Arabic music

Egyptian pop star Hany Shaker
Hany Shaker
Offbeat
Live Story

'Prince of Arab Song' Hany Shaker dies at 74 after long illness

Egyptian singer Hany Shaker, one of the Middle East’s most famed music icons, passed away at 74 on Sunday after a long battle with illness.

The New Arab Staff
03 May, 2026
Nabd_singer
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Moroccan-Italian singer NABD steps into his own direction

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

01 May, 2026
Tiara_singer
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

The making of Lebanese singer-songwriter Tiara Wehbe

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

24 April, 2026
A_Night_With_The_Legends
Arabic music
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Royal Albert Hall to honour women of Arabic music’s Golden Era

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

27 February, 2026
Tawsen_artist
Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Moroccan-Belgian singer Tawsen on music, identity and Chokran

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

15 January, 2026
Mohammad_Abdel_Wahab
Musical theatre
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

London tribute concert revives legacy of Mohamed Abdelwahab

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

20 November, 2025
Albi_Henak
Music
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Felukah's Albi Henak: A tribute to displaced families in Egypt

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

03 October, 2025
Yasmine_Hamdan
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Poetic, powerful, and personal: Yasmine Hamdan's musical return

Melissa Chemam

Melissa Chemam

26 September, 2025
Abir
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

The Game: ABIR's new album drop tells the sonic story of love

Blank profile pic

Aisha Aldris

19 September, 2025
Etaf_singer
Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Etaf: The Kuwaiti singer carving a path to freedom and belonging

Christina Hazboun

Christina Hazboun

18 September, 2025
Assala Nasri's powerful, emotive singing won her fans across the Arab World [Getty]
Syria
MENA
Live Story

Singer Assala Nasri to perform in Syria after 15 year exile

The New Arab Staff
04 September, 2025
Ziad_Rahbani
Obituary
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Ziad Rahbani: A tribute to Lebanon’s musical and satirical icon

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

29 July, 2025
Fairuz funeral [Getty]
Lebanon
MENA
Live Story

'A loss for Lebanon': Fairuz, fans bid farewell to Ziad Rahbani

The New Arab Staff
28 July, 2025
Naseer_Shamma
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Backstage with oud maestro Naseer Shamma at Shubbak Festival

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

19 June, 2025
Asmahan_and_Dalida
Musical theatre
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

London’s West End to honour Dalida and Asmahan’s musical legacy

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

13 June, 2025
Ibrahim_Maalouf
Arabic music
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

How trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf connected jazz and Umm Kulthum

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

09 May, 2025
Emel_Mathlouthi
Arabic music
Video

Emel Mathlouthi on pushing feminism to the forefront of Arabic music

02 May, 2025
EMEL_MATHLOUTH
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Emel Mathlouthi on pushing feminism to the forefront of music

91OW-ly3_400x400-2.jpg

Yousra Samir Imran

02 May, 2025
Yemeni content creator Mustafa Momry's 'Love for Israel' song
Israel Normalisation
Offbeat
Live Story

Viral Yemeni music video mocks Arab leaders over Gaza silence

The New Arab Staff
07 April, 2025
Ash_music
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Ash: The Cairo-born multi-instrumental artist you need to know

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

14 March, 2025
The singer was known for his folk music and lyrics on social issues [Screengrab/X]
Music
MENA
Live Story

Egypt's 'king of shaabi' folk music, Ahmed Adaweya, dies at 79

Nadda Osman
31 December, 2024