After canceling its 2024 edition in solidarity with the instability in Lebanon, Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival has announced that this year’s edition will return…
Author: Hesham Badr
Hesham Badr
Hesham would rather listen to music than to most people talk and he’s built a life around that truth. For the past three years, he’s been tuned into the MENA music scene, writing, reporting, and swapping stories with the artists behind the sound. When he’s not reading about music, he’s listening to it, and when he’s not listening to music, he's making his own.
Tunisian-American singer, songwriter, composer, producer, and activist EMEL, also known as Emel Mathlouthi, brings her all-female collaborative project MRA, an album that took her three years…
Amsterdam-based Syrian electronic DJ, producer, and now singer Noise Diva has carved a niche for herself in the scene with her ground-breaking sets, productions, and musical…
Jordanian alternative pop artist Zaid Khaled returns with a new single, ‘Khatem’, after almost a year of absence, created in collaboration with Syrian producer and sound…
Titled ‘Cairo Express’ from his latest album ‘Nomad’… but there’s more to it than just the name The multi-platinum-selling DJ and producer, DJ Snake, real name…
Algerian star Cheb Khaled is coming for this year’s Formula 1 after-race concerts on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the Lusail Live Stage. The Formula 1…
One of hip-hop’s most long-standing, dominant groups, Wu-Tang Clan, will perform at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on March 22nd, 2026, as part of their global…
Winter Music Festival Edition takes us on a nostalgic trip back to the good old “الحب الحقيقي” (“the real love”) days with Mohamed Fouad, joined by…
The region’s longest-running electronic music festival, SandBox, returns for another weekend, as the Egyptian shores of El Gouna prepare to host the next edition of Sandbox…
Known as one of the world’s largest music festivals, UNTOLD made a successful Middle East debut in 2024, featuring multi-Grammy winner Sam Smith, Burna Boy, Martin…
