (from Cocktail)

    • Cocktail.
    • Eros Music.

  • B21 & Jassi Sidhu

    Din Raat

    • By Public Demand.
    • Moviebox Birmingham Limited.

  • Akriti Kakar & Shahid Mallya

    Iski Uski

    • 2 States.
    • T Series.

  • Agent X

    Decoy

  • Ms Scandalous & Jaspinder Narula

    Aaja Soniya

    • Ladies First.
    • Major Moves.

  • RDB, Ranjit Mani & MC Trix

    Put Sardara Dhe

    • Untouchables.

  • Bally Jagpal

    Mur Vatneyia (Home & Away)

    • Untruly Yours.
    • Moviebox Birmingham Limited.

  • The Dark MC & Jaswinder Daghamia

    Jaadu

    • Retribution - EP.
    • Moviebox Birmingham Limited.

  • Tyga

    Rack City

  • Nachattar Gill

    Mul Na Lagda

  • Sean Paul

    Like Glue

    • Like Glue.
    • VP/Atlantic.

  • Destiny’s Child

    Jumpin', Jumpin'

  • Saini Surinder

    Mundra

    • E3UK Records.

  • B21

    Chandigarh

    • Moviebox.

  • Bally Jagpal

    Nakhre Bin Soni Temi (feat. Balwinder Safri)

    • Live and Direct.
    • Moviebox Birmingham Limited.

  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    • Laface.

  • Black Box

    Ride On Time

    • Dreamland.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • The Sahotas

    Heerie

    • Suniye EP.
    • Roma ll Limited.

  • Next

    Wifey

    • Wifey.
    • Arista.

  • H-Dhami & PBN

    Tenu Nachdi Vekna

    • Tenu Nachdi Vekna (Single).
    • Moviebox Birmingham Limited.

  • Sanjay Dhaliwal

    Akhiya

    • limitless records.

  • Joeboy

    Sip (Alcohol)

    • Banku Music/emPawa Africa Limited.

  • Deep Dhillon, Jaismeen Jassi & Sudesh Kumari

    Satkaar Bazurgan Da

    • Single Track Studios.

  • Antonio

    HyperFunk

  • RDB & Kuldeep Purewal

    Balle Balle

    • Sounds Of The North.
    • Untouchables UK.

  • Daniel Bedingfield

    Gotta Get Thru This

    • Relentless.

  • Sweet Female Attitude

    Flowers

    • WEA.

  • Tigerstyle & Romey Gill

    Dowaiye Nachiye

    • Kismet Records UK.

  • Mac-G & Meshi (XLNC)

    Ambersariya

    • Ambersariya.
    • Kamlee Records.

  • Silinder Pardesi

    Maum Batiye (Destiny Mix)

    • Destiny.
    • Hi-Tech Music Ltd.

  • PBN & Miss Pooja

    Aashiq

    • Homegrown.
    • Limitless Records.

  • Destiny’s Child

    Bug a Boo

    • Columbia.

  • Lil' Sach & Soni Pabla

    Boli Pani (Summer Jam Mix)

    • Envy Entertainment.

  • Tru-Skool

    Johal Boliyan (feat. Kulvinder Singh Johal & Raman Aujla)

    • Mundeh Panjabi.
    • VIP Music.

  • Dr Zeus & G Sharmilla

    Assi Haan Punjabi

    • Back Unda Da Influence.
    • Envy Worldwide.

  • Jazzy B

    Londono Patola

    • Folk N Funky.
    • Music Waves.

  • P.M. Dawn

    Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

    • Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience.
    • Polygram Records.
    • 9.

  • Safri Boys

    O Chan Mere Makhna

  • Bally Jagpal

    Viah Karvake Ve

    • Moviebox Birmingham Limited.

  • Mase

    Tell Me What You Want (feat. Total)

    • Bad Boy.

  • Babbu Maan

    Neendran

    • Tu Meri Miss India.
    • Catrack Entertainment.

