July 17, 2026 — "The Top 20 Countdown"

July 17, 2026 — "The Top 20 Countdown"

July 17, 2026 — "The Top 20 Countdown" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 578 Weekend Countdown — Airs Friday July 17 through Sunday July 19 ON TODAY'S SHOW It's the weekend on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown, Friday through Sunday, and there's a changing of the guard at the top. Sahib Samra's Hor Das climbs from No2 to take No1 — his second time at the top of the count — and he doubles up with Vaar Vaar at No13, two songs on the board in the same week. Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki, after two straight weeks at No1, falls to No9. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee climbs to No2. Shubh's Sohniye storms in at No4. And the debut with a story behind it: Shalmali Kholgade's Giraft enters at No11 — days after she sat with Sammy and performed it live on the show. Fresh entries deepen the board: Prabh Deep's Jaago at No14 and Guru Randhawa and Sanjoy's Qeher at No10. Diljit Dosanjh and AR Rahman's Kya Kamaal Hai slides to No20. Ritviz's Teyi holds at No3, with Talwiinder and NDS's Kyun at No6. Sammy counts them down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora moved the most this week. FEATURED MUSIC — THE COUNTDOWN #20 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman #19 Lost In You — Ammy Virk #18 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar #17 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed #16 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B, Merci Beats #15 Tera Paisa Mera Paisa — Akshay Kumar #14 Jaago — Prabh Deep #13 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra #12 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi #11 Giraft — Shalmali Kholgade #10 Qeher — Guru Randhawa, Sanjoy #9 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj #8 Khamakha — Wazir Patar, Banso #7 Tujko — Arijit Singh, Pritam #6 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS #5 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon #4 Sohniye — Shubh #3 Teyi — Ritviz #2 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar #1 Hor Das — Sahib Samra FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS None — Weekend Top 20 Countdown format. No contributor segments. No closing remarks. RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 1:44 #20 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman 5:26 Sammy 5:46 #19 Lost In You — Ammy Virk 7:47 Sammy 8:12 #18 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar 10:36 Sammy 11:02 #17 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed 13:16 Sammy 13:36 #16 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B, Merci Beats 16:14 Sammy 16:42 #15 Tera Paisa Mera Paisa — Akshay Kumar 19:42 Sammy 20:15 #14 Jaago — Prabh Deep 22:38 Sammy 23:14 #13 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra 25:23 Sammy 25:48 #12 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi 28:22 Sammy 28:44 #11 Giraft — Shalmali Kholgade 31:06 Sammy 31:30 #10 Qeher — Guru Randhawa, Sanjoy 33:44 Sammy 34:00 #9 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj 37:50 Sammy 38:08 #8 Khamakha — Wazir Patar, Banso 40:24 Sammy 40:44 #7 Tujko — Arijit Singh, Pritam 43:08 Sammy 43:28 #6 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS 46:22 Sammy 46:40 #5 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon 48:52 Sammy 49:20 #4 Sohniye — Shubh 51:10 Sammy 51:28 #3 Teyi — Ritviz 54:16 Sammy 54:38 #2 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 56:56 Sammy 57:10 #1 Hor Das — Sahib Samra Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

July 16, 2026 — "Sammy Chand interviews Ammy Virk"

