Music
Diana Ross to perform, be honored at American Music Awards
October 18, 2017
Diana Ross to perform, be honored at American Music Awards
Diana Ross will receive a lifetime achievement honor at next month’s American Music Awards and will celebrate with a performance…
Saudi Arabia cancels female Egyptian star Sherine’s concert
October 15, 2017
Saudi Arabia cancels female Egyptian star Sherine’s concert
Saudi Arabia’s entertainment authority says it has cancelled plans for a concert featuring a famous Egyptian singer named Sherine, known…
Eminem unleashes on Trump: The 11 fiercest lines
October 11, 2017
Eminem unleashes on Trump: The 11 fiercest lines
In what is perhaps the fiercest and the most exhaustive attack against Donald Trump in hip-hop, Eminem “came to stomp,” unleashing on…
Video| Amr Diab celebrates birthday with Dina al-Sherbeny
October 11, 2017
Video| Amr Diab celebrates birthday with Dina al-Sherbeny
Social media users circulated a video from Egyptian pop superstar Amr Diab’s birthday party on Wednesday, during which he…
How these 3 artists are looking past Trump
October 10, 2017
How these 3 artists are looking past Trump
At a time when racial divisions appear more dire and there is no shortage of bad news in America, thousands…
Video: Amr Diab launches song for Egypt’s qualifying to World Cup
October 9, 2017
Video: Amr Diab launches song for Egypt’s qualifying to World Cup
Egyptian pop superstar Amr Diab debuted a new song on Sunday evening after the Egyptian national football team qualified for…
Umm Kulthum back to broadcast on Saudi state-TV after 30-year ban
October 3, 2017
Umm Kulthum back to broadcast on Saudi state-TV after 30-year ban
State-run Saudi cultural channel Al-Thakafiya TV resumed broadcasting on Tuesday for the first time in 30 years one of the…
Tom Petty, down-to-earth rock superstar, dies at 66
October 3, 2017
Tom Petty, down-to-earth rock superstar, dies at 66
Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other bands he worshipped…
9th Cairo Jazz Festival kicks off at the heart of downtown
September 29, 2017
9th Cairo Jazz Festival kicks off at the heart of downtown
Jazz enthusiasts headed to the heart of downtown at AUC Tahrir for the opening night of the 9th Cairo Jazz…
Music Syndicate bans Mashrou Leila from performing in Egypt over LGBT pride flag
September 25, 2017
Music Syndicate bans Mashrou Leila from performing in Egypt over LGBT pride flag
The Music Syndicate has banned Mashrou’ Leila from performing in Egypt following Friday’s Music Park concert where a couple of rainbow…