Following the announcement earlier this year of Sony Music Entertainment Middle East’s catalogue and multi-single deal with Egyptian Mahraganat label 100 Copies, the latest smash from El Sawareekh has landed titled “El Bent Theb”
 
The Egyptian Sensations – Dokdok & Bassem Fanky – are best known for their hit “Laa Laa” back in 201; the summer hit of 2018 throughout the Arab world. The record has surpassed 100 millions streams worldwide.

The new hit release – El Bent Theb (Arabic) – which means “The Girl Loves” in English, is the Duo’s first release under the Sony Music banner and it is set to be another summer smash. The single is an energetic, upbeat trap infused Egyptian shaabi record, which blends Basem’s catchy lyrics and vocals with Fanky’s unique style.

The song talks about the never-ending dilemma of “What Women Want”. DokDok’s lyrics do this in a positive way, speaking directly to Egyptian men and how they need to treat women in all aspects of their lives, delivered with catchy and whimsical lines. It is a song that will grow and grow this year.    

“El Bent Theb” is one of many hits to come as part of the Sony Music’s Mahraganat release plan. With a packed schedule throughout the summer, look out for more announcements in the coming weeks as Sony Music and 100 Copies continue to build the new stars of the Egyptian Mahraganat scene. Speaking on the release, Mike Fairburn, General Manager of Sony Music Entertainment Middle East commented, ‘Sawareekh are sensational, this song is a hit with our partners 100 Copies we are excited to be part of the Mahraganat movement. It is a diverse genre, reflects many aspects of Egyptian youth and we are already seeing global interest on this rapidly growing genre. The song is a smash, and we are looking forward to working with these brilliant talents on more music this summer’

To stream “El Bent Theb” head to Sheka Beka on Anghami and Spotify. The single and lyric video are available on all global digital music services.

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You’re probably very well versed with the hit track “location” and we all owe that to the American singer Songwriter Khalid. This debut track peaked at No.16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and along side other releases like “Young Dumb & Broke, Lovely & Eastside” Khalid has earned a spot in the top 10 most streamed artists in the world.

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Kolo Festek by Hamo Bika feat. Filo & Abo El Shouq just DROPPED!

SHEKA BEKA coming in HOT!

• Sony Music Middle East release first hit with Egyptian Shaabi star Hamo Bika

• Label announces multi-year deal with respected Mahraganat label 100 Copies

Wednesday March 18^th, 2020: Sony Music Entertainment Middle East today dropped Kolo Festak with Mahraganat star Hamo Bika featuring Filo & Abo El Shouq. The smash record is the latest from one of the biggest stars of the Egyptian genre and heralds the announcement of Sony’s multi-year deal with 100 Copies. This is the first of many releases between the two labels. The historic multi-year partnership signed between the two labels, will see collaborations with a host of leading Mahraganat talents to release new music through 2019 and 2020. Sony Music will also represent the 100 Copies catalogue world-wide and together collaborate on opportunities around these genre defining releases of the past 10 years.

The name 100 Copies comes from the founder and label’s inspiration Mahmoud Refat, only putting out 100 CD’s of each underground release he put out. Since those early days, Mahmoud has established an unrivalled reputation in Cairo and the whole region for stand out young artists, and brilliant music.

Refat remains a tireless advocate of the music, quick to compare the mahraganat artists he works with to older Egyptian artists like the beloved singer Oum Kalthoum. “Oum Kalthoum is someone who I have a lot of respect [for], we all do. But the music of the people is happening from mahraganat,” he says. “The fashion, the lyrics, the words! The language! The development of the language—the street language. The signs. The body language. The choreography. The attitude. The culture. The way you walk from here to there. The way you set up a party. The way you build a house. This is all related to mahraganat.”  

Music is NOT CANCELLED
Family is NOT CANCELLED
Dancing is NOT CANCELLED
Singing is NOT CANCELLED
Radio is NOT CANCELLED
Love is NOT CANCELLED
Hope is NOT CANCELLED

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Maluma is one of the top Latin artists. He managed to capture the hearts of millions of fans across the globe through his great music , A-list collaborations and high tempo immersive concerts. NOW YOU KNOW!

