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Yumna Yousry
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
yumna.yousry@gmail.com
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A writer by nature and editor by training, Yumna is a fan of the written word and has a penchant for music, carbs and pop culture. Her skills include putting a positive spin on things, drinking tea and telling you which song that lyric is from. Yumna currently lives in Abu Dhabi and hopes to travel the world attending concerts and hunting the world's greatest french fry.

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For the Record: Paul McCartney Releases Remix of MJ Duet “Say Say Say”

Yumna Yousry Oct 11, 2015

Hooray for the end of Bloc Party's indefinite hiatus! The British indie band are back from their two-year absence with new single "The Love Within" and a more polished sound, but we haven't yet decided if that's a good thing. I kind of miss the big sounds and, you know, the yelling. Judge for yourself: …

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For the Record: Abu Dhabi’s F1 Concert Lineup Announced

Yumna Yousry Oct 4, 2015

Abu Dhabi's Formula 1 Grand Prix and most exciting music weekend of the year is coming up next month, and we now have the lineup for the four…

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For the Record: Pope Francis to Release Pop-Rock Album Wake…

Yumna Yousry Sep 27, 2015

It turns out Pope Francis rocks in more ways than one. On his first trip to the US, he has made headlines for holding mass at Madison Square…

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For the Record: Beyoncé Back on Naughty Boy’s “Runnin'”

Yumna Yousry Sep 20, 2015

. Beyoncé is back with her first new music in almost a year, lending her vocals to Naughty Boy's new one "Runnin' (Lose It All)". It starts off piano-slow and builds up, and also features vocals by newcomer Arrow Benjamin: . Lady Gaga's new single "Till It Happens to You" reveals a new musical…

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For the Record: T.I. / Tip Releases Surprise Five-Track…

Yumna Yousry Sep 13, 2015

T.I. has been popping up left and right - in the news, on television shows, in superhero movies, on Iggy Azalea tracks - and it's nice to…

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For the Record: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One…

Yumna Yousry Sep 6, 2015

On a random day in 2008, I was listening to the radio when a Mark Ronson song I'd never heard before came on, and for some reason I knew all the words. I…

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For the Record: All About The Weeknd’s ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’

Yumna Yousry Aug 30, 2015

It may have leaked online a few days early, but The Weeknd's new album Beauty Behind the Madness was finally officially released last weekend. The album is his second, and the follow-up to 2013's Kiss Land, which was a critical success if not a mainstream one. But BBTM already promises to be both, yielding chart-toppers such as 50…

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For the Record: JoJo Back with Three New Singles

Yumna Yousry Aug 23, 2015

In case you don't remember, JoJo was the teenage pop sensation responsible for you singing along to huge radio hits "Leave (Get Out)" and "Too…

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For the Record: September Albums – Lana Del Rey, Chris…

Yumna Yousry Aug 16, 2015

Lana Del Rey has a way of combining listless and badass that just wouldn't work on anyone else. In her new "High by the Beach" video, she…

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For the Record: Puff Daddy and Pharrell Revive the 90s with “Finna Get Loose”

Yumna Yousry Aug 9, 2015

This week, Puff Daddy is back with his old moniker, a new album expected later this year, and fantastic new Pharrell-assisted single "Finna Get Loose", a 90s-reminiscent hip-hop number that will get anybody up and dancing. And Hailee Steinfeld - model, actress and now singer - has just released her debut single "Love Myself", a…

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