  • Jaz Dhami

    Theke Wali

    • Jaz Dhami.
    • Sanchez Productions.

  • The Notorious B.I.G.

    Big Poppa

    • Word Of Mouth.

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Ain't It Funny

    • J. Lo.
    • Epic.

  • DJ Sanj & Master Saleem

    Teray Hussan De Maare

    • American Desi.
    • Moviebox Birmingham Limited.

  • DJ H & Rags

    Marjavan

  • H-Dhami

    Har Gabroo

    • Sadke Java.
    • Moviebox Birmingham Limited.

  • Musiq Soulchild

    Buddy

  • Jay Sean

    Ride It

    • My Own Way.
    • 2Point9 Records.
    • 1.

  • Freeway, JAY-Z, Jamie Foxx & T‐Pain

    Blame It

    • UMOD.

  • Outlandish

    Aicha

    • Bread & Barrels of Water.
    • Sony BMG.

  • Pretty Ricky

    Your Body

    • Low Life.

  • Bikram Singh

    Kawan (feat. Gunjan & Tigerstyle)

    • American Jugni.
    • VIP Music.

  • KK & Shilpa Rao

    Khuda Jaane (from Bachna Ae Haseeno)

    • Bachna Ae Haseeno.
    • YRF Music.

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix) (feat. Ja Rule & Caddillac Tah)

    • J To Tha L-O! The Remixes.
    • Epic.
    • 2.

  • Aman Hayer & Lehmber Hussainpuri

    Gabhru Shakeen

    • Reminisce.
    • Genie Records Limited.

  • Beyoncé & Shakira

    Beautiful Liar

    • Beautiful Liar.
    • Columbia.

  • M.I.A.

    Paper Planes

    • XL.

  • DMX

    Where The Hood At

    • Where The Hood At.
    • Def Jam.

  • M.I.A.

    Jimmy

    • XL RECORDS.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Like I Love You (feat. Clipse)

    • Zomba Records.

  • Sukhwinder Singh & Sunidhi Chauhan

    Marjaani

    • Billu.
    • T Series.

  • 50 Cent

    In Da Club

    • In Da Club.
    • Interscope.

  • Lil Jon

    Snap Yo Fingers

  • Atif Aslam

    Pehli Nazar Mein (from Race)

    • Race.
    • TIPS Music.

  • Alicia Keys

    Girl On Fire

    • RCA.

  • Sunidhi Chauhan

    Crazy Kiya Re

    • Yash Raj Music.

  • Ashanti

    Only U

    • Only U.
    • The Inc.

  • Shaan & Gayatri Iyer

    My Dil Goes Mmm (from Salaam Namaste)

    • Salaam Namaste.
    • Yash Raj Music.

  • T.I.

    Why You Wanna

    • King.
    • Atlantic.
    • 008.

  • Shreya Ghoshal

    Yeh Ishq Hai

    • Jab We Met.
    • T Series.

  • Miss Pooja

    Kise De Naal Pyar

    • Romantic Jatt.
    • Moviebox Birmingham Limited.

  • Redman

    Smash Sumthin' (feat. Adam F)

    • Smash Sumthin'.
    • Def Jam.

  • 50 Cent

    Disco Inferno

  • Sukshinder Shinda

    Soni Lagdi

    • Gal Sunja.
    • Moviebox Birmingham Limited.

  • JAY-Z

    Dirt Off Your Shoulder

    • Roc-A-Fella.

  • Amar Arshi & Sudesh Kumari

    Rangli Kothi

    • T-Series.

  • Specialist 'N' Tru Skool & Kaka Bhaniawala

    Dhaaru Pee Ke

    • Repazent.
    • VIP Records.

  • Akon

    Lonely

    • Lonely.
    • Universal.

  • Panjabi MC & Surinder Shinda

    Mirza Part 2

    • Nachural Records.

  • Missy Elliott

    Get Ur Freak On

    • Elektra.

  • Mumzy, Rishi Rich & Alka Yagnik

    It Can Only Be Love

    • The Streets of Bollywood 3.
    • Moviebox.

  • Ashanti

    Foolish

    • (CD Single).
    • Murder.

  • Geeta Zaildar

    Chite Suit Te

    • Nain (Chite Suit Te).
    • Kamlee Records.

  • Rihanna

    Umbrella (feat. JAY-Z)

    • Umbrella.
    • Def Jam.

  • Alka Yagnik

    Dayya Dayya Dayya Re

    • Dil Ka Rishta.
    • Tips Music.

  • DJ Dips & Kaka Bhaniawala

    Daru Peeke Nachda

    • Stand Up, Vol. 1.
    • 4Play Music.

  • DMX & Swizz Beatz

    Get It On The Floor

    • Def Jam.

  • Ja Rule

    New York (feat. Fat Joe & Jadakiss)

    • Def Jam.

  • Blu Cantrell

    Breathe (feat. Sean Paul)

    • Breathe.
    • Arista.

  • Intense, AP Dhillon & Gurinder Gill

    Excuses

    • Intense Global Entertainment.

  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Mahalakshmi Iyer

    Bol Na Halke Halke (from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom)

    • Jhoom Barabar Jhoom.
    • Yash Raj Music.

  • Dazz Band

    You Are My Starship

  • Qaran & Badshah

    Tareefan

    • Veere Di Wedding.
    • Zee Music Company.

  • Usher

    You Make Me Wanna

  • The PropheC

    Close

    • Solace.
    • VIP Records.
    • 2.

  • Jasmine Sandlas

    Buhe Bariyan

    • Desi Soul Recor.

  • Diljit Dosanjh

    Jind Mahi

    • Zurvan Entertainment.

  • Beyoncé

    Drunk in Love (feat. JAY-Z)

    • RCA.

  • Fateh

    15 Minutes (feat. Amar Sandhu)

  • Ray J

    Sexy Can I (feat. Hitmaka)

    • Deja 34.

  • Barbie Maan

    Teri Gali (feat. Vee)

    • Guru Randhawa.

  • Mary J. Blige

    Family Affair

    • MCA.

  • Pav Dharia & Manav Sangha

    Nahi Karna Viah

    • VYRLOriginals.

  • Raxstar

    Lost Our Way (feat. Arjun)

    • VIP Records.

  • Lazarus

    Break The Walls (feat. Lady Legha)

    • Laz Army Records.

  • ZAYN

    Tightrope

    • Nobody Is Listening.
    • RCA Records.
    • 10.

  • Robin Dey & Anik Khan

    Unfair

    • The Foreign Affair / EMPIRE.

  • Drake

    Find Your Love

    • Thank Me Later.
    • Island.
    • 13.

  • Raja Kumari

    Meera

    • The Come Up.
    • Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Big Boi Deep, Sunny Malton & AR Paisley

    Think About Me

  • Jay Sean, Sean Paul & DJ Vix

    Make My Love Go (Official Desi Remix)

  • 112 & Mase

    Love Me

  • Pav Dharia

    Na Ja

    • Venus Worldwide Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

  • Next

    Wifey

  • Jasmine Sandlas

    Guglu Muglu

    • Jasmine Sandlas.

  • Abeer Arora

    Drunk On You

    • Punjabi King Records.

  • Gyptian

    Hold Yuh

    • 2010 MINISTRY OF SOUND RECORDINGS L.

  • Snakehips

    Cruel (feat. ZAYN)

  • Muza, Sanjoy & Russell Ali

    Chuup Chaap Thaaki

    • Qinetic Music.

  • Teedra Moses

    Be Your Girl

    • TVT Records.

  • Ahmed Khan

    Rollin

    • Love Affair.
    • Ahmed Khan.

  • Faydee

    Love in Dubai

    • Cat Music.

  • Pav Dharia

    Bhoora Bhoora

    • Pav Dharia Productions.

  • Muza

    La Magia (Jaadoo)

  • RamVir

    Ishare (feat. Amar Sandhu & Haji Springer)

    • VIP Records.

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