Folk music, above all else, aims to change the world. With every lyric, chord strum, and recording, the genre is attempting to shift the minds and perspectives of its audience. Folk music wants to ...

In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

Since the inception of the Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has been supporting this massive project since 2013 as the heir ...

Spotify confirmed the incident and says it has disabled user accounts linked to it, but that won’t un-leak the music. Spotify confirmed the incident and says it has disabled user accounts linked to it ...

The pro-democracy movement marked the death knell of Arab nationalism and unintentionally quickened a shift of regional power toward the Gulf States. In early December, Tunisian authorities arrested a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. De Los recently did a team huddle to determine our personal list of best albums, as well as our favorite songs ...

While playing in public, she asked me to play her favorite Arabic song. I gave it a try — and her reaction was something I’ll never forget. Music truly connects across cultures. Canada's Florida ...

Fifteen years after the Middle East’s largest pro-democracy movement, the West still has not learned that supporting autocracy is no longer sustainable. The Arab Spring carries multiple meanings for ...

With 2025 coming to a close, that means we've reached the halfway point for this decade. Difficult as that may be to believe, it is true, and it technically marks six full years of music, counting ...

Taylor Swift is taking her time to consider the music that best defines her prolific songwriting catalog—but she is starting to narrow it down. During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen ...

In 2024, the song of the year was so undeniable and inescapable that we don’t even have to bother naming it. This year, the landscape is much trickier. Twenty twenty-five hasn’t produced a ...

The battle is fierce for the Best Player trophy at the FIFA Arab Cup 2025. According to the rankings compiled by the specialist site Sofascore, two Saudi players are leading the charge: Mohamed Kanno ...