Pop culture

Taylor Swift leads charts as Israel's favorite artist, album, song of 2025

The top 20 songs featured artists such as Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and Olivia Dean, who was also voted by Israelis as the breakout artist of 2025.

A general view of a Nashville area Starbucks that has been transformed into a Starbies pop up celebrating the release of Taylor Swift's new album "The Life Of A Showgirl" on October 03, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tiferet Sigala (L) and Yarden Cohen.

Tiferet Sigala, Yarden Cohen: Giving space, community for Jerusalem’s teen geeks

Singer Lorde attends Variety's 2021 Power of Women event at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. September 30, 2021

Lorde to join 'no music for genocide' anti-Israel boycott

 DANIEL GAD (left) and Michael Aloni in ‘The Stronghold.’

From Yom Kippur War to Eurovision: Israeli Special TV for the holidays


Backstreet Boys 'Get Down' for second time in Israel

Playing a sold-out crowd at Rishon LeZion's Live Park, the Boys reveled in 90s nostalgia.

The Backstreet Boys in concert, Rishon LeZion, April 22, 2018.

Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton shares photos from Israel trip

The supermodel told her Intagram followers they'll "find out soon enough" the reason for her visit.

Model Kate Upton

The Boys are back in town

The Backstreet Boys provide a healthy dose of nostalgia for the 1990s.

Backstreet Boys

Israeli television series wins big at Canneseries

Israel was the only country to have more than one entry in the official competition.

Israeli actors Dan Mor, Ninet Tayeb, Tomer Kapon, Omri Givon and Moshe Ashkenazi at Cannes

'Despacito' video hacked, captioned with 'Free Palestine'

The video was captioned with 'Free Palestine' before disappearing completely.

Picture of Anonymous hacker from social media‏

Seth Meyers names baby after Holocaust survivor great grandparents

"You just have such an appreciation for everyone in your lineage who lived so that you could have this moment."

Seth Meyers

Damien Jurado heading to Israel

The folk singer will return to Barby Tel Aviv in September.

Singer songwriter Damien Jurado

Top 10 things to do: Virtual egg hunt

Find the best goings-on in the country!

The Backstreet Boys

Israeli keyboardist joins Todd Rundgren's Utopia reunion

"We looked at his stuff on the Internet and were all blown away by how talented he was and how confident he seemed," said Todd Rundgren

Israeli keyboardist Gil Assayas

'Black like Drake and Jesus': Comic Eric Andre makes waves in Tel Aviv

The comedy star bared it all – literally.

Comedian Eric Andre