But music streaming apps like Spotify and platforms like TikTok have offered greater access to the music and allowed new Arabic music genres to bloom, Hajjar told the PBS NewsHour’s Deema Zein.

Shaker was a fixture in Arabic pop music in the early 2000s, with other hit love songs like “Ma’aoul” and “Akhedny Maak,” a duet with fellow Lebanese pop singer Yara.

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 ...

MNA NAWAZ: With the use of streaming and social media apps, Arabic music is breaking through to new audiences. "PBS NewsHour"'s Deema Zein spoke to two experts on what this moment means for the ...

Stürtz says his introduction to Arabic music was purely happenstance. He was working as a tour manager at Jakarta Records, the Berlin-based umbrella label that now houses Habibi Funk, when he ...