Music

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

Ahead of IWD, the Royal Albert Hall will pay tribute to the women who shaped the Golden Age of Arabic music, including Sabah, Asmahan, Umm Kulthum, and Warda

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
Roblox [Getty]
Arab music
Offbeat
Live Story

Roblox hosts wave of Arabic concerts as stars go virtual

The New Arab Staff
16 July, 2025
UNBOUNDABLE MUSIC
Artists for Palestine
Offbeat
Live Story

Musicians honour 20th BDS anniversary with album for Palestine

Rabeea Eid
10 July, 2025
Lana_Lubany
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Lana Lubany: Finding home through her music and true identity

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

10 July, 2025
Singer Lana Del Rey has expressed her support for Palestine [Getty]
Gaza War
World
Live Story

Singer Lana Del Rey says she prays for Palestine 'every day'

The New Arab Staff
08 July, 2025
Draiman's unwavering support for Israel as carries out what many consider to be a genocide in Gaza has been a source of controversy
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

Disturbed frontman booed at Ozzy farewell over Israel support

The New Arab Staff
07 July, 2025
Fontaines D.C. [Getty]
United Kingdom
World
Live Story

Fontaines D.C. display Gaza messages at sold-out London concert

The New Arab Staff
06 July, 2025
BBC Broadcasting House In London
Pro-Palestinian activism
World
Live Story

Bob Vylan Glastonbury set spurs BBC rethink on 'high-risk' gigs

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 July, 2025
Mia Khalifa
Gaza War
Offbeat
Live Story

Mia Khalifa calls out double standards over Bob Vylan backlash

The New Arab Staff
03 July, 2025
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan performs during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England.
United Kingdom
MENA
Live Story

Activists vow support for Bob Vylan after removal from festivals

The New Arab Staff
03 July, 2025
Bob Vylan [Getty]
Pro-Palestinian activism
World
Live Story

Republicans seek US entry ban for Bob Vylan over Glasto chant

The New Arab Staff
30 June, 2025
Lina Makoul
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Lina Makoul on her music being her voice against occupation

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

27 May, 2025
Bono: Stories Of Surrender Photocall -
Israel news
MENA
Live Story

U2's Bono says 'release Israel' from Netanyahu, far-right regime

The New Arab
23 May, 2025
Multiple UN agencies and NGOs have declared that famine is an imminent threat across Gaza
Pro-Palestinian activism
MENA
Live Story

Scots musician releases song protesting Israel crimes in Gaza

The New Arab Staff
11 May, 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
Jennifer Lopez performed in Jeddah for Saudi Arabia's F1 Grand Prix [Getty]
Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Jennifer Lopez F1 Saudi concert near Mecca sparks outrage

The New Arab Staff
21 April, 2025
Coachella
Gaza War
World
Live Story

US rock band Green Day pays tribute to Palestine at Coachella

The New Arab Staff
14 April, 2025