A new wave of Arab artists are gaining global traction. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with music writer Danny Hajjar about this recent rise and the future of Arabic music.

Backed by music industry heavyweight Wassim “Sal” Slaiby—who helped turn the Weeknd into a stadium superstar, and recently founded Universal’s Arabic Music label—Elyanna’s brand of pop ...

Until recently, Arab music had been used by American and European studios and popular media in a way that “was very orientalist,” playing on racist tropes, according to writer and music ...

Rock star Lenny Kravitz received worldwide attention last month when he released an anti-war song called "We Want Peace," but lost in the reporting of the story was a vital fact: Kravitz recorded ...

In the days after Sept. 11, Arab musicians across the Middle East and in Chicago felt shock and revulsion regarding the attacks. They also feared personal retaliation. Many were also frustrated tha… ...

BEIRUT — One of the Arab world’s most famous singers, Sabah Fakhri, who entertained generations with traditional songs and preserved extinct forms of Arabic music, has died, Syria’s ...

There is a noticeable change with using less makeup among Arabic female singers in their video clips. Of course, many of you have noticed this, but is there a specific reason? Watching all these video ...

Of Anghami’s 57 million songs, only 1% is Arab music, even though 50% of the music consumed on the platform is Arabic-language music. “We need to create more content,” Maroun says.

Classical singer Karim Sulayman adores Western European music from the 16th and 17th centuries. But this Lebanese American tenor is aware that much of this music demonizes and stereotypes Arabs ...