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).
Rotana Music Group is a Saudi Arabian record label and the music division of the Rotana Media Group. It was established by the Nagro Brothers, Mohammed, Khalid, Waleed, Ahmed and Nezar Nagro in 1987 and was later sold to Saudi billionaire Prince Al Waleed bin Talal. Rotana Music Group is known to be the largest record label and music repertoire holder in the Arab world and is headquartered in Riyadh, with other branches located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Kuwait, Cairo, Egypt and Beirut, Lebanon. Artists who have released musical works with Rotana include Mohammed Abdu, Abdul Majeed Abdullah, Ahlam, Amr Diab, Elissa, Tamer Hosny, Najwa Karam, Saber Rebai, Angham, Wael Kfoury and more.
Myriam Fares is a Lebanese singer, performer, and songwriter known in the Arab world as "The Queen of Stage" with a music career spanning for over twenty years since 2003. Myriam started ballet dance classes at the age of five and her talents were shown at the age of nine, when she earned the prize of oriental dance from "Little Talents" program on Lebanese public television. At the age of 15, Myriam enrolled into the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory School. When she reached the age of 20, she officially pursued a career in entertainment.
Sherine Sayed Mohamed Abdel Wahab, known professionally as simply Sherine, is an Egyptian singer, actress and music judge who is dubbed "The Voice of Egypt". Sherine was formerly a judge on MBC's The Voice: Ahla Sawt.
"Einak" is a song recorded by the international raï star Faudel and Lebanese singer Amal Hijazi. The song was released in 2002, being a major hit of the year and a prominent release from Hijazi's second album Zaman. It was the video of the song that made it a hit and started an unusual public fascination with Hijazi. In the video, she is seen dancing and lying next to Faudel and she sings about her love. In addition, Hijazi had returned with a completely new look of blonde, short hair that also helped her to attract attention.
The Murex d'Or is a Lebanese award created by two Lebanese physicians, Zahi and Fadi Helou to recognize achievements in the domain of art in Lebanon, the Arab region and the world. The first Murex d'Or ceremony took place on June 4, 2000. The name of the award is a tribute to Phoenician Murex sea snails, which were used to dye cloth in imperial Tyrian purple.
Sandy Adel Ahmed Hussein, known mononymously as Sandy, is an Egyptian singer and actress. She released six studio albums and one extended play (EP). She made her acting debut in the 2014 film Jimmy's Plan, and later starred in Live Your Life (2019) and Tag (2023).
Aman is the fifth studio album by Lebanese singer Myriam Fares. It was released on January 5, 2015, by Myriam Music. The album combines elements of house and techno with traditional and Oriental music, with the title track "Aman" remaking an Andalusian song titled "Lamma Bada Yatathanna".
"Mia Khalifa" (originally titled "Mia Khalifa (Diss)", also known as "Hit or Miss", and sometimes stylized as "MiA KHALiFA") is a song by American hip hop group iLoveFriday (stylized as iLOVEFRiDAY). The duo of Atlanta-based rappers Aqsa Malik (also known as Smoke Hijabi) and Xeno Carr self-released the song on February 12, 2018, which was later re-released by Records Co and Columbia Records on December 14, 2018. It was included on their second EP, Mood (2019). The song was produced by Carr. The song is a diss track targeting Mia Khalifa, a Lebanese-American Internet celebrity and former pornographic actress. The decision to write a song dissing Khalifa arose over a misunderstanding. A faked screenshot, intended as a joke, seemed to show Khalifa, who once appeared in a pornographic film wearing a hijab, criticizing Malik for smoking while wearing a hijab in a music video. iLoveFriday thought the screenshot was legitimate.
Ashton Nicole Casey, known professionally as Ashnikko, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Her 2019 single "Stupid" featuring Yung Baby Tate gained viral popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok and was certified platinum in the United States and Canada. Ashnikko's debut mixtape, Demidevil, was released in January 2021, and spawned the singles "Daisy" and "Slumber Party". Her studio album, Weedkiller, came in 2023.
Penelope Scott is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer. She has produced all of her own music. After releasing the compilation albums Junkyard (2020) and The Junkyard 2 (2020), Scott released her debut album, Public Void, in August 2020. Her song "Rät" peaked at no. 29 on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart. Scott released the EP Hazards in 2021 and the EPs Girl's Night and Mysteries for Rats in November 2023.
Elizabeth Catherine McAlpine is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. In 2020, she released her debut studio album, Give Me a Minute, to critical acclaim. Her second album, Five Seconds Flat (2022), gave her her first appearance on both the U.S. Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100, with the TikTok-viral single "Ceilings". Following her 2023 signing with RCA Records, McAlpine released her third studio album, Older, on April 5, 2024, which was supported by the lead single of the same name.
"Ghaddara Ya Dounya" is a song by Lebanese singer Myriam Fares. It was released on June 3, 2021, in Fares's Netflix documentary, Myriam Fares: The Journey, and later on June 4, 2021, on YouTube by her own label Myriam Music. The song served as the lead single from her upcoming sixth studio album. It was written by her sister Rola Fares and was produced by Idriss Rouchiche.
Victoria Beverley Walker, known professionally as PinkPantheress, is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her songs, which are frequently short in length and include samples of music from the 1990s and 2000s, span a number of genres, including alt-pop, bedroom pop, drum and bass, and 2-step garage. She has been nominated for three Brit Awards and was named Producer of the Year by Billboard Women in Music in 2024.
Nimco Elmi Ali, better known by her stage name Nimco Happy, is a Somali singer known in her country for her numerous hits and has staged several plays in Somalia.
"Isii Nafta" is a song recorded by Somali singer Nimco Happy and released in mid-2017. Happy has performed the song at several concerts in Somalia and the song is popular in the country. In 2021, "Isii Nafta" became a popular on the video sharing platform TikTok, becoming one of the most popular songs in Shazam in many countries, the song also ranked at 23 on Billboard World Digital Song Sales. On October 28, the song was officially released by Happy and her new record label Polydor as "Isii Nafta (Love You More Than My Life)".
Issam Alnajjar is a Palestinian–Jordanian musician. He is most notable for his debut single "Hadal Ahbek", which went viral on TikTok.
Pierre Khadra is a Lebanese dancer, choreographer, and director.
"Tukoh Taka" is the 2022 FIFA Fan Festival anthem performed by Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj, Colombian singer Maluma and Lebanese singer Myriam Fares. It was released by FIFA for the 2022 FIFA World Cup soundtrack on November 18, 2022, through Universal Arabic Music and Republic Records along with an accompanying music video.
Myriam Fares: The Journey is a 2021 documentary film that follows Lebanese singer and actress Myriam Fares during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. The film documents her pregnancy with her second child, sixth studio album preparations and struggles during quarantine. It was directed by Sherif Tarhini, produced by Myriam Music, and released to Netflix on June 3, 2021.
