Israeli 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.
IDF paratrooper Yosef Haguel, associated with famed 'Ballad for a Medic,' dies at 80
Reshet Gimel co-founder, Kol Yisrael veteran Gilad Ben-Shach passes away at 85
Noa Kirel's bloody 'Love Song' video crosses a line for her young Israeli fans - comment
Eyal Golan’s ‘Science Fiction’ is Israel’s most played song of the year
Eyal Golan, Sarit Hadad and Avi Ohayon led ACUM’s annual rankings of Israel’s most played songs, performers, songwriters and composers.
Stop crying over Noa Kirel’s bloody video, it’s time to let her grow up - comment
A highly unusual, explicit “18+” warning label flashes across the screen, cautioning that the video contains graphic violence and blood, but the collective shock is completely overblown.
‘I want Adam Levine to bring me the cake’: Israeli pop star Nunu on five years of war and music
Nunu looks back on five years in the spotlight, shelving an album after October 7, and opening for Maroon 5.
Author Shulamit Lapid wins ACUM lifetime achievement award
The winners will be officially honored at the 70th ACUM Awards Ceremony on Monday, October 19, at the Creative House at Tel Aviv Port.
‘The Sixteenth Sheep’ documentary celebrates reunion of a musical supergroup
If I have one quibble with the documentary, it’s that it does not give a full sense of the album, that the songs are a journey through the mind of a child who can’t fall asleep.
'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
Rapper ‘The Shadow’ removed as police volunteer amid investigation
The move marks the latest development in an affair that began with an investigative report and recordings in which Eliasi was heard boasting about his connections within the Israel Police.
Ushpizin Music Festival returns to Ashdod with Israeli rock icons, opera, and theater
The rock marathon continues the following evening with a powerhouse roster featuring pioneering rocker Shalom Hanoch, ’90s alternative icons Eifa HaYeled, and punk-rock legend Rami Fortis.
Finding her own genre: Nicole Raviv blends Hebrew, Arabic, and pop into a new Israeli sound
How international music artist Nicole Raviv stopped choosing between her worlds.
'It means the world to me': Igor Levit returns to perform in Israel - interview
Before returning to Tel Aviv for his first full recital since the war began, pianist Igor Levit speaks about solidarity with Israel, fighting antisemitism, and using music as a force for change.
