Music industry

Israel, the DEI exception to 'everyone': How the music industry lost its moral compass - opinion

If DEI ever mattered as much as I believed it did in the music industry and rave culture, 7 October 2023 would become a rude awakening.

AUGUST 26, 2026|BySARAH HILDERING

Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England.

Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting

Duane Davis is accused of leading a group of men to kill Tupac, one of rap's most influential artists, in a trial tied to the decades-long unsolved murder that became a seminal moment in rap history.

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByREUTERS

Israeli-Moroccan artist Neta Elkayam sees music as a way to survive and as a form of resilience.

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'The only answer is music': Neta Elkayam's border-crossing journey, from Morocco to New Orleans

Israeli-Moroccan artist Neta Elkayam carries the music, memories and contradictions of her North African heritage from Israel to the Deep South

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByRACHEL FINK

d4vd performs at Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California.

Judge orders pop singer D4vd to stand trial for murder, dismemberment of 14-year-old girl

He spent five days in a packed downtown courtroom, shackled in his seat as prosecutors presented graphic witness testimony and crime-scene photos.

JULY 28, 2026|ByREUTERS

Israeli rock band Eifo Hayeled releases new album written against the backdrop of war

Created over the past three years against the backdrop of the Gaza war, the album moves between personal reflection and national pain.

JULY 27, 2026BySAGI BEN NUN

Israeli musician Hemi Rudner, performs in Bat-Hefer on March 13, 2024. Rudner is an Israeli singer-songwriter and the lead singer of the Israeli alternative rock band Eifo Hayeled.

Clive Davis, towering Jewish music executive who reshaped American sound, dies at 94

Davis was born in the New York borough of Brooklyn on April 4, 1932, and eventually went on to win five Grammys for several works and contributions to music.

JUNE 22, 2026ByREUTERS

Clive Davis attends the 68th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Avery Lipman & Monte Lipman on January 31, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Paul Simon shattered my dreams: Support for Barghouti is profoundly dissapointing - opinion

Paul Simon's music has enriched many lives and provided joy and inspiration, but many are disappointed by his stance.

DECEMBER 10, 2025ByMENACHEM GRANIT YADIN

PAUL SIMON performs onstage at the 2021 Global Citizen Live concert at Central Park in New York. ‘I find it hard to believe that your father, a professor of education, would have approved of your recent stance,’ the writer asserts.

'Boom, Boom Tel Aviv,' songs calling for killing of Jews, Israelis on Spotify, Amazon

Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube host multiple songs calling for the killing of Jews and Israelis, like punk rap duo Bob Vylan's chants "death, death to the IDF" or "Boom, Boom Tel Aviv."

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR

Songs by Hatikva 6, Sabrina Carpenter most played in Israel in last year

The ACUM Awards ceremony will present a number of awards on November 17.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Taylor Swift 101: A pop culture masterclass - explainer

I’m not here to preach the word of Swift. This is a lesson in pop culture, and class is officially in session.

OCTOBER 18, 2025BySHIR PERETS

THE WRITER and a friend drew 13s on their hands at the Eras Tour, which Swift used to do early in her career.

The day music fell silent: Coldplay, Eurovision, and the neglect of Jewish grief - opinion

From Live Aid to Black Lives Matter tributes, the music industry has a history of rallying for justice – yet Nova’s victims waited in vain for such solidarity.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025ByJACK SIMONY