Alex Clare skipped touring with Adele because of Shabbat. Now the Orthodox pop artist...
(JTA) — British musician Alex Clare burst onto the pop music scene with his debut album in 2011, and was offered a chance to tour with megastar Adele.
But the...
Yochanan Gordon: Fried, Geffen Collaborate on ‘Betzoret’
Aside from the “Av” that begins both of their first names, or aleph beis if the letters were written in Hebrew, and the fact that Avraham Fried and Aviv...
Kirstin x Grohl Honor Jews in Music for Each Night of Hanukkah
BY GABE FRIEDMAN
(JTA) — Dave Grohl, who is best known as the leader of the 12-time Grammy winning band Foo Fighters, isn’t Jewish. But he’s having a lot of musical...
Daveed Diggs Wants You to Have a Puppy for Hanukkah
(JTA) — There’s a long history of Jewish artists releasing parody songs for Hanukkah, but this year’s most catchy addition to the holiday canon may be Daveed Diggs’ new...
Battle of the Singers Links Benny and Mordechai With Yachad
More than 5,000 people tuned in as the Orthodox Union’s (OU) Yachad, the leading organization for individuals with disabilities in the Orthodox community, raised $150,000 during its virtual “Battle...
Eden Alena to Represent Israel in Eurovision 2020
Eden Alena will represent Israel in Eurovision 2020, taking place this May in The Netherlands.
In the grand finale, Eden beat out fellow contestants Ella-Lee Lahav (2nd place), Or Amrami-Brockman (3rd...
Thousands of Brazilians Join Koolulam for YouTube Performance
BY MARCUS M. GILBAN
SAO PAULO (JTA) – Thousands of Brazilians, Jews and non-Jews, joined a popular Israeli musicale held for the first time in Latin America.
Some 3,000 people gathered Sunday...
Neshama Carlebach to Sing at Central Synagogue
(JTA) — In January 2018, Central Synagogue in New York City placed a one-year moratorium on using the music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. On Friday, his daughter will perform...
Singers Compose Tribute to Widows, Orphans for Yom Hazikaron
BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF orphans joined Harel Skaat and Elai Botner for "Son and Father and Mother," a touching performance in honor of fallen IDF soldiers for Memorial Day 2019.
The lyrics,...
Sarah Dukes: New Composition For Healing
Sarah writes, "Music is extremely powerful- not just for the listener, but for the composer as well. It can heal. It can comfort. It can bring joy and inner...