Samira Abdelrazak Bensaïd, professionally known as Samira Said, is a Moroccan-Egyptian actress and singer who has lived in Egypt for more than 40 years and is known for her Egyptian Arabic genre.
Nancy Nabil Ajram is a Lebanese singer, television personality, and businesswoman, dubbed by Spotify as the "Queen of Arab Pop". With the support of her father, she began performing as a child and appeared on several television shows in her early years. By the age of 15, Ajram signed a recording contract with EMI and released her debut studio album Mihtagalak (1998). In spite of being under the legal age, Ajram was exceptionally accepted to the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon. The following year, she released her second album Sheel Oyoonak Anni (2001).
Egyptian Hip Hop is a form of Hip Hop music in Egypt that draws its inspiration from local, regional and global events. Since the early 2000s, Egyptian Hip Hop has gained significant popularity and is listened to by a global audience prompted by the internet as the latest medium of technology and music streaming services such as Spotify and Anghami.
Arabic pop music or Arab pop music is a subgenre of pop music and Arabic music.
Thekra bint Mohammed Al Dali, better known as Thekra, was a Tunisian singer.
Khaled Hadj Ibrahim, better known by his mononym Khaled, is an Algerian raï singer, musician and songwriter. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled.
Elissar Zakaria Khoury, commonly known as Elissa, is a Lebanese singer. She is one of Lebanon's most famous singers, and one of the best-known artists in the Arab world.
Nassif Zeytoun is a Syrian singer and the 2010 winner of the Arabic reality television show Star Academy. He is best known for his song "Mesh Aam Tezbat Maae", released in 2014. His music videos on YouTube have millions of views. His album Toul Al Yom was released in July 2016 and instantly reached the top of charts in the Arab world. One of the tracks from the album, "Bi Rabbek", had been No. 1 on the music app Anghami. He is also a member of the Syrian Christian community.
Mohammad Jaber Abdul Rahman Assaf is a Palestinian pop singer well known for being the winner of the second season of Arab Idol, broadcast by the MBC network. His victory received worldwide coverage from the media and was welcomed with joy by Palestinians and the rest of the Arab world. In 2013, Assaf was named a goodwill ambassador for peace by The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). He was also named ambassador of culture and arts by the Palestinian government and was offered a position with "diplomatic standing" by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Assaf's story is the basis of the 2015 film The Idol, directed by Hany Abu-Assad. After Arab Idol, Assaf has gone on to enjoy huge popularity in the Arab World and the Arab diaspora and has released two albums and a great number of singles and collaborations. Most of his music is sung in the Iraqi and Gulf dialects.
The following is a list of on-demand music streaming services. These services offer streaming of full-length content via the Internet as a part of their service, without the listener necessarily having to purchase a file for download. This type of service is somewhat similar to Internet radio. Many of these sites have advertising and offer non-free options in the style of a digital music store.
Anghami is the first legal music streaming platform and digital distribution company in the Arab world. It launched in November 2012 in Lebanon, providing unlimited Arabic and international music to stream and download for offline mode. It is designed for the Middle East and North Africa to provide the largest music catalog of licensed content from the major Arabic labels such as Melody, Mazzika, Platinum Records and many other independent labels, in addition to international majors labels such as Sony, Universal and Warner Music Group. Anghami is one of the largest digital music ventures in the Middle East, seed funded by MEVP.
"See You Again" is a song by American rapper and singer Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth. It was commissioned for the soundtrack of the 2015 film Furious 7 as a tribute to Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker, who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30, 2013. The song was released on March 10, 2015, as the soundtrack's lead single in the United States. It was later included as a bonus track on the international release of Puth's debut album, Nine Track Mind.
Ayza Aeesh is the 43rd studio album by Moroccan recording artist Samira Said. The album was released by Rotana Records on November 5, 2015. Ayza Aeesh marks Said's first album in over seven years since Ayaam Hayati (2008) was released in summer 2008. Ayza Aeesh is also Said's first collaboration with Arab World's largest music label Rotana Records, owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal after her departure from her previous record label Alam El Phan.
Ayman Alatar is a Libyan singer of Arabic pop music. He was the winner of SuperStar, Season 2, 2004, the Arabic version of American Idol.
"Talk to Me" is the title of the second single and first commercially available single by Libyan singer Bahjat. The song is talks about being in love with someone who doesn't even know you exist and simply wishing that they'd talk to you. The song was premiered through Malta's Bay radio station on October 10, 2016, and debuted at #10 off of only a single day of airplay. The song became Bahjat's first #1 single in Malta on 31 October 2016.
James Taylor-Watts, better known as James TW, is an English singer-songwriter. His single "When You Love Someone" peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.
Daniel Skye is an American singer and songwriter, based in Los Angeles. His popularity on video and streaming services and achievements on the iTunes charts since the release of his first single in December 2014 led to his signing with RCA Records in September 2016.
Nancy 9, also known as Hassa Beek, is the ninth studio album by Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram. It was released on April 21, 2017, through In2Musica. Ajram began planning the album in 2014. Nancy 9 was made available for digital download on April 21 through iTunes. This album most notably features Nancy’s chart topping hit “Aam Bet’alla Feek”.
Molham is an A-Pop artist, songwriter, and entrepreneur from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is best known for his debut EP's single Me Against The World which peaked at #5 on the top hip-hop chart on Anghami, trending across 7 different countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Stephanie Poetri Dougharty is an Indonesian singer-songwriter and record producer. She is currently signed to record label 88rising.
