Countdown Show - June 19 - June 21

July 10-12, 2026 - Weekly Top 20 Countdown

July 10-12, 2026 - Weekly Top 20 Countdown "The Top 20 Countdown" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 573 [inferred, please confirm] Weekend Countdown — Airs Friday July 10 through Sunday July 12 ON TODAY'S SHOW It's the weekend on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown, Friday through Sunday. After last week's near-total shakeup, the chart settles: Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki holds at No1 for a second straight week, the first Sufi track in this show's history to hold the top. Sahib Samra's Hor Das climbs to No2 — the strongest surge of the week. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee debuts high at No3. The mainland hip-hop pocket anchors the bottom of the count, with Sultaan's Studio Gangsters, Emiway Bantai's Primo, and Amit Trivedi's Dushman Ka Dada opening the hour. Diljit Dosanjh and AR Rahman's Kya Kamaal Hai holds mid-chart at No10. Ritviz's Teyi and Talwiinder and NDS's Kyun land back-to-back at No5 and No4. Sammy counts them down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora moved the most this week. FEATURED MUSIC — THE COUNTDOWN #20 Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi, Amitabh Bhattacharya #19 Studio Gangsters — Sultaan #18 Primo — Emiway Bantai #17 Lost In You — Ammy Virk #16 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B #15 Leher — Arijit Singh, Pritam #14 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra, Rohansh, Abeer #13 Khamakha — Wazir Patar, Banso #12 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi #11 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar #10 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman #9 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed #8 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon #7 Tera Paisa Mera Paisa — Akshay Kumar #6 Tujhko — Arijit Singh, Pritam #5 Teyi — Ritviz #4 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS #3 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar #2 Hor Das — Sahib Samra #1 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS None — Weekend Top 20 Countdown format. No contributor segments. No closing remarks. RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 1:40 #20 Dushman Ka Dada — Amit Trivedi, Amitabh Bhattacharya 4:12 Sammy 4:32 #19 Studio Gangsters — Sultaan 6:29 Sammy 6:50 #18 Primo — Emiway Bantai 8:56 Sammy 9:15 #17 Lost In You — Ammy Virk 11:19 Sammy 11:43 #16 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B 14:13 Sammy 14:34 #15 Leher — Arijit Singh, Pritam 18:15 Sammy 18:59 #14 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra, Rohansh, Abeer 20:57 Sammy 21:14 #13 Khamakha — Wazir Patar, Banso 23:18 Sammy 23:43 #12 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi 26:15 Sammy 26:34 #11 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar 28:58 Sammy 29:29 #10 Kya Kamaal Hai — Diljit Dosanjh, AR Rahman 32:50 Sammy 33:06 #9 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed 35:23 Sammy 35:43 #8 No Topi — D'Evil, Tandon 37:53 Sammy 38:23 #7 Tera Paisa Mera Paisa — Akshay Kumar 41:12 Sammy 41:33 #6 Tujhko — Arijit Singh, Pritam 43:59 Sammy 44:16 #5 Teyi — Ritviz 47:06 Sammy 47:23 #4 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS 50:08 Sammy 50:38 #3 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 52:58 Sammy 53:12 #2 Hor Das — Sahib Samra 55:12 Sammy 56:09 #1 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj 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 9, 2026 — “Sammy Chand interviews Raja Kumari”

July 9, 2026 — “Sammy Chand interviews Raja Kumari” The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 572 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with Raja Kumari — the Los Angeles-born, India-based artist and songwriter who stands as a bridge between two worlds — at 29:14, and she brings her track Woh Ikka Hai out of the conversation. Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar open the hour on Coffee. Sahib Samra's Hor Das. Dhee's Vari Vari, the first Tamil chart-topper. Yashraj's Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai. Arijit Singh and Shashwat Sachdev on Phir Se. Ammy Virk's Lost In You. Ali Sethi's Pasoori. Aditya Rikhari's Promise. Satinder Sartaaj closes the hour with Nazma'n Di Paalki — the current chart No1. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Aashi Arora with a preview of her show Leaders Creating Rukus, DJ Geet with a Song Spotlight, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar Hor Das — Sahib Samra Vari Vari — Dhee Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev Lost In You — Ammy Virk Pasoori — Ali Sethi Woh Ikka Hai — Raja Kumari, Mithoon, Vishal Dadlani Promise — Aditya Rikhari Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Raja Kumari — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 29:14. Brings Woh Ikka Hai out of the interview Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Aashi Arora — Preview of her show Leaders Creating Rukus. Joins at 15:40 DJ Geet — Song Spotlight. Featured at 21:50 Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 5:02 Sammy 5:16 Hor Das — Sahib Samra 7:52 Sammy 8:13 Vari Vari — Dhee 11:09 Sammy 11:30 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 12:49 Sammy 13:03 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj 15:30 Sammy 15:40 Aashi Arora previews Leaders Creating Rukus 16:00 Sammy 16:17 Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev 21:26 Sammy 21:50 DJ Geet delivers a Song Spotlight 23:11 Sammy 23:21 Lost In You — Ammy Virk 25:21 Sammy 25:50 Pasoori — Ali Sethi 29:14 Sammy Chand interviews Raja Kumari 50:15 Woh Ikka Hai — Raja Kumari, Mithoon, Vishal Dadlani 52:29 Sammy 52:57 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 54:21 Sammy 54:40 Promise — Aditya Rikhari 56:48 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 59:15 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj 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 8, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Shalmali Kholgade”