مالوما هو أحد أفضل الفنانين اللاتينيين. تمكن من التقاط قلوب الملايين من المعجبين في جميع أنحاء العالم من خلال موسيقاه الرائعة، تعاونه مع أشهر الفنانين العالميين وحفلاته الغامرة ذات الإيقاع العالي. الآن تعرف

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All of Me” is undeniably one of the best love ballads ever released so we created this compilation to spotlight some of our favorite covers from around the world! Out of Legend’s fourth album “Love in the Future” the track is dedicated to Legend’s fiancée, now wife Chrissy Teigen.

Fun Fact: The original video was shot in Italy just days before their wedding.

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31st of January 2020, Grammy-winning artist John Legend will be performing at the Coca-Cola Arena at City Walk. An event part of the two-day festivities that will mark the closing of Dubai Shopping Festival.

Few weeks after releasing his last single “Conversations in the Dark” and his festive Album “A Legendary Christmas”, Legend will be performing songs from his 16-year carreer, including All of Me, Ordinary People, Green Light and Love Me Now.

John who performed in Dubai on several occasions and headlined the Dubai Jazz Festival back in 2018, is well-known for stage performance as the best place to taste and enjoy his music.

Friday, January 31; 8.30pm; Coca-Cola Arena, City Walk, Dubai

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We are so pleased to announce the signing of young artists Rawan & Rayan and are thrilled to be working with the YouTube stars on their first official single “Ya Ashab” which has been released today worldwide. “Ya Ashab” is a catchy Arabic pop song promoting positive messages around inclusion amongst kids.

“Ya Ashab” will help promote the UAE-wide anti-bullying campaign ‘CN Buddy Network’ launched by our friends at Cartoon Network Middle East, which encourages children aged 5 to 12 years to ‘Be a Buddy, Not a Bully.’ The music video was filmed at the Collegiate American School in Dubai and featured students sharing positive messages that address both bullies and those being bullied. 

The song can be viewed on TV, on Rayan and Rawan’s YouTube channel, Cartoon Network’s channel and social media platforms.

Mike Fairburn our General Manager at Sony Music Entertainment Middle East, said: “We are proud to partner with Cartoon Network in the Middle East to raise awareness about such an important issue in the UAE through music. This campaign is aligned with our mission to bring happiness in people’s lives through music, and we encourage everyone to watch the song.”

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We hope you love the Video and share it to encourage the initiative !

We can’t contain how excited: Travis is coming to town.

Don’t miss all the Astroworld and Highest in the Room smashes live as Travis Scott’s spectacular show comes to Yas Island’s Du Arena for the F1 After Race Concerts for the second of four shows!

The show is part of our US rapper’s world tour, which will include monster shows including the NFL Super Bowl and the Mawazine Festival in Morocco – one of the biggest festivals in the world!

If you’ve not seen Travis perform, you’re missing out. Energy, heat, passion and power, he just eats up the stage with big worldwide smashes “Sicko Mode”, “Goosebumps”, the of course “Highest in the room”

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Together with our friends at Delta Sound, Sony Music India revived the Egyptian 90s Hit Habibi Dah – Nari Narin by Hicham Abbas, as the lead song for their incredible Soundtrack to Bollywood Movie Made in China

Featuring music by Sachin-Jigar and lyrics by VAYU, much like the mystery tiger soup it advertises, The Naari Naari Song has a number of secret ingredients that make it flavourful and potent and quite tasty, really! We can reveal two, though: the singers Vishal Dadlani and Jonita Gandhi.

The video for the single features lead pair Rajkummar and Mouni. With Rajkummar’s character dreaming about the ‘secret ingredient’ in his world-famous ‘tiger soup’.

Directed by Mikhil Musale and produced by Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films, the story of the film revolves around an unconventional entrepreneurial journey of a 35-year-old Gujarati middle-class man.

The song is now available on Sony Music India’s YouTube channel and across all streaming platforms.

Watch the video here to figure out for yourself what makes this song so irresistible

We all just loved working on this great project with our Sony Music India team!

One year after dropping his breakthrough single “Agbada”, Zirra has finally dropped his debut album Positivity Only.

The rising Nigerian (Dubai Based) artist delivers his signature girls-swooner silky voice and melodies over 9 tracks including 3 that were released as singles.

The Afrobeat singer has collaborated with Nigerian stars such as Santi and Koker, his album release was accompanied with the music video of the single “In the Mood” featuring Santi.

The album Positivity Only is available on all streaming platforms and the Video  “In the Mood” is available on Youtube & Anghami

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