Popular israeli music

IDF paratrooper Yosef Haguel, associated with famed 'Ballad for a Medic,' dies at 80

Ballad for a Medic became one of Gaon’s most beloved songs, even though it wasn't played on Israeli radio stations for several years, except on Remembrance Day.

Yosef Haguel boards a convoy to Lebanon in August 2026.
NUNU BLOWS OUT the candle on her five-year career cake, alongside Guri Alfi (right), at the Barby last weekend

‘I want Adam Levine to bring me the cake’: Israeli pop star Nunu on five years of war and music

 SASSON SHAULOV’S YouTube cover page for ‘Tamid Ohev Oti,’ translated from the Hebrew as ‘Always Loves Me.’

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

 Israeli singer Adam (Haim Cohen), 1987.

Israeli pop sensation Adam has died at 64


Sobar so safe

Today’s Woodstock Festival is raising funds for Jerusalem’s first alcohol-free live music club for youth

Tracey Shipley

שְתוּ הָעֲדָרִים

A song for Sivan: 'Drink, herds'

Shiru Shir, Alexander Penn

One Israeli call away from Charlie Puth

US teenthrob Puth tempers fans’ screams with the Berklee-trained guitar of Asaf Rodeh.

ASAF RODEH – serving as Puth’s music director and guitarist is an exciting pinnacle.

Israel’s Eurovision entry touted by critics to win

"I really hope politics doesn’t affect this because it would be a great Eurovision winner," journalist says.

Hovi Star

Anat Fort – a consummate composer and performer

Birdwatching further cements Fort as consummate composer and performer, and one looks forward to monitoring her progress into other areas of musical endeavor

ANAT FORT Birdwatching ECM

It’s all 4 Jason

US pop sensation Jason Derulo is looking forward to bringing his hit machine to Rishon Lezion.

‘MUSIC IS a great way for artists to express themselves... I want to use music for good, to make people smile, laugh, dance, create good energy,’ says pop star Jason Derulo.

Oud advice from Ara Dinkjian

The renowned Armenian-American oud player and composer returns to Israel to perform two shows at the Elma Arts Complex in Zichron Ya’akov.

Armenian-American oud player Ara Dinkjian

אַרְקָדִי דוּכִין וּמִיכָה שִטְרִית

New show: Arkadi Duchin and Micha Shitrit

New show: Arkadi Duchin and Micha Shitrit

Avishai Cohen and all that jazz

Mezzo TV celebrates the popular Israeli jazz bassist who has just released his new album ‘From Darkness’

Avishai Cohen

A new star is on the rise

Singer David Lavi has been on a winning streak since his appearance on "Kochav Nolad."

‘IF I tell people the truth, they’ll believe me. And they know that my songs are as honest as my stories,’ says Israeli musician David Lavi.