“Awakening” is a self-styled Islamic media company founded in London 20 years ago. It has produced some of the most popular contemporary pop music in the Muslim world; much like Christian rock, this ...

Imagine a society where music is forbidden. A society where listening to music is an offense punishable by imprisonment and lashings. Accessing music is only possible through illegal means. Sharing ...

The concert hall is charged with anticipation. The 5,000 Arabs in the audience break into deafening cheers, stomp their feet, clap their hands and chant “Sa-mi! Sa-mi!” until at last the lights go ...

CHICAGO - When David Kelly - aka "Capital D" - raps, he doesn't follow the mainstream mantra of women, cars and jewelry. Instead, the Chicago rapper uses his rhymes to dish out praise for Allah, ...

The largest Islamic arts festival in America returns to the University of Houston for its 12th year, featuring more than 5,000 works by over 50 artists from across the country. The two-day event ...

Popular Islamic singer, Abdul-Lateef Kehinde Oriyomi, has revealed why he switched from secular music to the Islamic genre. In a chat with The Nation, Oriyomi disclosed that he began his musical ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Everything is a dream until you decide to make it a reality. For one Tennessee-born country music artist, his reality is an obstacle to those dreams. Mo Sabri is not a cowboy ...

Should an artist’s faith determine what happens to their work when they die? The death of one of France’s most successful rappers has raised this question. French rapper Werenoi, whose real name was ...