Pop music

Erez Halevi, Israeli pop pioneer and voice of self-acceptance, dies at 71

Israeli musician Erez Halevi, best known for the beloved song "Kach Bara Otcha Hateva," leaves behind a lasting legacy of individuality and acceptance.

Late Erez Halevi in the cover of one of his albums.
NUNU BLOWS OUT the candle on her five-year career cake, alongside Guri Alfi (right), at the Barby last weekend

‘I want Adam Levine to bring me the cake’: Israeli pop star Nunu on five years of war and music

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

Dancing to Hayati with cast in a lantern shop in Shuk Hapishpishim.

Finding her own genre: Nicole Raviv blends Hebrew, Arabic, and pop into a new Israeli sound


Ari Gold, yeshiva student-turned-pop star and LGBTQ icon, dies at 47

Gold released seven albums, worked with homeless gay youth and worked to raise awareness about AIDS. While no longer Orthodox, he stayed connected to his Jewish identity.

Pop star and LGBTQ+ icon Ari Gold

Phil Spector, famed producer, dies of COVID at 81

Jewish recording genius convicted of murder in 2003, spent final years in prison

Music producer Phil Spector attends his murder trial at the Los Angeles Superior Court in 2007.

Nick Cave 2021 show in Tel Aviv canceled

Tel Aviv was one of 60 stops on the planned tour.

Nick Cave

Up-Close-Personal with Music Producer Josh Herman

Josh was born and raised in Canada to parents already familiar with the music industry.


19-year-old pop singer blamed for sustaining rape culture by MK

Others have claimed that the video, provocative as it may be, doesn't do anything that wasn't done countless times before.

Adi Bity

Mosque in Lebanon accidentally blasts pop song from loudspeaker

A local resident filmed the scene as the song Mosh Khayfa by Lebanese pop star Nawal El Zoghi was played from the mosque's loudspeakers, usually used for the call to prayer.

People walk along an empty street near al-Amin mosque, as Lebanon imposed a partial lockdown for two weeks starting on Friday in an effort to counter the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which have spiralled since the catastrophic explosion at Beirut port, Lebanon August 21, 2020

An African beat from violinist Miri Ben-Ari

Ben-Ari, who likes to work in all genres of music, is currently exploring African sounds.

MIRI BEN-ARI and Young D: "I’m obsessed with African music, I love it." August 2020

PA TV re-releases pop video glorifying Palestinian terrorists

The new version of the video includes images of terrorists Dalal Mughrabi, Salah Khalef and Abu Yusuf Al-Najjar.

Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf

Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne songwriter, dies from coronavirus, 52

Fountains of Wayne’s most famous song was “Stacy’s Mom,” for which Schlesinger and co-songwriter Chris Collingwood were nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2003.

Adam Schlesinger, leader of band Fountains of Wayne, poses with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend".

Rapper Machine Gun Kelly to make first Israel appearance

The rapper has nearly 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Rapper Machine Gun Kelly