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ARY Musik HD (, formerly The Musik) is a
Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...
pay television Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription business model, subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichan ...
music channel, first launched in August 2003 as "The Musik" in Dubai by Salman Iqbal. It is part of the
ARY Digital Network ARY Digital Network () is a subsidiary of the ARY Group. The ARY group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Haji Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (ARY). The network has a video on demand streaming service called ...
. In 2009 its name was changed to "ARY Musik". It features music genres including pop, rock, rap, bhangra, classical, and folk. It also airs interactive shows, celebrity interviews, comic fillers, theme shows, animations and live concerts. The channel's longest-running international music based show was ''Music Hour with Wiqar Ali Khan'', hosted in English and Pashto. ARY Musik is one of the first satellite channels to have live link-ups between its studios based in London, UK, USA,
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Programs

Programs aired by ARY Musik include: * ''Cellaholic Live'' * ''Ghuru-Ho-Ja-Shuru'' * ''Musik Top Ten'' * ''Spot On Live'' * ''Singing With Ovais Singstar'' * ''Sajid Billa'' * ''Salam-e-Ishaq'' * ''Video on Trial'' * ''Just Drive''


Former programs

* ''All For Love'' * ''Bingo'' * ''Exposed'' * ''Fallout'' * ''F Stop'' * ''Kismat Connection'' * ''Rising Star'' * ''Rock On''


The Musik Records

The Musik Records was a Pakistani record label that originated at the same time during the launch of ARY Musik and was active till the early 2010s. It retained ARY Musik's former name, The Musik. It was one of the two major record labels in Pakistan that was active till the 2010s with the other being Fire Records. Some of the albums the label released include
Atif Aslam Atif Aslam (; born 12 March 1983) is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his Belting (music), vocal belting technique. Born in Wazirabad, Waziraba ...
's Doorie, Haroon's Haroon Ka Nasha, Karavan's ''Saara Jahan'', Aaroh's Raag Neela and Mekaal Hasan Band's Saptak. The label had the distribution rights for these albums in Pakistan only. Prior to ARY Musik's launch, the record label was referred to as ARY Records. Albums released under ARY Records include Faakhir's Aatish and Junoon's Daur-e-Junoon. In 2016, the label under the network name ARY Musik released Abrar-Ul-Haq's album Billo Part 2.


See also

* List of music channels in Pakistan


References


External links

* {{Music television channels in Canada Television networks in Pakistan ARY Digital Music television channels Television stations in Pakistan Television channels and stations established in 2003 Music organisations based in Pakistan Television stations in Karachi