<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">A few days separate the audience from the first edition of the Billboard Arab Music Awards for the year 2024.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The awards will honor artists from the Arab world and North Africa who have achieved exceptional achievements on the charts, and whose songs were the most listened to on various streaming platforms around the world.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This honor will be given across more than 30 categories, and we will get to know the full list of finalists for the awards in all these categories, in addition to more additional categories that will be announced at a later time.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Song of the year:</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - "Above" by Assala Nasri</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - "Tell Me When" by Saad Lamjarred, Shreya Ghoshal and Rajat Nagpal</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> "Hegili Mogo3a" by Tamer Ashour</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - "Sabra" by Al-Shami</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - "Oh Night and Oh Eye" by Al-Shami</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Artist of the Year:</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Amr Diab</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - The Levantine</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nancy Ajram</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> -Sherine Abdel Wahab</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Ahmed Saad</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Best Artist:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - The Levantine</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Distant</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Ahmed Saad</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Amr Diab</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Tamer Ashour</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Best Female Artist:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nancy Ajram</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> -Elissa</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Authenticity</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> -Sherine Abdel Wahab</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Eliana</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Best Band:</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Cairokee</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Mandatory path</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Miami Band</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Sharmoofers</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Egyptians</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Best New Artist:</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Distant</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Eliana</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Too light</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Silawi</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Levantine</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Most Rising Artist:</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Amr Diab</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Too light</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Tunes</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Levantine</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Tamer Ashour</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Duet of the year in Arabic:</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> St. Levant and MC Abdul - Deira</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nassif Zeytoun and Rahma Riad - There is no night</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Assala Nasri and Ahmed Saad - The reason for my joy</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Amin Khattab and Essam Sasa - We are perverts</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Tawson and Ayoub Anbawi - Dawini</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Best Gulf Song</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Adel Ibrahim - We pampered you</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Ayed - brilliant</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Ayed - Reply</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Fouad Abdel Wahed - I love you so much</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Fouad Abdel Wahed - The Clouds Are Narrow</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">First Artist - Gulf Song Category</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Abdul Majeed Abdullah</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Majid Al Mohandes</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Ayed</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Rashid Al Majed</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Hussain Al Jasmi</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Best Artist - Gulf Song Category</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Ayed</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Hussain Al Jasmi</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Rashid Al Majed</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Majid Al Mohandes</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Abdul Majeed Abdullah</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Best Female Artist - Gulf Song Category</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Asala Nasri</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Balqis</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Genuine and ambitious</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Shama Hamdan</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Umaima Taleb</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Best Egyptian Song:</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Wael Jassar - Every Promise</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Tamer Ashour - Hegaily Mojoo3</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Assala Nasri and Ahmed Saad - The reason for my joy</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Asala Nasri - Up</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Eliana - Crazy</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">First Artist - Egyptian Song Category</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Ahmed Saad</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nancy Ajram</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Amr Diab</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Tamer Ashour</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sherine Abdel Wahab</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Best Artist - Egyptian Song Category</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Tamer Ashour</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Ramy Sabry</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Ahmed Saad</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Mohamed Hamaki</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Amr Diab</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Best Female Artist - Egyptian Song Category</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Asala Nasri</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Eliana</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nancy Ajram</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Elisa</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sherine Abdel Wahab</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>