CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SONY ARTISTS ON THEIR 2017 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD WINS!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SONY ARTISTS ON THEIR 2017 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD WINS!

Top New Artist
ZAYN
Top Female Artist
Beyoncé
Top Touring Artist
Beyoncé
 
Top R&B Artist
Beyoncé
 
Top R&B Album
Lemonade Beyoncé
 
Top R&B Tour
Beyoncé
 
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
The Chainsmokers
 
Top Gospel Artist
Kirk Franklin
 
Top Hot 100 Song
“Closer” The Chainsmokers
Top Selling Song 
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Justin Timberlake/TROLLS
 
Top Radio Song 
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Justin Timberlake/TROLLS
 
Top Collaboration
“Closer” The Chainsmokers
 
Top Country Collaboration
Setting The World On Fire” Kenny Chesney feat. P!nk
 
Top Latin Song 
“Hasta El Amanecer” Nicky Jam
 
Top Dance/Electronic Song
“Closer” The Chainsmokers
 
 

SONY ARTISTS 2017 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OUT

SONY ARTISTS 2017 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OUT

Congratulations to our Columbia, RCA & Epic Artists on their 2017 Billboard Music Award Nominations!

Top Artist

Adele

Beyoncé

The Chainsmokers

Top New Artist

ZAYN

Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Xfinity

The Chainsmokers

Top Female Artist

Adele

Beyoncé

Sia

Top Male Artist

Future

Top Dup/Group

The Chainsmokers

Top Billboard 200 Artist

Beyoncé

Top Hot 100 Artist

The Chainsmokers

Top Song Sales Artist

The Chainsmokers

Justin Timberlake

Top Radio Songs Artist

The Chainsmokers

Top Streaming Songs Artist

The Chainsmokers

Top Touring Artist

Beyoncé

Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band

Top R&B Artist

Beyoncé

Top R&B Album

Lemonade Beyoncé

 Top R&B Tour

Beyoncé

 Top Rap Artist

Future

Top Rap Tour

Future

Top Country Tour

Dixie Chicks

Top Rock Tour

Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band

Top Latin Artist

Nicky Jam

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

The Chainsmokers

Calvin Harris

Top Gospel Artist

Kirk Franklin

Top Billboard 200 Album

Lemonade Beyoncé

Top Soundtrack/Cast Album

Trolls

 Top Rap Album

Major Key DJ Khaled

We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service A Tribe Called Quest

 Top Rap Collaboration

“Bad Things” Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

Top Dance/Electronic Album

Bouquet The Chainsmokers

Collage The Chainsmokers

Cloud Nine Kygo

Top Gospel Album

Losing My Religion Kirk Franklin

Top Hot 100 Song

“Closer” The Chainsmokers

“Don’t Let Me Down” The Chainsmokers

“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Justin Timberlake/TROLLS

Top Selling Song

“Closer” The Chainsmokers

“Don’t Let Me Down” The Chainsmokers

“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Justin Timberlake/TROLLS

Top Radio Song

“Closer” The Chainsmokers

“Don’t Let Me Down” The Chainsmokers

“Cheap Thrills” Sia feat. Sean Paul

“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Justin Timberlake/TROLLS

Top Streaming Song (Audio)

“Closer” The Chainsmokers

Top Streaming Song (Video)

“Closer” The Chainsmokers

Top Collaboration

“Closer” The Chainsmokers

“Don’t Let Me Down” The Chainsmokers

“Cheap Thrills” Sia feat. Sean Paul

Top Country Song

“Setting The World On Fire” Kenny Chesney feat. P!nk

Top Country Collaboration

“Setting The World On Fire” Kenny Chesney feat. P!nk

“Different For Girls” Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King

Top Latin Song

“Duele El Corazon” Enrique Iglesias

“Hasta El Amanecer” Nicky Jam

“Chantaje” Shakira feat. Maluma

“La Bicicleta” Carlos Vives and Shakira

Top Dance/Electronic Song

“Closer” The Chainsmokers

“Don’t Let Me Down” The Chainsmokers

“This Is What You Came For” Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna

Top Gospel Song

“Wanna Be Happy” Kirk Franklin

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Top Hot 100 Song

Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”

Top Selling Song

Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”

Top Radio Song

Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”

Top Streaming Song (AUDIO)

Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”

The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”

Top Collaboration

Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”

 The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”

Top R&B Song

Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”

 The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”

 Top R&B Collaboration

Drake feat. WIZKID & Kyla “ONE DANCE”

The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “I Feel It Coming”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”

Top Soundtrack/Cast Album 

“You Don’t Own Me”” – GRACE Feat G-EAZY – SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM

“Standing In The Rain” – Action Bronson, MARK RONSON and Dan Auerbach – SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM

 Top Dance/Electronic Song

Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ, “COLD WATER”

 

 

Sony Music Entertainment Middle East Celebrates Successful Year

We’ve had a terrific year full of great  music and achievements and we wanted to celebrate it with our partners. Thank you all for joining us.

