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Shuli Rand, left, and rapper Jimbo J duet their hit songs ahead of Rosh Hashanah, in August 2026. (YouTube screenshot)
September 1, 2026, 4:23 am
Rapper Jimbo J and actor Shuli Rand duet in optimistic mashup
The two Israeli stars share lyrics about pain, conflict and the future from their individual hit songs, ‘White Sail’ and ‘White Heart’
By Jessica Steinberg
An artificial intelligence clip of Israelis celebrating the release of the hostages (left) alongside a clip of Hostage Square in Tel Aviv (right) in Yoni Bloch's new music video. (Screenshot via JTA)
October 22, 2025, 8:20 pm
AI becomes reality in music video of returning Gaza hostages
Pop singer Yoni Bloch originally posted clip in January showing imagined release of captives; has now redone it with their actual return
By Grace Gilson
Chava Alberstein, center, with Haim Weiss, right and Yair Dalal, left, at the Metula Poetry Festival in Jerusalem on September 4, 2025 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 6, 2025, 9:41 am
Chava Alberstein talks about love of Yiddish, autobiography at fest
The beloved singer-songwriter shares stories from her autobiography, ‘Canaan Alley,’ at poetry festival relocated from Metula to Jerusalem
By Jessica Steinberg
Singer-songwriter Matti Caspi in campaign to raise funds for additional cancer treatment (Courtesy Lehosheet Yad)
July 14, 2025, 5:53 pm
Battling cancer, singer Matti Caspi asks public to help fund innovative treatments
Performer launches crowdfunding campaign to finance experimental therapies he is undergoing that are not covered by national health system
By Jessica Steinberg
Israel's 2025 Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael (Shai Franco/Tedy Productions)
May 6, 2025, 1:48 am
After surviving Nova, Israel’s Eurovision hopeful is ready to ‘give my dreams a chance’
Yuval Raphael, who’ll represent Israel with ‘New Day Will Rise’ in Basel next week, adopts a carefully apolitical tone ahead of the highly charged contest: ‘I’m 100% focused on my song’
By Amy Spiro
Pop singer Moshiko Mor at a court hearing after being indicted for rape at the Lod District Court, January 14, 2025. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 14, 2025, 3:03 pm
Israeli pop singer Moshiko Mor indicted in court for rape, sodomy
Musician was arrested earlier this month for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman at his Rishon Lezion apartment in late December; he insists encounter was consensual
By ToI Staff
Singer Netta Barzilai in the video shoot for her new single, 'Big Love,' released November 14, 2024 (Credit Nadav Yahalomi)
November 17, 2024, 5:00 pm
Netta Barzilai offers some ‘Big Love’ to spread light after a year of darkness
Pop star, whose music is normally bubbly and happy, talks about her latest release, the first in English since Oct. 7 assault, after spending a long time pondering what to share
By Jessica Steinberg
Crew members and media work near the Hollywood Walk of Fame, March 8, 2023, outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
September 18, 2024, 2:16 pm
Petah Tikva to launch Hollywood-inspired ‘walk of fame’
Initial list of people to get stars comprises 31 Israeli singers, actors, authors and performers who were born in or live in the Tel Aviv suburb
By ToI Staff
Four young vocalists, Talia Dancyg (far left) Agam Jeremy Bitton, (second from left) Yaara Cohen (far right) and Imri Sharif (second from right) perform in the Israel Festival's 'The Music People' at Kibbutz Dorot on September 12, 2024. (Credit: Ofir Hayat)
September 14, 2024, 10:42 am
Four teenage ‘wonders’ impacted by Oct. 7 sing emotional vocals at Israel Festival
First of ‘The Music People’ shows opens in Negev, as annual event held between Jerusalem and the south in show of support for region; singers include granddaughter of murdered hostage
By Jessica Steinberg
Tali Golergant winning the Luxembourg Song Contest on January 27, 2024. (Dani Reuter/RTL Luxembourg)
April 12, 2024, 7:43 am
Luxembourg banking on polyglot singer with Israeli roots for its Eurovision return
Tali Golergant is the first singer to represent the tiny nation since 1993. But with family ties to the Jewish state – including a brother who fought in Gaza – online hate is ablaze
By Amy Spiro
Screen capture from video of Israeli singer Tali Golergant's nomination-winning performance in Luxembourg's selection for an entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, 2024, January 27, 2024. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 28, 2024, 11:28 am
Luxembourg taps Israeli singer as Eurovision song entry
Tali Golergant, who wins nomination with song ‘Fighter,’ was born in Israel and speaks fluent Hebrew, says she visits at least once a year
By ToI Staff
Israeli singer-songwriter, actor and reserve soldier Idan Amedi who was seriously injured while fighting in the Gaza Strip speaks at a press conference upon his discharge from Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, January 25, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 25, 2024, 3:02 pm
‘I was so burned, no one recognized me,’ says ‘Fauda’ actor Amedi of his Gaza injuries
Discharged from hospital after seriously hurt in blast, reservist has broken bones in fingers, but promises to get back to playing guitar; hopes to be in ‘Fauda’ season 5; urges unity
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Israeli singer Ofra Haza, 1987. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
January 2, 2023, 10:44 am
Israel’s Ofra Haza makes Rolling Stone’s top 200 singers of all time
Music magazine says the late artist, who came second in 1983 Eurovision, combed traditional vocal conventions with modern technique to create something ‘ahead of its time’
By ToI Staff
A member of the Spanish hip-hop band Tribade defaces an Israeli flag at the Sziget Music Festival in Hungary, August 14, 2022. (Instagram)
August 15, 2022, 4:14 pm
Spanish band defaces Israeli flag at music festival, uploads video to Instagram
Barcelona-based rap group that prides itself on social activism writes ‘Israel doesn’t exist,’ draws penis on Israeli flag at campsite after performing at Hungary’s Sziget Festival
By Tobias Siegal
Israeli pop composer and singer Svika Pick, on September 21, 2004. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
August 15, 2022, 2:16 pm
‘Israel’s king of pop’ Svika Pick laid to rest in private ceremony
Iconic singer died Sunday at 72; funeral held in Ramat Hasharon attended by friends and family; songwriter Yoav Ginai and actor Nicky Goldstein deliver eulogies
By ToI Staff
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