Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has launched his new album in Dubai.

The exclusive event was held in association with global music streaming service MixRadio.

With iconic filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt in attendance and as part of the association, Rahat performed material from his new album “Back 2 Love” for the first time and showcased personally curated MixRadio playlists available in 31 countries.

He told us, " This is a great opportunity for me to be associated with Mix Radio. With Internet access often being limited across the Middle East, MixRadio’s unique PlayMe feature allows users to unearth 30 million tracks and, at the touch of a button, take playlists offline.

"This partnership is truly for all my wonderful fans to be able to access this medium through MixRadio."

Speaking of his favourite track he said, "My favourite is surely ‘Dil ke Taar’ and ‘Zaroori Tha’ which is very close to my heart "They can expect a mixture of ten romantic songs, there is a song for everyone on the album sung from my heart On his return to the UK later in the year he said, " They are definitely a very special audience for me, I will be back this year Insha Allah in August in Wembley Arena, Leeds First Arena and Birmingham LG arena.

"Looking forward to singing my new album songs for my lovely fans."