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Ibrahim Maalouf performs with his signature quarter-tone trumpet, an instrument invented by his father, Nassim Maalouf. Photo: Sife Elamine

From father to son: Ibrahim Maalouf and the Arab trumpet that changed jazz music

Music & On-stageOctober 31, 2025

Fela Kuti performing at Vredenburg in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in 1988. Getty Images

Fela Kuti's earthiness to Rema's electronica: The Afrobeats story in 10 songs

Music & On-stageOctober 24, 2025

Flashy Huntr/X members Rumi, Mira and Zoey are best known for their viral song Golden. Photo: Netflix

Ten Halloween costumes, from Labubu and KPop Demon Hunters to Wicked and Weapons

Pop CultureOctober 24, 2025

Jeremy Allen White plays Bruce Springsteen in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Photo: 20th Century Studios

How Bruce Springsteen tested Jeremy Allen White in front of 90,000 people

Film & TVOctober 23, 2025

Estrellas de Buena Vista y Mas features original musicians from the Buena Vista Social Club alongside a new generation of Cuban performers. Photo: Estrellas de Buena Vista y Mas

The band bringing Cuban music back to its cultural home Middle East

Music & On-stageOctober 22, 2025

Jeremy Allen White stars as Bruce Springsteen opposite Odessa Young in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. Photo: 20th Century Studios

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere review – can a good person make a great biopic?

Film & TVOctober 20, 2025

With tickets priced at nearly $1,000, the New Year's Eve performance by John Legend at Palace Terrace includes dinner and an after-party. Reuters

New Year's Eve concert: John Legend to ring in 2026 at Abu Dhabi hotel

Music & On-stageOctober 17, 2025

Carl Cox performs a DJ set at Ultra Europe Music Festival in Split, Croatia. Reuters

No laptops, pure instinct: How Carl Cox kept the dancefloor honest for 45 years

Music & On-stageOctober 16, 2025

The making of a Steinway begins with planks and patience, the wooden rim of each piano bent, shaped, then left to rest for 100 days. Photo: Steinway & Sons

From Hamburg to concert hall: A year in the making of a Steinway grand

Music & On-stageOctober 10, 2025

Lebanese star Fairuz performing at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace in May 2006. AFP

11 Arabic songs that speak honestly about mental health

CultureOctober 10, 2025

Abeer Nehme wears Mattias coat, Dh6,592, Noon by Noor. Top, stylist’s own. Photo: Lara Zankoul for The National

The reinvention of Abeer Nehme

TN MagazineOctober 09, 2025

Laith Al Husseini, aka The Synaptik, tries to use music to break social stigmas surrounding mental health in the Arab world. Photo: Laith Al Husseini

What a year of listening taught me about mental health in Arabic music

CultureOctober 07, 2025

Robbie Williams performs in Abu Dhabi in December 2024. Ruel Pableo for The National

Turkey cancels Robbie Williams concert on October 7 over 'safety concerns'

Music & On-stageOctober 05, 2025

Lebanese singer Fadel Chaker in 2008. Reuters

Lebanese singer Fadel Chaker surrenders after 10 years on the run

Music & On-stageOctober 05, 2025

Abdul Rahman and Ya’koob Al Refaie return with new album Granada. Photo: Sons of Yusuf

Sons of Yusuf - the Kuwaiti hip-hop duo aiming to revive the Islamic Golden Age

Music & On-stageOctober 03, 2025

Taylor Swift describes The Life of a Showgirl as a 'self-portrait'. Photo: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott Undated handout publicity photo of Taylor Swift, for the release of her 12th studio album The Life Of A Showgirl. The album, expected to top charts around the world, dropped at 5am in the UK. Issue date: Friday October 3, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Taylor Swift's albums ranked, from Red to The Life of a Showgirl

Music & On-stageOctober 03, 2025

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