Witnessing the Greatness of Nancy Ajram, the Queen of Arab Pop

Nancy Ajram, the Lebanese icon who is often called the queen of Arab pop, gives an exclusive interview to Rolling Stone.
The Source

Before Streaming Changed Arab Rap, Mohamed Mood Was Building Gulf Hip-Hop Independently

At a time when Arabic rap still lacked commercial infrastructure, regional media attention, and organized label support, ...
PBS

Arabic music finds new audience with streaming, social media

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by … More Major ...
WBAL

Jazz it up: Arab musicians bring their songs to Germany

BERLIN (AP) — Arab musicians in Berlin are bringing their musical roots to Germans – with a little help from American jazz. At the monthly Arab Song Jam in the German capital, musicians use famous ...
Al Bawaba

Amr Diab's tops Rolling Stone's top 50 Arab pop songs of the 21st century

ALBAWABA - Following consultations with a panel of scholars, music journalists, industry experts, historians, and artists, ...
Digital Journal

The soundtrack of the Arab uprisings in 10 songs

The chorus goes like this: "Freedom, freedom, and we are a free people". The song did not travel beyond Yemen's borders, but it stood out among a flurry of revolutionary anthems that flooded the ...
csis.org

Danny Hajjar: Today's Arab Music

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on December 26, 2023. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: Danny Hajjar is a Lebanese American music journalist and curator of the weekly ...
NPR

Arab Singer Joins Israeli In Song Contest

For 53 years, musicians have vied to win the Eurovision song contest, granted to the best performing act around Europe. Mira Awad, an Arab-Israeli singer, is representing Israel with Noa, a ...