July 16, 2026 — "Sammy Chand interviews Ammy Virk" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 577 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with Ammy Virk — the singer, actor, and filmmaker whose career has moved by design from devotional music to Punjabi stardom to cinema, now headed to North America on tour this August — at 29:06. Ammy's presence brackets the hour: Solid opens the show, Yaar Amli lands mid-hour, and Lost In You carries the broadcast out of the interview. Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan's Suno Naa Dil. Sanju Rathod's Bangles. Rawme Hooda's Total. Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, and Dee MC on Ishq Kameena 2.0. Talwiinder's Blues. Madhubanti Bagchi's Uyi Amma. Diljit Dosanjh and AR Rahman close the hour with Kya Kamaal Hai. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Aashi Arora with a preview of Leaders Creating Rukus, DJ Geet with her Song of the Week, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks on Ammy Virk. FEATURED MUSIC Solid — Ammy Virk Suno Naa Dil — Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan Bangles — Sanju Rathod Yaar Amli — Ammy Virk Total — Rawme Hooda Ishq Kameena 2.0 — Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, Dee MC Blues — Talwiinder Lost In You — Ammy Virk Uyi Amma — Madhubanti Bagchi Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Ammy Virk — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 29:06. North America tour this August Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Aashi Arora — Preview of Leaders Creating Rukus. Joins at 17:20 DJ Geet — Song of the Week. Featured at 21:41 Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Solid — Ammy Virk 5:11 Sammy 5:30 Suno Naa Dil — Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan 8:34 Sammy 8:52 Bangles — Sanju Rathod 12:02 Sammy 12:24 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 13:48 Sammy 14:02 Yaar Amli — Ammy Virk 16:59 Sammy 17:20 Aashi Arora previews Leaders Creating Rukus 17:39 Sammy 17:55 Total — Rawme Hooda 21:26 Sammy 21:41 DJ Geet delivers her Song of the Week 22:42 Sammy 22:52 Ishq Kameena 2.0 — Anu Malik, Alka Yagnik, Dee MC 25:32 Sammy 26:13 Blues — Talwiinder 29:06 Sammy Chand interviews Ammy Virk 46:19 Lost In You — Ammy Virk 48:26 Sammy 48:52 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 50:09 Sammy 50:34 Uyi Amma — Madhubanti Bagchi 54:01 Sammy Chand delivers his closing remarks on Ammy Virk 56:46 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

July 15, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Karsh Kale"

July 15, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Karsh Kale The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 576 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with Karsh Kale — the tabla master, producer, and pioneer of the South Asian-American sound — at 17:37, a conversation twenty-five years of friendship in the making, built around his new album Dust. Karsh's collaboration with Sting and Anoushka Shankar, Sea Dreamer, sets the table before the interview, and the Dust title track — with Purbayan Chatterjee, Neel Adhikari, and Gaurav Raina — carries the hour out of the conversation. Hanumankind and Jasmine Sandlas open the show with the Dhurandhar Title Track. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee. Ammy Virk's Solid. Tanishk Bagchi, Harnoor, and Shreya Ghoshal on Koi Naa. Navaan Sandhu closes the hour with Kath Lagda. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Dhurandhar Title Track — Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar Solid — Ammy Virk Sea Dreamer — Karsh Kale, Sting, Anoushka Shankar Dust — Karsh Kale, Purbayan Chatterjee, Neel Adhikari, Gaurav Raina Koi Naa — Tanishk Bagchi, Harnoor, Shreya Ghoshal Kath Lagda — Navaan Sandhu FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Karsh Kale — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 17:37. New album Dust out now Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Dhurandhar Title Track — Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas 4:56 Sammy 5:17 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 7:41 Sammy 7:58 Solid — Ammy Virk 10:30 Sammy 10:44 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 12:08 Sammy 12:25 Sea Dreamer — Karsh Kale, Sting, Anoushka Shankar 17:37 Sammy Chand interviews Karsh Kale 42:14 Dust — Karsh Kale, Purbayan Chatterjee, Neel Adhikari, Gaurav Raina 47:42 Sammy 48:22 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 49:46 Sammy 50:00 Koi Naa — Tanishk Bagchi, Harnoor, Shreya Ghoshal 53:16 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 56:11 Kath Lagda — Navaan Sandhu Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

July 14, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Vishnu Vaka"

