As Elyanna steps into a warehouse in downtown Los Angles for Billboard Arabia’s February cover interview and shoot, the weight of anticipation hangs heavily in the air. Despite battling nerves a mere ...

If she breaks through, 20-year-old Elyanna would be the rare Palestinian figure in mainstream American life who isn't being asked to voice suffering or tragedy. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) ...

Amr Diab is a legendary Egyptian singer, composer, and record producer with an estimated net worth of $45 million.

Join us for the closing celebration of MEI’s Arab Pop Art exhibition, featuring a live performance by Syrian-American rapper, ...

Flipperachi’s ‘FA9LA’ may be catchy, but its inclusion in the Indian film Dhurandhar has us searching for other music.

Laylit When: Feb. 17 from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Where: Spot Lite What: An Arabic dance party Who: Local DJs Tammy Lakkis and aa3, plus Montreal DJ Mnsa, and NYC DJ Saphe. Why: Celebrate culture with ...

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on December 26, 2023. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: Danny Hajjar is a Lebanese American music journalist and curator of the weekly ...

The University of Minnesota’s Arab Band showcases the unique complexity of Arabic music and is looking to continue performing at events on and off campus. The Arab Band implements Arabic music by ...

Bollywood has always been a melting pot of cultures, especially when it comes to music. Over the decades, Hindi cinema has ...

Modern Arabic popular music is rarely concerned with the noise inside. For decades, singers and songwriters across the region have written about heartbreak, love, longing and faith, but rarely about ...

It’s summer in Encino, and Elyanna — a 20-year-old Palestinian-Chilean pop singer from Tarzana by way of Jesus’ hometown — has pulled up to a wilted park in a Jeep Cherokee. She sits at a picnic table ...