May 11, 2026

May 11, 2026 — "The Chart We Don't Have"The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio appEpisode 529ON TODAY'S SHOWSammy Chand's Monday show opens the week by naming the problem the South Asian music industry hasn't wanted to talk about — we don't have a chart. No transparent, weekly, trusted ranking of what's actually moving. And now Billboard is on its way to India, which could be the moment that changes — if they get it right. Sammy makes the case for what a real chart needs and points out that until somebody builds one honestly, the closest thing to it is the Top 20 he counts down every Friday on this show. The hour spans the genre's geography: Diljit's Morni opens the show, carrying over from the weekend countdown's No1, then new music from Marathi singer Sanju Rathod (Bangles) and Tamil singer Dhee (Vari Vari) — showing the chart problem isn't just Hindi-Punjabi. Darshan Raval's Only Mine, Kanwar Gill and Fateh Doe's From the Bay (a tease into tomorrow's interview), Yashraj's Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai, Chani Nattan / Inderpal Moga / Miss Pooja on Canadian Dream, Phir Se from Arijit and Shashwat Sachdev, Karan Aujla, OAFF and Savera, Rashmeet Kaur, and more. Daniel Johnson stops by from the UN with today's news. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight.FEATURED MUSIC Morni — Diljit Dosanjh Bangles — Sanju Rathod Vari Vari — Dhee Only Mine — Darshan Raval From the Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe Bairan — Banjaare Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj Canadian Dream — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Miss Pooja Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev Superstar — Josh Brar Wang — Ranjit Bawa Jee Ni Lagda — Karan Aujla, Ikky Singh Doobey — OAFF, Savera Faqeeran Live — Rashmeet Kaur Haaniya — Rumii FEATUREDGUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Meera Sharma — Mindful Minute Daniel Johnson — UN News Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segmentRUNDOWN0:00 Sammy Opening2:30 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh5:54 Bangles — Sanju Rathod9:22 Vari Vari — Dhee12:52 Dr Roy with the Word On The Avenue14:16 Only Mine — Darshan Raval19:02 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute20:00 From the Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe22:16 UN News Report with Daniel Johnson27:38 Bairan — Banjaare30:12 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj 32:58 Canadian Dream — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Miss Pooja35:22 Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev41:19 Superstar — Josh Brar44:12 Wang — Ranjit Bawa47:40 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight48:44 Jee Ni Lagda — Karan Aujla, Ikky Singh51:02 Doobey — OAFF, Savera54:44 Faqeeran Live — Rashmeet Kaur57:01 Sammy Closing Remarks 58:55 Haaniya — RumiiBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.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".