Kobi Oz might be the most influential musician in Israel. His songs brought Mizrahi stylings into the mainstream, painting a vivid portrait of a place coming to terms with its Middle Eastern identity.

With a coveted Billie Eilish endorsement in her pocket, Israel’s leading indie artist arrives in the States this month for her American festival debut

Uncovered: the earliest known version of the Hebrew song

Imagine if the Red Hot Chili Peppers grew up not in Los Angeles but in Tel Aviv and you have a sense of Elai Botner

A musical celebration of Yom Ha’Atzmaut

Lola Marsh and Oren Lavie win over fans, awards in Austin

Love of men, love of women, love of God, love of sex: It all sounds better in Lashon HaKodesh

Amir Fryszer Guttman’s life was a roller-coaster of personal struggle and public advocacy

Banai, who died yesterday at 55, was part of a wave of Israeli artists who derived meaning and inspiration from religious texts their secular Zionist forebears had spurned

The Israeli singer, with his Middle East Groove All Stars, is worth catching in performance on a rare U.S. trip this week

Watch Lipa Schmeltzer sing a touching rendition of ‘Ein Li Eretz Acheret’ with Corinne Allal, the song’s composer

Hadara Levin Areddy’s “What About Us?” is the song you need today

Israeli band’s new album showcases distinctive mix of rock, klezmer, and funk

Right-wing artist’s snub sets off a firestorm about free speech and art

Gabriel Balachsan, found dead this week at age 37, turned a troubled interior life into powerful art