July 14, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Vishnu Vaka The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 575 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with comedian Vishnu Vaka — the Indian-born, American-raised stand-up whose Self-Driven World Tour has made him one of the most vital voices in South Asian comedy — at 25:00, ahead of his July 30th show at Zanies in downtown Chicago. Shubh's Sohniye opens the hour. Darshan Raval's Only Mine. Ammy Virk's Lost In You. Sahib Samra's Hor Das — the current chart No2. Jasmine Sandlas and Shashwat Sachdev on Main Aur Tu. Arijit Singh's Apna Bana Le carries the hour into the interview. Coming out of the conversation, Meesha Shafi's Sachay Loki. Anuv Jain and AP Dhillon's Afsos. Simran Choudhary closes the hour with Makhna. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Neesh Riaz with a preview of his show, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Sohniye — Shubh Only Mine — Darshan Raval Lost In You — Ammy Virk Hor Das — Sahib Samra Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev Apna Bana Le — Arijit Singh Sachay Loki — Meesha Shafi Afsos — Anuv Jain, AP Dhillon Makhna — Simran Choudhary FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Vishnu Vaka — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 25:00. Performing at Zanies, downtown Chicago, July 30 Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Neesh Riaz — Preview of his show. Joins at 16:38 Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Sohniye — Shubh 4:48 Sammy 5:34 Only Mine — Darshan Raval 9:24 Sammy 9:50 Lost In You — Ammy Virk 11:54 Sammy 12:14 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 13:32 Sammy 13:46 Hor Das — Sahib Samra 16:28 Sammy 16:38 Neesh Riaz previews his show 17:20 Sammy 17:36 Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev 20:42 Sammy 21:10 Apna Bana Le — Arijit Singh 25:00 Sammy Chand interviews Vishnu Vaka 46:56 Sachay Loki — Meesha Shafi 50:14 Sammy 50:32 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 51:55 Sammy 52:14 Afsos — Anuv Jain, AP Dhillon 54:56 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 57:17 Makhna — Simran Choudhary Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".

July 13, 2026 — “Music Monday!”

July 13, 2026 — “Music Monday!” The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 574 [inferred, please confirm] ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand opens the week with a music-forward Monday spanning eighteen tracks across Punjabi, Bollywood, mainland hip-hop, and global crossover. Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki — the two-week chart No1 — opens the hour. Yung Sammy and Seedhe Maut's Mudda brings the mainland pocket early. Gurinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee. Shubh's Sohniye. Sahib Samra's Vaar Vaar. Harkirat Sangha's Ecstasy. Shekhar Ravjiani and Madhubanti Bagchi on Mainu Ki Pata. Arijit Singh and Pritam's Leher. Ammy Virk's Lost In You — ahead of his North America tour this August. Ritviz's Teyi. Jai Dhir and Lost Stories on Haaniya. Ed Sheeran and Arijit Singh's global crossover Sapphire. AR Rahman and Nilanjana Ghosh's Maskara. Bandhu 2.0. Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, and Gurlez Akhtar's Jindua. Amit Trivedi's Dushman Ka Dada closes the hour. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma with some Mindful Sass, Daniel Johnson with the UN News Report, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj Mudda — Yung Sammy, Seedhe Maut Coffee — Gurinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar Sohniye — Shubh Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi Leher — Arijit Singh, Pritam Lost In You — Ammy Virk Teyi — Ritviz Srivastava Haaniya — Jai Dhir, Lost Stories Sapphire — Ed Sheeran, Arijit Singh Maskara — AR Rahman, Nilanjana Ghosh Bandhu 2.0 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Meera Sharma — Mindful Sass, Monday Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Daniel Johnson — UN News Report Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj 6:27 Sammy 7:00 Mudda — Yung Sammy, Seedhe Maut 9:29 Sammy 9:50 Coffee — Gurinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 12:14 Sammy 12:24 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 13:45 Sammy 14:12 Sohniye — Shubh 16:10 Sammy 16:31 Meera Sharma delivers some Mindful Sass 17:19 Sammy 17:41 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra 19:44 Sammy 20:10 Daniel Johnson delivers the UN News Report 25:00 Sammy 25:16 Ecstasy — Harkirat Sangha 27:35 Sammy 28:10 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi 30:57 Sammy 31:18 Leher — Arijit Singh, Pritam 35:13 Sammy 35:30 Lost In You — Ammy Virk 37:38 Sammy 38:11 Teyi — Ritviz Srivastava 41:06 Sammy 41:22 Haaniya — Jai Dhir, Lost Stories 43:59 Sammy 44:09 Sapphire — Ed Sheeran, Arijit Singh 46:54 Sammy 47:12 Maskara — AR Rahman, Nilanjana Ghosh 50:33 Sammy 50:53 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 51:22 Sammy 51:45 Bandhu 2.0 54:49 Sammy 55:20 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar 57:46 Sammy 58:19 Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide. "South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".