With Valentine's Day just around the corner, various emerging musicians – as well as popular artistes who have been missing in action for a really long time – have decided to treat us to some refreshing songs.

Here's what you can look forward to on February 14:

Komal Rizvi to launch soulful ‘Tu Beh Gaya’

Komal Rizvi with Ali Kazmi in a scene from the music video of 'Tu Beh Gaya’ . – Publicity photo
Komal Rizvi with Ali Kazmi in a scene from the music video of 'Tu Beh Gaya’ . – Publicity photo

Speculations about Pakistani songstress Komal Rizvi’s latest project had been circulating for a long time now. The singer has finally confirmed that her next single is going to be out this Valentine’s Day.

Titled "Tu Beh Gaya", the single features Ali Kazmi in the music video with the talented film maker Azaan Sami Khan making his debut as music video director.

"Tu Beh Gaya" is sung with immense passion by Komal and is likely to become a permanent addition to everyone’s daily playlist.

The music for the song has been arranged by music producer Saad Sultan.

Director of photography (DOP) Mo Azmi, makeup artist Beenish Pervaiz, and choreographer Hassan Rizvi of Body Beat worked with Komal on the video while the clothes and styling were done by Maheen Khan.

While the music video will officially launch on February 14, you can enjoy the audio here:

Nadeem Abbas to release 'Challa' and 'Love Story'

Nadeem Abbas during a performace. – Publicty photo
Nadeem Abbas during a performace. – Publicty photo

Pop singer Nadeem Abbas, who shot to fame in Pakistan with his peppy Punjabi song Bismillah Karan, will be releasing two new music videos for singles "Challa" and "Love Story".

Recorded at ATL Studios, the videos have been directed by renowned director Adeel PK.

With the single "Challa", Nadeem will be going back to his roots of Punjabi folk music. The song includes verses by poet Waris Shah, whereas the rest of the song is based on popular folk lyrics. The song has been mixed by DJ Irfan and arranged by Omair Hasan.

The second single "Love Story" has been written by Nadeem himself, which will feature shades of traditional Punjabi lyrics. The song has been arranged by musical maestro Sahir Ali Bagga, who is famous for his work on albums such as Virsa and Cocktail amongst many others.

Speaking about the release of these singles, Nadeem stated: “I am very excited to share these songs with my fans. As an artist, I feel there is always a right time for every song. I had been working on these songs for a while now, but Valentine's Day seemed like the perfect date to release them. They are both very special songs for me, and I have tried to use my native language Punjabi in the best manner possible”.

Ali Haider to release new album'

Scene from the video of 'Koi Aisi Baat'
Scene from the video of 'Koi Aisi Baat'

Pakistan’s legendary singer, Ali Haider is back with a romantic album! Titled, Koi Aisi Baat, the 10-track album will hopefully become a welcome addition to Pakistan's music scene.

The title song was released earlier this month and it is already a hit with his fans. Directed by Hisham Syed, the video features the singer himself with beautiful melody by Vicky.

New musical band Rav's Underground to release 'Barbaad-e-Mohabbat'

A scene from the music video of 'Barbaad-e-Mohabbat'
A scene from the music video of 'Barbaad-e-Mohabbat'

Formed in May 2014, Rav's Underground has Asad Ali (vocalist and pianist), Bahoo Sarwar (vocalist and drummer), and guitarist Faheel Nasir, who is also the founder of the band.

With music produced by Rahill Mirza, the song is about sacrifice in love.

"Barbaad-e-Mohabbat is basically an old song from film Laila Majnu sung by Muhammad Rafi, which we redesigned with an entirely new theme," Sarwar, who has also directed the video, told Dawn.

Sarwar adds that most of the video has been shot in Lahore and the band also plans to launch their website on Valentine's Day along with the song.

Rav's Underground released the song teaser on their Facebook page today:

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