Olly Murs in Abu Dhabi this April

Olly Murs in Abu Dhabi this AprilOlly Murs is performing in Abu Dhabi for the first time. The English singer-songwriter will bring his 2017 Spring Tour to du Forum on Yas Island on April 28.

Olly Murs had a great year last  year. He released his fourth album 24 Hrs, with infectious hits such as “Grow Up“, “You Don’t Know Love” and “Years and Years“.

Buy your Olly Mur’s tickets NOW!

Step 2017 Music Festival

STEP Music in partnership with Anghami is bringing you the best of hip-hop and indie-rock from MENA’s top independent artists under the night sky of Dubai on Friday April 7th!
Step 2017 Music Festival

The5 in Cairo and Beirut

 

The5 in Cairo and Beirut

The5 just returned from Cairo and Beirut where they were searching for the region’s next big girl band for  Clean & Clear‘s campaign #Sing4The5.

The auditions kicked off on the 24th of February in Cairo Festival City Mall, where the Nathalie Saba and The5 performed live in front of their Egyptian fans and girls with the golden ticket made it to stage to audition.

Two days later, The5 were off to Carrefour in Beirut City Centre Mall looking out for more amazing talents.

The5 in Cairo and Beirut

If you want to be part of the girl band go submit your audition NOW: https://seetherealmearabia.com

The5 in Cairo and BeirutWatch behind the scenes from Cario’s performance on Et Bil Arabi here: https://goo.gl/JUyZmD

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Omar Kamal Launches “Serenade” at Sass Cafe Dubai

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It’s been an incredible week for Omar Kamal in the Middle East region and beyond, where Omar launched his debut album, “Serenade” bringing together a mixture of stunning re-imaginings of a variety of classics and contemporary records. Omar held his album launch in Dubai to huge media frenzy. The rising star performed 5 tracks from his recent release to a mesmerized audience, including honorary guest Jan Thesleff, Swedish Ambassador to the UAE and Bahrain.  Representatives from CNN, Sky News, MBC, Dubai TV as well as other key radio stations and press from the region attended the event, all planning big features and interviews due out very soon.

The first single from the album, “Love Never Felt So Good” was released in October, CLICK HERE to watch it now. The music video was shot in Rome adding a retro feel to Michael Jackson’s hit song and Omar collaborated with Tim Pierce, renowned guitarist previously featured on Michael Jackson’s album “Dangerous”. 

Follow Omar Kamal:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/omarkamalglobal/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/omarkamalglobal

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/instaomarkamal/

Website:  http://omarkamalglobal.com

Vevo: https://www.youtube.com/user/omarkamalVEVO

Buy and stream “Serenade”!!!!

“OK Jaanu” The Most Romantic Film of The Year

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In almost two weeks, “OK Jaanu” will be released to the world and it’s promised to be the most romantic film for 2017!

Let’s look back at all the songs that have been released from the movie so far.

  • “Enna Sona” helps you find the right words to say to that person you love. Presenting Enna Sona – The Most Romantic Track of the Year! A magical melody composed by A.R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Gulzar and the mesmerizing voice of Arijit Singh, this song is the new love ballad of Bollywood!

  • Ok Jaanu full song makes you want to let yourself go and live your life to the max. Song is composed by A.R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Gulzar.

  • The chemistry between Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur in The Humma Song is incredible. From the moment you watch this, you know the movie is going to be HOT!

OK Jaanu is due to premiere on the 13th of January 2017!

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Kings Of Leon Drop “Find Me” Music Video

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Multi-platinum selling rock band Kings Of Leon officially releases the video for Find Me” off their #1 album WALLSThe action-filled visual, which is a continuation to the album’s first video “Waste A Moment,” was directed by Dimitri Basil and produced by Lorenzo Ragionieri.
The album’s track, which is currently A List on Radio 1 in the UK, is off of the band’s successful seventh studio album WALLS, out now. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking the band’s first number one album in the U.S. with over 36.5 million streams in the country. Additionally, the album’s first single “Waste A Moment” has been #1 on Alternative Radio for 4 weeks and #1 at AAA Radio for 11 weeks. The album has received amazing critical acclaim with The New York Times calling it “timeless,” Rolling Stone saying it’s “Kings of Leon at their best” and Consequence of Sound calling the album “their best album in years.”
Watch the performance of “Reverend” at  The Ellen DeGeneres show HERE!