Music

Shamaly_rapper
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Palestinian rapper Shamaly's story of survival through music

The New Arab Meets: Shamaly, the Palestinian rapper documenting life before, during, and after genocide through music born in war-torn Gaza

Zainab Mehdi
12 June, 2026
Navan_singer
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Navan: Music as witness to unrest, love, and heritage

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

22 May, 2026
How 'Dounana' became a viral anthem of outrage
Music
Video

How 'Dounana' became a viral anthem of outrage

08 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 close-up black and white photos of Ahmad Kaabour
Lebanon
MENA
Live Story

Lebanese resistance music pioneer Ahmad Kaabour dies at 70

The New Arab Staff
26 March, 2026
Tam_Tam
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Tamtam: The Saudi pop star nurturing Saudi Arabia's music scene

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Yousra Samir Imran

26 March, 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
Bad Bunny PR [Getty]
United States
World
Live Story

Bad Bunny celebrates Puerto Rico at Super Bowl, angering Trump

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 February, 2026
Lila and orchestra
Music festival
History
Culture
Live Story

Echoes of exile: The soul of Al-Andalus lives on in North Africa

Rachida Lamri

Rachida Lamri

10 February, 2026
Lara Trump has worked on a single with Mohammed Ramadan, stirring controversy [Getty]
Trump
MENA
Live Story

Egypt's Mohammed Ramadan collaborates with Lara Trump on single

The New Arab Staff
26 January, 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
All-women Palestinian musical ensemble
Palestinian culture
Society
Live Story

Banat al-Quds: Voices of Palestinian women rising through siege

The New Arab Staff

Bothaina Hamdan

25 December, 2025
Palestinians struggle to maintain their daily lives amid the rubble left behind by Israeli attacks in the city of Khan Yunis, Gaza on December 17, 2025. Residents of the area are trying to survive in makeshift tents and heavily damaged buildings, deprived of basic necessities in cold weather conditions.
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

A musician in Gaza plays for children to help heal war's wounds

Sally Ibrahim
23 December, 2025
Hanna, Marina
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Manal on motherhood, music and redefining Moroccan pop

Danny Hajjar

Danny Hajjar

18 December, 2025
Together For Palestine At Wembley Arena
United Kingdom
World
Live Story

Musicians release 'Lullaby' Palestine charity bid for UK No 1

The New Arab Staff
16 December, 2025
Gorillaz
Music
Offbeat
Live Story

Gorillaz latest drop features Omar Souleyman, Yasiin Bey

The New Arab Staff
12 December, 2025
Norhan_singer
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

The unstoppable rise of Egyptian-American singer Norhan

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

12 December, 2025
Katy Perry visits Louvre Abu Dhabi ahead of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 6, 2025 in Abu Dhabi
Egypt
Offbeat
Live Story

US pop star Katy Perry performs in front of Giza Pyramids

The New Arab Staff
10 December, 2025
Paul Weller [Getty]
Palestinian solidarity
MENA
Live Story

UK's Paul Weller to remove music from streaming sites in Israel

The New Arab Staff
26 November, 2025
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