July 8, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Shalmali Kholgade” The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 571 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with Shalmali Kholgade — the playback star turned independent artist — at 25:14, and she performs Giraft live in the room at 44:22. Darshan Raval opens the hour with Only Mine. Shalmali's own voice arrives early on Balam Pichkari, her iconic collaboration with Pritam and Vishal Dadlani. Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, and Gurlez Akhtar's Jindua. Diljit Dosanjh's Morni. Shubh's Bounce. Talwiinder, NDS, and Sifr on Blues. Coming out of the interview and the live performance, Jai Dhir's Sunehra. Seedhe Maut and Yung Sammy bring Mudda — the mainland hip-hop pocket. Simran Chaudhary, Jai Dhir, and Abhijeet Shrivastava's Nai Jaana. Sabat Batin closes the hour with Gal Sun. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. Sammy delivers the closing remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Only Mine — Darshan Raval Balam Pichkari — Pritam, Vishal Dadlani, Shalmali Kholgade Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar Morni — Diljit Dosanjh Bounce — Shubh Blues — Talwiinder, NDS, Sifr Giraft — Shalmali Kholgade (live in-studio performance) Sunehra — Jai Dhir Mudda — Seedhe Maut, Yung Sammy Nai Jaana — Simran Chaudhary, Jai Dhir, Abhijeet Shrivastava Gal Sun — Sabat Batin FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Shalmali Kholgade — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 25:14. Performs Giraft live at 44:22 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 Only Mine — Darshan Raval 6:45 Sammy 7:12 Balam Pichkari — Pritam, Vishal Dadlani, Shalmali Kholgade 11:46 Sammy 12:12 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar 14:37 Sammy 15:00 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 16:22 Sammy 16:46 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh 19:32 Sammy 20:18 Bounce — Shubh 22:00 Sammy 22:32 Blues — Talwiinder, NDS, Sifr 25:14 Sammy Chand interviews Shalmali Kholgade 44:22 Giraft — Shalmali Kholgade (live in-studio) 46:46 Sammy 47:12 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 48:30 Sammy 48:34 Sunehra — Jai Dhir 50:32 Sammy 51:04 Mudda — Seedhe Maut, Yung Sammy 53:26 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 56:36 Nai Jaana — Simran Chaudhary, Jai Dhir, Abhijeet Shrivastava 59:04 Gal Sun — Sabat Batin 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 7, 2026 — "Sammy Interviews Dr KJ Srinivasa"

July 7, 2026 — "Sammy Interviews Dr KJ Srinivasa" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 570 [inferred, please confirm] ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand delivers a Tuesday show with the marquee conversation at the center: Dr. K.J. Srinivasa, the Consul General of India, sits down at 29:34 — a physician-turned-diplomat approaching bridge-building with a physician's instinct. Talwiinder and NDS open the hour with Kyun. Pritam and Kavita Seth's Bandhu 2.0. Arjun Dhillon, Jazzy B, and MerciBeats team up on No Shortcut. Sahib Samra brings Vaar Vaar. Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki — the current chart No1. AR Rahman and Nargis on Ishq Mastana. Shekhar Ravjiani and Madhubanti Bagchi on Mainu Ki Pata. Rashmeet Kaur and Noor Muhammad's Ranjha Ranjha plays coming out of the interview. Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, and Jazzy B collaborate on Alcatraz. Kushagra's Starstruck. Cheema Y and Gur Sidhu close the hour with Haji Mastan. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Neesh Riaz with a preview of The Garage Mahal, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS Bandhu 2.0 — Pritam, Kavita Seth No Shortcut — Arjun Dhillon, Jazzy B, MerciBeats Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj Ishq Mastana — AR Rahman, Nargis Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi Ranjha Ranjha — Rashmeet Kaur, Noor Muhammad Alcatraz — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Jazzy B Starstruck — Kushagra Haji Mastan — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Dr. K.J. Srinivasa — Consul General of India. The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 29:34 Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Neesh Riaz — Preview of The Garage Mahal. Joins at 16:36 Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Kyun — Talwiinder, NDS 5:51 Sammy 6:10 Bandhu 2.0 — Pritam, Kavita Seth 9:34 Sammy 9:52 No Shortcut — Arjun Dhillon, Jazzy B, MerciBeats 11:57 Sammy 12:18 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 13:42 Sammy 14:15 Vaar Vaar — Sahib Samra 16:22 Sammy 16:36 Neesh Riaz previews The Garage Mahal 17:19 Sammy 17:28 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj 21:22 Sammy 21:50 Ishq Mastana — AR Rahman, Nargis 26:03 Sammy 26:40 Mainu Ki Pata — Shekhar Ravjiani, Madhubanti Bagchi 29:34 Sammy Chand interviews Dr. K.J. Srinivasa, Consul General of India 48:08 Ranjha Ranjha — Rashmeet Kaur, Noor Muhammad 50:37 Sammy 51:06 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 52:30 Sammy 52:41 Alcatraz — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Jazzy B 54:29 Sammy 54:43 Starstruck — Kushagra 56:50 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 59:15 Haji Mastan — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu 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 6, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Calcutta Cowboy”

July 6, 2026 — “Sammy Interviews Calcutta Cowboy” The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 569 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand opens the week with the marquee interview of the day — Calcutta Cowboy sits down at 33:51. The Bengali-born, third-culture-kid singer-songwriter whose EP is walking a musical bridge between country music and South Asian roots that hasn't been walked before. Satinder Sartaaj opens the hour with Nazma'n Di Paalki — the current chart No1. Saivi Fareed's Naa Pushde. Ritviz's Teyi. Gurinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar collaborate on Coffee. Sahib Samra's Hor Das. Calcutta Cowboy's Gary Johnson sets the stage before the interview arrives. Emiway Bantai's Primo brings the mainland hip-hop pocket. Rashmeet Kaur's Faqeeran Live. Wait a Minute closes out the Calcutta Cowboy segment — the song he introduces at the end of the conversation. Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, and Gurlez Akhtar's Jindua. Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B, and Merci Beats bring Heavyweight in a fuller credit than the countdown carried. Aditya Rikhari closes the hour with Meri Sansein. Plus Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma with the Mindful Sass, Daniel Johnson with the UN News Break, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed Teyi — Ritviz Coffee — Gurinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar Hor Das — Sahib Samra Gary Johnson — Calcutta Cowboy Primo — Emiway Bantai Faqeeran Live — Rashmeet Kaur Wait a Minute — Calcutta Cowboy Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B, Merci Beats Meri Sansein — Aditya Rikhari FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Calcutta Cowboy — The Main Conversation. Joins Sammy at 33:51 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 Break Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand Opening 2:30 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj 6:35 Sammy 6:57 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed 9:12 Sammy 9:45 Teyi — Ritviz 12:35 Sammy 13:05 Dr. Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue 14:25 Sammy 14:39 Coffee — Gurinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 17:05 Sammy 17:19 Meera Sharma delivers the Mindful Sass 18:15 Sammy 18:24 Hor Das — Sahib Samra 21:00 Sammy 21:13 Gary Johnson — Calcutta Cowboy 23:59 Sammy 24:19 Daniel Johnson delivers the UN News Break 28:33 Sammy 28:49 Primo — Emiway Bantai 31:16 Sammy 31:53 Faqeeran Live — Rashmeet Kaur 33:51 Sammy Chand interviews Calcutta Cowboy 46:42 Wait a Minute — Calcutta Cowboy 49:31 Sammy 49:53 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 51:14 Sammy 51:31 Jindua — Jasmine Sandlas, Neeshita Kumar, Gurlez Akhtar 54:04 Sammy 54:24 Heavyweight — Gurinder Gill, Jazzy B, Merci Beats 56:43 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 59:41 Meri Sansein — Aditya Rikhari 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".