From Shadia to Fairuz, MENA youth are revisiting classic Arabic music, reviving romantic traditions that have long defined the region and continue to do so ...

For Billboard Arabia’s first cover story of 2025, we explore the dynamic world of Al Shami, the young star who has taken Arabic music by storm.

Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn ...

“And what I hope is that these discussions open doors to collaborations with international artists because that’s really what ...

The music of the Middle East has been influenced by many different religions and cultures. As well as the religious influences of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Druze, there are traces of ...

Saudi Arabia has experienced significant social and political transformations lately. Who would have predicted tango lessons ...

It turns out that throughout her career, she used Arab scales in her music. There is a scale in the music world devoted to Arab music. Known as the major Locrian scale or Arabic scale, it is a 7 ...

Perhaps the most asked question in the Arabic music landscape in 2024 was, “What’s the story with Al Shami?” Those who hadn’t tracked his rise over the past four years suddenly found ...