Israeli music

Israeli music industry doubtful over Kanye West's potential return to Israel

Rumors that Kanye West may perform in Israel after apologizing for past antisemitic remarks have sparked skepticism and backlash within the Israeli music industry.

(L-R) Kanye "Ye" West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Noam Bettan will represent Israel at Eurovision 2026.

Israel’s Noam Bettan keeps singing through Eurovision boycott storm

YOAV KUTNER has charted much of the evolution of Israeli music.

Music to our ears, and hearts: How music shaped Israel’s identity over 78 years

SGT. GADI Cotal.

How songs become memory: The role of music on Israel’s Memorial Day


Izhar Ashdot receives ACUM lifetime award, still putting in the work at 64

On the verge of senior citizen status, the rocker seems to have plenty left in the tank to offer the world.

 IZHAR ASHDOT: You know, you can hear something at the age of 20 and then, suddenly, when you are 50 it comes out in your music.

SHEKEL ensemble to perform in Jerusalem

“SHEKEL is all about inclusion, and we feel strongly that true inclusion can only occur where there is cultural inclusion,” said SHEKEL chair, Clara Feldman.

 MEMBERS OF the Jerusalem Integrative Orchestra.

Can ChatGPT revolutionize music? One artist seeks answers

Will ChatGPT make us lazier musicians, or can it enable us to master new instruments and even new professions without investing years of study?


LIVE: Israeli fashion and music showcased in Vietnam

The Embassy of Israel in Hanoi presented the latest Israeli trends in fashion and music during the Israeli Independence Day event.

 Israeli Fashion and Music Showcased in Vietnam

'The Next Star' will choose the 2024 Israeli Eurovision contestant

The next Eurovision representative from Israel will be selected by Keshet 12's "The Next Star."

 Noa Kirel from Israel performs during the grand final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 13, 2023

Army Radio celebrates 30 years of Gal-gal-gal Galatz

Thousands of attendees started partying at 5:30 p.m. and did not stop all the way through until sunset the next day.

 IDAN RAICHEL performs at the Galgalive Festival.

Rocking out under the Iron Dome - reporter's notebook

If you cancel your parties and you stop singing and dancing, you’re giving in to the terrorists. 

Dead Sea rave

Danny Kuttner on singing colors and how traveling abroad helped her music

Collaboration always leads to more vibrant and 'colorful' music, but individuality is also important.

 DANNY KUTTNER: Israel is my home.

The power of a unicorn: Why will Noa Kirel's Eurovision song make Germans laugh?

Just before the Israeli delegation boards a plane to the upcoming Eurovision Song contest in Liverpool, we checked what they're saying about us in Europe:

 Israeli singer Noa Kirel at the 2022 ACUM Awards ceremony for Hebrew Song near Tel Aviv on September 7, 2022.

Yehonatan Geffen provided the soundtrack for Israelis of all ages

Remembering poet Yehonatan Geffen, whose songs were embraced by the Israeli public and became an integral part of people’s lives. Geffen died at 76.

YEHONATAN GEFFEN