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Iraqi rapper Narcy is featured in the Anghami Cypher  Courtesy: Mark Horton / WireImage

Nine in rhyme for all-star cast of Anghami's Arabian hip-hop track

With the release of a ‘cypher’ by the cream of region’s hip-hop talent, we speak to the MCs involved

June 21, 2018
Mohamed El Majzoub is set to release the new single Fallayt on June 22. Courtesy Universal MusicMENA

Syrian singer and former X Factor winner Mohamed El Majzoub on his rejuvenated career

After a fallow six years, Mohamed El Majzoub has a new single out. He tells us about his inspirations

June 21, 2018
Justin Timberlake is just one of the artists featured in The National's eclectic playlists on Apple Music's streaming service, whether you are going on a road trip, heading to the gym or simply relaxing. Amy Harris / Invision / AP

Turn on and tune in – The National’s sounds are now on Apple Music

Check out our specially crafted playlists on The National’s curator page

June 20, 2018
XXXTentacion explored the darker side in his lyrics. MediaPunch / IPX

XXXTentacion: a life haunted by violence and alienation cut short in a hail of bullets

The young US rapper was gunned down on Monday in Miami

June 19, 2018
Ulya, mother of 28-year-old Turkish rapper Ezhel, whose real name is Omer Sercan Ipekcioglu, waves after he was released on June 19 in front of the Anadolu courthouse in Istanbul. AFP 

Turkish rapper Ezhel acquitted on first day of drugs trial

Ezhel, 28, whose real name is Omer Sercan Ipekcioglu, was accused of inciting drug use through social-media postings as well as song lyrics

June 19, 2018
Bruno Vlahek and Dubravka Vukalovic. Courtesy the artists

Composer Bruno Vlahek on how he found inspiration from the Burj Khalifa 

'I remember arriving in Deira at night, and seeing the tower rise into the sky from so far away, lights flickering up and down, sparkling very fast – it had a dramatic effect on me'

June 19, 2018
Rapper XXXtentacion was shot dead outside a motorcycle dealership in Florida on Monday, June 18, 2018. The Broward Sheriff's Office said the 20-year-old rising star was pronounced dead at a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital. Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department via AP

Rapper XXXTentacion shot dead in Florida

20-year-old, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was pronounced dead at a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital

June 19, 2018
No Shame by Lily Allen. Courtesy Parlophone / Regal

Album review: Lily Allen's No Shame is a brave look at divorce

The UK singer tackles the doubt and guilt that comes from a separation

June 17, 2018
Kornelia Binicewicz is an avid record collector and the founder of the Ladies on Records: 60s and 70s Female Music project. Courtesy Kornelia Binicewicz

Review: The Turkish female artists whose songs challenged their social position

Kornelia Binicewicz talks to us about creating a compilation of female artists whose songs mirrored momentous times in their country 

June 17, 2018
Music's most famous couple Beyonce and Jay-Z pulled a surprise by releasing a joint album, a long-rumoured collaboration that celebrates their marital passion. AFP 

What we learnt from Jay-Z, Beyoncé album

The album — which came two years after Beyoncé revealed Jay-Z's infidelity through lyrics — again offers plenty of tidbits into the lives of music's most famous couple

June 17, 2018