Billboard Arab Music Awards 2024: A Landmark Celebration of Arab Music

 

The countdown has begun for the Billboard Arab Music Awards 2024, an event poised to honor outstanding achievements in Arab music. Scheduled to take place on December 11, this inaugural awards ceremony will be a highlight of the first-ever Riyadh Music Week.

The event celebrates Arab and North African artists whose works have achieved remarkable success on global streaming platforms. With over 30 categories, it promises to showcase the diversity and richness of the Arab music scene. The full list of finalists has been revealed.

Song of the Year

• "Fawq" by Assala Nasri
• "Qali Mita" by Saad Lamjarred, Shreya Ghoshal, and Rajat Nagpal
• "Hejili Mojoua" by Tamer Ashour
• "Sabra" by El Shami
• "Ya Leil Ya La'een" by El Shami

Artist of the Year

• Amr Diab
• El Shami
• Nancy Ajram
• Sherine Abdel Wahab
• Ahmed Saad

Best Male Artist

• El Shami
• Distinct
• Ahmed Saad
• Amr Diab
• Tamer Ashour

Best Female Artist

• Nancy Ajram
• Elissa
• Assala Nasri
• Sherine Abdel Wahab
• Eliana

Best Musical Band

• Cairokee
• Masar Egbari
• Miami Band
• Sharmoofers
• El Masryeen

Best Rising Artist

• Distinct
• Eliana
• Too Let
• Silawi
• Al Shami

Most Rising Artist

• Amr Diab
• Too Let
• Angham
• Al Shami
• Tamer Ashour

Duet of the Year in Arabic

• Saint Levant and MC Abdul – Deira
• Nassif Zeytoun and Rahma Riad – Ma Fi Leil
• Assala Nasri and Ahmed Saad – Sabb Farhati
• Amin Khattab and Essam Sasa – Ahna Saye Monharfeen
• Tawsen and Ayoub Anbawy – Dawini

Best Gulf Song

• Adel Ibrahim – Dalanaak
• Ayed – tLmah
• Ayed – Rady
• Fouad Abdel Wahed – Kol Ahebbak
• Fouad Abdel Wahed – Daq Al Ghamam

First Artist - Gulf Song Category

• Abdul Majeed Abdullah
• Majid Al Mohandes
• Ayed
• Rashed Al Majed
• Hussain Al Jasmi

Best Artist - Gulf Song Category

• Ayed
• Hussain Al Jasmi
• Rashed Al Majed
• Majid Al Mohandes
• Abdul Majeed Abdullah

Best Female Artist - Gulf Song Category

• Assala Nasri
• Balqis
• Aseel Hameem
• Shama Hamdan
• Omaima Taleb

Best Egyptian Song

• Wael Jassar – Kol Waad
• Tamer Ashour – Hejili Mojoua
• Assala Nasri and Ahmed Saad – Sabb Farhati
• Assala Nasri – Fawq
• Eliana – Crazy

First Artist - Egyptian Song Category

• Ahmed Saad
• Nancy Ajram
• Amr Diab
• Tamer Ashour
• Sherine Abdel Wahab

Best Artist - Egyptian Song Category

• Tamer Ashour
• Ramy Sabry
• Ahmed Saad
• Mohamed Hamaki
• Amr Diab

Best Female Artist - Egyptian Song Category

• Assala Nasri
• Eliana
• Nancy Ajram
• Elissa
• Sherine Abdel Wahab

Best Levantine Song

• Ali Saber – Da’wat Ommi
• Al Shami – Sabra
• Nassif Zeytoun and Rahma Riad – Ma Fi Leil
• Al Shami – Wayne
• Al Shami – Ya Leil Ya La’een

First Artist - Levantine Song Category

• Al Shami
• Elissa
• Mahmoud Al Turki
• Nassif Zeytoun
• Nancy Ajram

Best Male Artist - Levantine Song Category

• Al Shami
• Silawi
• Nassif Zeytoun
• Wael Kfoury
• Mahmoud Al Turki

Best Female Artist - Levantine Song Category

• Nancy Ajram
• Myriam Fares
• Elissa
• Abeer Nehme
• Rahma Riad

Best Maghrebi Song

• Soolking & Distant – Idour
• Zarzour – Fatou Liam
• Cheb Hisham T JV – Fatou Liam
• Saad Lamjarred, Shreya Ghoshal, and Rajat Nagpal – Qali Mita
• Lazaro – Madboul Ana

First Artist - Maghrebi Song Category

• Zouhair Bahaoui
• Saad Lamjarred
• Distant
• Cheb Khaled
• Samara

Best Male Artist - Maghrebi Song Category

• Zouhair Bahaoui
• Saad Lamjarred
• Distinct
• Cheb Khaled
• Samara

Best Female Artist - Maghrebi Song Category

• Manal
• Hind Ziyadi
• Kawthar
• Marwa Loud
• Shama

Best Hip Hop Song

• Mahab – Yazmeli
• Draganov – Adabi
• El Grande Toto with Hamza – Dalali
• Stormy – Bobo
• El Grande Toto – Blue Love

First Hip Hop Artist

• Samara
• El Grande Toto
• Marwan Pablo
• Stormy
• Wegz

Best Hip Hop Artist

• Samara
• El Grande Toto
• Marwan Pablo
• Stormy
• Wegz

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

• Raja Meziane
• Hala
• Perry
• Gara
• Khatak

Best Indie Song

• Too Let – Matiji Aadi Aliki
• Al Shami – Sabra
• Hamza Namira – Winds of Life
• Too Lit – My Love Why
• Eliana – Crazy

First Indie Artist

• Silawi
• Muslim
• Too Lit
• Eliana
• Cairokee

Best Indie Artist

• Al Shami
• Too Lit
• Silawi
• Mohamed Saeed
• Muslim

Best Female Indie Artist

• Zain
• Amal Mathlouthi
• Dana Salah
• Ghalia
• Eliana

Best Festival

• Islam Kabonga and Klosha – Elli Nafsa Fia Beity Mitouhesh
• Islam Kabonga – Aywya Ya Habibi Wahshteeni
• Reda El Bahrawy and Muslim – Lafina El Donia
• Hamada El Yathi and Amr Salama – Tariq El Andalus
• Reda El Bahrawy – Aa El Doghry

First Festival Artist

• Muslim
• Essam Sasa
• Hassan Shakoush
• Amin Khattab
• Islam Kabonga

Best Festival Artist

• Hassan Shakoush
• Muslim
• Essam Sasa
• Islam Kabonga
• Amin Khattab