News Amro Zidan drops first single of the year, ‘catch me’ Alexandria-based producer continues to push his familiar experimental approach on his first release of 2026
News Martcl and Al Rasta release ‘Sarina سرينة’ on newly launched Doze Records The accompanying official video moves through chaos while the release explores dark electronic and cinematic hip-hop
News Middle Eastern and African music markets show growing global impact in Luminate’s 2025 report The report uncovers striking insights on Turkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria and Ghana
News lylla shares ‘FUGITIVE’ video shot in Moroccan desert The video features Farsi subtitles and carries strong Arabian driftcore and Tumblr-era aesthetics
News A women-only Ableton Live workshop took place in Cairo Six women with no prior experience took part in a workshop led by Berlin-based Algerian DJ and producer Acidfinky in collaboration with Dhamma and Maison Sot
News 1001Tracklists outlines global dance music trends in new annual report The report maps MENA-related activity involving Tiësto, Aly & Fila, R3HAB and Future Sound of Egypt, alongside contributor data from the United Arab Emirates
News FIVE Holdings becomes new owner of Brooklyn Mirage and Avant Gardner The deal reflects an unprecedented moment for large-scale club ownership in the US through Middle East-based investment
Comment Padre Guilherme, aka the ‘DJ Priest’, highlights dance music’s unifying role at a Beirut club night The performance faced opposition before the event but concluded peacefully
News Human Rias and Xashes release ‘This Is The End’ at decisive moment for Iran The long-unreleased track arrives as a response to Iran’s ongoing struggle for freedom
News Bandcamp bans AI-generated music from its platform Bandcamp says it will remove music suspected of being created wholly or in significant part using AI tools
News DJ HABIBEATS and Felukah highlighted among Shazam’s Fast Forward 2026 artists The Fast Forward 2026 playlist also counts Khayyat, royazdad, CIZA, Tems, Omah Lay and LAGOS IN PARIS among its global picks
News Elon Musk’s X Corp sues major music publishers in licensing dispute Reservoir Media, led by its Iranian-Canadian founder and CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi, is among the publishers named in the lawsuit
News Ibiza court rules woman knowingly made false rape claims against Guy Gerber The sentence follows accusations dating back to a party in Mykonos in 2013
News Liliane Chlela and LAÏ bridge experimental pop and drum’n bass on new collaborative single, ‘Msh S7ab’ The single marks the first chapter of a two-part project and arrives with a video directed by Mohsen Sherif
Tech AlphaTheta brings Apple Music integration to CDJ-3000X with latest update The over 100-million-track catalogue is also accessible via all-in-one systems including OPUS-QUAD, OMNIS-DUO and XDJ-AZ