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Legendary Algerian singer Warda al-Jazairia passed away on Thursday at the age of 73 after suffering a heart attack at her residence in the Egyptian capital Cairo. [Naharnet]

She was one of the very few Arab singers I listen to. What a great loss.

The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this ad was FlamingText.com. I remember everyone using it like 10 years ago if not more to come up with cool signatures on hotmail or just banners.

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This guy has a thing for stealing American movie scenes! First it was 300 and now it’s “The day after tomorrow“.

I tried understanding the lyrics a bit to see if they are anyhow related to the video clip but I didn’t get a single word of what he’s saying. I must say though that it was cool seeing those huge waves pounding the Lebanese shores. The clip must have cost a lot but money is not really an issue when you are married to Yemeni president’s daughter.

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International icon, the beloved French chanson entertainer Charles Aznavour will be performing on July 6 while British art rocker Chris de Burgh will be putting on his show on July 8. Tickets are already on sale at all Virgin Megastore outlets and Boueri Press. [Link]

I don’t like De Burgh much but Charles Aznavour, born as Shahnour Vaghenagi Aznavourian, is one of my favorite French singers. I was hesitant first to buy tickets because Aznavour is 87 years old, but after I read that he’s on a 21-concerts tour and he’s been praised for his latest performances, I am more excited now to go watch him probably one last time.

My favorite Aznavour songs are Emmenez moi, La Boheme, Hier Encore and Isabelle.

Aside from Aznavour coming to Jounieh’s festival, I must say I am disappointed with the program for this year. They should have gotten one or two recent artists to attract all sorts of crowds.

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The Cranberries will perform live at the Beiteddine festival on the 14th of July 2012 at 9:00 PM. Tickets are not yet available for sale.

Zombie and the Animal instinct are my two favorite Cranberries songs.

A documentary directed by Bachir Bensaddek about the rap scene in Morocco, Lebanon and Syria. [YouTube]

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That’s what Najwa Karam is saying she’s doing.
نجوى كرم تنضمّ إلى حلف “محاربة الهبوط الفني”

That’s what she is really doing.

“Dom Tak Dadadoumdoumdoum tak dadadoumdoumdoum tak” Very deep lyrics lol!

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That probably explains the increase in car accidents in the year 2011.

Is it me or does she sound very much like Rihanna? One thing’s for sure, the girl can sing!

Thanks Walid!

I’ve seen singers and celebrities posing for brands or bridal shops but not advertising their song at the same time.

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A British friend asked me yesterday to explain to her what this song means and what happens in the video, so I had to listen to it for the first time and found out that Mohammad Iskandar was actually sending a good message this time in his song on plastic surgery and its risks, unlike his earlier song Jomhouriyyit Albi which was highly disrespectful to women and stirred controversy in Lebanon.

However, can someone explain to me what happens at minute 3:54? Who’s this guy and how is he related to the song at all?

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This is so true and freakin’ hilarious!

Via @NasriAtallah

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If you listened lately to Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa’s latest song “Young, Wild and Free” on Radio One, you’d notice it’s censored. (Listen to Video above)

Instead of hearing:
“So What we get drunk, So what we don’t sleep”
You hear:
“So What we get, So what we don’t sleep”

I thought at first it was “high” and not “drunk” but then I checked the lyrics. Added to that, “So what we don’t sleep” was originally “So what we smoke weed”.

I can understand censoring weed even though “Smoke one, roll one” are still there, but can anyone explain to me why aren’t we allowed to hear the term “drunk”?

PS: I assume the song is also censored on NRJ, LightFM & MixFM but I am not sure.

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Whitney Houston was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel yesterday. Reasons of her death are still unclear.

I am not a big fan of the singer, but I remember very well the big fuss her song “I will always love you” did in Lebanon back in the 1990s. Back then, we had no internet, no “Dish” and had only LBC, TL, C33 and MTV channels to watch. The Bodyguard was one of the few famous movies LBCI decided to broadcast and almost everyone in Lebanon saw it.

It became a bit like Vangelis’ Conquest of Paradise that was played in almost every wedding or any occasion in Lebanon during the 1990s and is still popular these days.