Historic night: Elissa, Dystinct and Al Shami light up first-ever Billboard Arabia Awards
The first Billboard Arabia Music Awards made history in Riyadh last week, bringing together the biggest names in Arabic music for an unforgettable night of performances and celebrations. Music icons like Elissa delivered a stunning medley of her greatest hits, while Moroccan sensation Dystinct proved why he’s dominating the charts, and Al Shami had everyone on their feet with his breakthrough hit “Sabran”. But these were just some of the amazing performances you can rewatch right here!
Elissa
Dystinct
TUL8TE
Al Shami
Ahmed Saad
Tamer Ashour
Elyanna
Complete list of winners
Song of the Year: “Haygely Mawgow” – Tamer Ashour
Artist of the Year: Sherine Abdel Wahab
Top Male Artist: Amr Diab
Top Female Artist: Sherine Abdel Wahab
Top Band: Cairokee
Top New Artist: Elyanna
Highest Gainer: TUL8TE
Top Arabic Dueto of the Year: Assala Nasri and Ahmed Saad – “Sabb Farhety”
Top Khaleeji Song: Ayed – “Lammah”
Artist of the Year – Khaleeji Dialect: Abdul Majeed Abdullah
Top Male Artist – Khaleeji Dialect: Abdul Majeed Abdullah
Top Female Artist – Khaleeji Dialect: Oumaima Taleb
Top Egyptian Song: Tamer Ashour – “Haygely Mawgow”
Artist of the Year – Egyptian Dialect: Sherine Abdel Wahab
Top Male Artist – Egyptian Dialect: Amr Diab
Top Female Artist – Egyptian Dialect: Sherine Abdel Wahab
Top Levantine Song: Al Shami – “Sabra”
Artist of the Year – Levantine Dialect: Al Shami
Top Male Artist – Levantine Dialect: Al Shami
Top Female Artist – Levantine Dialect: Nancy Ajram
Top Maghrebi Song: Saad Lamjarred, Shreya Ghoshal and Rajat Nagpal – “Guli Mata”
Artist of the Year – Maghrebi: Dystinct
Top Male Artist – Maghrebi Dialect: Dystinct
Top Female Artist – Maghrebi Dialect: Manal
Top Arabic Hip-Hop Song: ElGrandeToto – “Blue Love”
Artist of the Year – Arabic Hip-Hop: ElGrandeToto
Top Arabic Hip-Hop Male Artist: ElGrandeToto
Top Arabic Hip-Hop Female Artist: Khtek
Top Indie Song: Al Shami – “Sabra”
Artist of the Year – Arabic Indie: Cairokee
Top Arabic Indie Male Artist: Muslim
Top Arabic Indie Female Artist: Elyanna
Top Mahraganat Song: Eslam Kabonga – “Aywa Ya Habibty Wahashtiny”
Artist of the Year – Mahraganat: Essam Sasa
Top Male Mahraganat Artist: Essam Sasa
Top Shelat Song: Abdullah Al Farwan – “Jamalek Gheer”
Artist of the Year – Shelat: Mohammed Bin Garman
Top Male Artist of the Year – Shelat: Mohammed Bin Garman
Best Composer: Amro El-Shazly & Mehdi Mzayen
Best Songwriter: Aleem
Best Music Producer: Tareq Hjeily
