Popular israeli music

How 'Tamid Ohev Oti' became an unlikely Israeli anthem of 2024

“Tamid Ohev Oti” is more than a song; it’s a phenomenon uniting Israel through faith, rhythm, and hope.

 SASSON SHAULOV’S YouTube cover page for ‘Tamid Ohev Oti,’ translated from the Hebrew as ‘Always Loves Me.’
 Israeli singer Adam (Haim Cohen), 1987.

Israeli pop sensation Adam has died at 64

 Israeli singer Noa Kirel holds press conference in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2022. Krill will represent Israel in the upcoming Eurovision contest.

Timeless tunes, artists top the rankings for Independence Day

 Apple Music

Sony Music is turning to Israel for the next generation of international music stars


Musician Danny Litani says goodbye to the stage for complex operation

Born in Haifa, Litani has a music career that has spanned more than five decades. 

Danny Litani. ‘I was a sort of wunderkind'

Israel's top hits of 2021 revealed by Apple Music

The streaming service released its Top 100 chart of 2021 and announced the winners of the annual Apple Music Global Award. Among Israel's most streamed artists were Omer Adam and Eden Hason.

 Apple Music

Noa Kirel invokes Beyoncé in new English-language single

The single is Kirel’s opening salvo in her attempt to gain international stardom. Her Hebrew language songs are huge sellers and her clips are viewed by millions.

Noa Kirel poses on a red carpet as she arrives at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville, Spain, November 3, 2019

Moroccan singer plagiarizes song by Israeli pop duo Static & Ben El

The video by Karaoui contained a small credit to Static as a producer. However, the Moroccan singer had not contacted Static or Jordi, the original song's producer, for the rights.

Static and Ben El

This week's top songs in Israel

The most popular songs on the radio this week in Israel

Akiva - Don't Let Go

In Kontakt with Yuri Gandelsman

YURI GANDELSMAN: They say that playing in a quartet is like marrying it.

Forward movements

Young Israel Philharmonic Orchestra double bassist Omar Farjoun Bishara keeps his options open

OMAR FARJOUN BISHARA: From a very young age I liked to listen to Mozart piano sonatas, on my headphones.

Exploring ‘space’ with The Oscillation

British psychedelic band makes its Israel debut next week

THE OSCILLATION’S frontman Demian Castellanos

Well-know Israeli composer Noam Sheriff passes away at 83

Sheriff won may prizes over the years including the Acum Prize for his life's work in 1991, the EMET Prize for music in 2003 and the Israel Prize for music in 2011.

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 521

To Lebanon, Switzerland, Iraq, India and back

Israeli musical traveler Shlomo Oz brings his Nagwa quartet to Jerusalem

NAGWA’S SHLOMO OZ

Game on: Israel's Netta advances to Eurovision finals with hit song 'Toy'

Barzilai will aim for the title on Saturday night, but the betting charts now put their money on Cyprus.

Israel’s Netta performs “Toy” during the Semi-Final 1 for Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon