Danny Hajjar

I really truly loved everything about Around The Horn. It exposed me to so many journalists I now admire. Wild that it’s gone, I’m really going to miss it

Well, this aged so poorly

Lol the Knicks! We’re going to sweep them ☘️

Omg No Other Land!!

How Palestinian Star Saint Levant Is Helping Uplift & Support His People | GRAMMY.com With a rapidly growing global audience, Saint Levant is helping Arab music reach new listeners. On the heels of releasing his new EP 'Love Letters,' the rapper and activist details the importance of m...

I spoke extensively with Palestinian-Algerian artist Saint Levant on achieving so much at a young age, the support of his father, and Palestine www.grammy.com/news/saint-l...

Since the start of the year I moved away from streaming platforms and went back to listening to/buying CDs. It’s been an incredible feeling to rediscover that physical relationship with music and really take time to process albums in their entirety

I’m rooting for Kendrick Lamar and Abbott Elementary

Yeah, I don’t know if I want to live in this country anymore if I’m being honest

I don’t know, I hope so!

Chappell Roan's Grammy Speech Raises Questions on Healthcare in the Music Industry Chappell Roan used her Grammy Best New Artist speech to demand that labels give artists healthcare. Activists and organizers are working on it

here's a much better piece on the issues Chappell raised re: healthcare and musicians. written by @ethanmillman.bsky.social, feat conversations with @umaw.bsky.social, @futureofmusic.bsky.social and more. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. Founder Who Worked With Ashanti and Ja Rule, Dies at 54 The cause of death is as yet unknown.

Irv Gotti, best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died

I want to be more active here but I fear the convo is still mostly happening on Twitter—a place I’m trying not to engage anymore. But should I?

الله يساعدنا

Ahhh congrats!!!!!

Kendrick Lamar, I am loving this

THE WEEKND?! 😭

Chappell Roan takes home the Grammy Award for best new artist.

Reading her acceptance speech, she took the opportunity to make a call for the music industry to provide a living wage and health insurance for developing artists. wapo.st/4aQ2ZEf

I do love RAYE a lot too

“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”

Doechii deserves everything

Cowboy Carter!

AND NOW LUKA IS A LAKER???? WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

we should all be talking about what this administration is trying to do to trans people, and doing everything we can to stop it.

Good thing we’re all hosting the World Cup together next year 🙃

Dystopian what’s happening

'Mo' goes from Mexican border to the West Bank in Season 2 Palestinian-Texan comedian Mohammed "Mo" Amer spoke about Season 2 of his eponymous series, depicting the U.S. immigration system and the Israel-Hamas war.

Mo Amer’s second season of “Mo” is hilarious and profound. And damn — this guy created a humane and irreverent comedy in impossibly fraught times. Kudos.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Mo is the best show on television. Full stop.

Marwan Moussa Already Defined Egyptian Rap. He Wants to Go Even Further Marwan Moussa has become one of the biggest names in Arabic rap. Now, he's getting vulnerable and setting his sights even higher

Wrote about Egyptian rapper Marwan Moussa for Rolling Stone www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Commentary: Wildfires come with the wildness that draws us to Los Angeles The mix of urban settings and nature is what we love about this region. This past week we're reminded just how untamed the wilderness is.

“What happened this past week has upended all our assumptions about our truce with the wildness of Los Angeles. We were wrong when we figured that our infrastructure was sufficient to save us from this inferno.”
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Ten Arab musicians to watch in 2025, from Zeyne to Molham | The National Here are the emerging artists to keep an eye on over the next 12 months

And I wrote about ten artists to watch in 2025 from the Middle East, North Africa, and its diaspora communities www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture...