The first Billboard Arabia Music Awards (BBAMA) will take place on December 11 at the King Fahad Cultural Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After a year of tracking Billboard Arabia's chart trends, this landmark event will celebrate the most talented artists from the Arab world and North Africa – those who have made waves on the charts and dominated streaming platforms worldwide. Throughout the year, Billboard Arabia's 10 charts have highlighted listening trends in four main dialects and four music genres, in addition to the top charts: Artist 100 and Hot 100.
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BBAMA winners will be determined based on their performance on Billboard Arabia's top charts, such as the Hot 100 and Artist 100, as well as the four dialect-specific charts — Khaleeji, Egyptian, Levantine and Maghrebi — and genre-specific charts . including Arabic Hip-Hop, Arabic Indie, Shelat and Mahraganat. These charts are based on the reliable methodology set by the Bulletin board brand.
In addition to celebrating the year's top artists and tracks, the BBAMAs will showcase the region's rich talent pool with an exciting lineup of live acts and unexpected collaborations. The event will feature a mix of established and rising stars from across the Arab world and its diaspora.
With more than 40 award categories already revealed, the BBAMAs promise to be a comprehensive tribute to the region's vibrant music scene. Below is the full list of finalists for these awards. Stay tuned. more categories will be revealed soon.
The song of the year
“Fouq” by Assala Nasri
'Guli Mata' by Saad Lamjarred, Shreya Ghoshal and Rajat Nagpal
“Ya Leil W Yal Ein” by Al Shami
“Haygely Mawgow” by Tamer Ashour
“Sabran” by Al Shami
Artist of the Year
Amr Diab
Al Sami
Nancy Ajram
Sherine Abdel Wahab
Ahmed Saad
Top male artist
Al Sami
Badge
Ahmed Saad
Amr Diab
Tamer Ashur
Top female artist
Nancy Ajram
Elisa
Assala
Sherine Abdel Wahab
Elianna
Top Band
Cairoki
Massar Egbari
Miami band
Sharmoofers
Al Masrien
Top New Artist
Badge
Elianna
TUL8TE
Siilawy
Al Sami
Highest Gainer
Amr Diab
TUL8TE
Angham
Al Sami
Tamer Ashur
Top Arab collaboration of the year
Ameen Khattab and Essam Sasa – “Ehna Say' Monharifin”
Assala Nasri and Ahmed Saad – “Sabb Farhety”
Nassif Zeytoun and Rahma Riad – “Ma Fi Leil”
Saint Levant and MC Abdul – “Deira”
Tawsen and Ayoub Anboui – “Dawini”
Khaleeji Top Song
Adel Ebrahim – “Dl'nak”
Ayed – “Lammah”
Ayed – “Rdy”
Fouad Abdulwahed – “Kel Ahebek”
Fouad Abdulwahed – “Thaag El Ghamaam”
Artist of the Year – Khaleeji Dialect
Abdul Majeed Abdullah
Majid al-Muhandis
Ayed
Rashed al-Majed
Hussain Al Jassmi
Top Male Artist – Khaleeji Dialect
Ayed
Hussain Al Jassmi
Rashed al-Majed
Majid al-Muhandis
Abdul Majeed Abdullah
Top Female Artist – Khaleeji Dialect
Assala Nasri
Balqees
Aseel Hameem
Sama Hamdan
Oumaima Taleb
Top Egyptian song
Wael Jassar – “Koul Waad”
Tamer Ashour – “Haygely Mawgow”
Assala Nasri and Ahmed Saad – “Sabb Farhety”
Assala Nasri – “Fouq”
Elianna – “Born”
Artist of the Year – Egyptian Dialect
Ahmed Saad
Nancy Ajram
Amr Diab
Tamer Ashur
Sherine Abdel Wahab
Top Male Artist – Egyptian Dialect
Tamer Ashur
Ramy Sabry
Ahmed Saad
Mohamed Hamaki
Amr Diab
Top Female Artist – Egyptian Dialect
Assala Nasri
Elianna
Nancy Ajram
Elisa
Sherine Abdel Wahab
Top Levantine song
Ali Saber – “Dawaat Ommi”
Al Shami – “Sabran”
Nassif Zeytoun and Rahma Riad – “Ma Fi Leil”
Al Shami – “Wein”
Al Shami – “Ya Leil W Yal Ein”
Artist of the Year – Levantine Dialect
Al Sami
Elisa
Mahmot Alturki
Nasif Zeitoun
Nancy Ajram
Top Male Artist – Levantine Dialect
Al Sami
Siilawy
Nasif Zeitoun
Wael Kfoury
Mahmot Alturki
Top Female Artist – Levantine Dialect
Nancy Ajram
Myriam Fares
Elisa
Abeer Nehme
Rahma Riad
Magharebi top song
Soolking and DYSTINCT – 'Y Dor'
Lartiste – “Zarzour”
Cheb Hichem Tgv – “Fatou Liyam”
Saad Lamjarred, Shreya Ghoshal and Rajat Nagpal – “Guli Mata”
Lazaro – “Mahboul Ana”
Artist of the Year – Magharebi
Zuhair Bahawi
Saad Lamjarred
Badge
Cheb Khaled
Samara
Top Male Artist – Magharebi Dialect
Zuhair Bahawi
Saad Lamjarred
Badge
Cheb Khaled
Samara
Top Female Artist – Magharebi Dialect
Manal
Hind Ziadi
Kawtar
Marwa Loud
Chaama
Top Arabic Hip Hop Song
Muhab – Yazmeely
Draganov – 3dabi
ElGrandeToto and Hamza – Dellali
Stormy – Popo
ElGrandeToto – Blue Love
Artist of the Year – Arabic Hip-Hop
Samara
ElGrandeToto
Marwan Pablo
Stormy
Wegz
Top Arab Hip Hop Male Artist
Samara
ElGrandeToto
Marwan Pablo
Stormy
Wegz
Top Arabic Hip-Hop Female Artist
Raja Meziane
Crap
Peri
Jara
Khtek
Top Indie song
TUL8TE – “Mateegy A'ady Aleiky”
Al Shami – “Sabran”
Hamza Namira – “Reyah El Hayah”
TUL8TE – “Habeeby Leh”
Elianna – “Born”
Artist of the Year – Arabic Indie
Siilawy
Moslem
TUL8TE
Elianna
Cairoki
Top Arabic Indie Male Artist
Al Sami
TUL8TE
Siilawy
Mohammed Said
Moslem
Top Arab Indie Female Artist
Zeyne
Emel Mathlouthi
Dana Salah
Galia
Elianna
Mahraganat Top Song
Eslam Kabonga and Kalosha – “Elli Nefso Feya Beti Maytawehsh”
Eslam Kabonga – “Aywa Ya Habibty Wahashtiny”
Reda El Bahrawy and Muslim – “Lafena El Donya”
Hamada El Leithy and Amr Salama – “Tarek El Andal”
Reda El Bahrawy – “Aal Doghrey”
Artist of the Year – Mahraganat
Moslem
Esam Sasha
Hassan Sakos
Amin Khattab
Islam Kamponga
Top Mahraganat Artist
Hassan Sakos
Moslem
Esam Sasha
Islam Kamponga
Amin Khattab
Shelat top song
Mohammed Bin Gurman – “Ma Gelt Lak”
Mohammed Bin Gurman – “Alek Akhaf”
Abdullah Al Farwan – “Jamalek Gheer”
Nawaf Fraih – “Thalath Ayam”
Asad Albatari – “Makhboob Khelli”
Artist of the Year – Shelat
Nader Alsarari
Muhammad Bin Gurman
Ghareeb Al Mokhles
Badr Alezzi
Abdullah Al Farwan
Shelat top song
“Alek Akhaf” by Mohammed Bin Gurman
“Jamalek Gheer” by Abdullah Al Farwan
'Thalath Ayam' by Nawaf Fraih
“Al Makhoob Khelli” by Asad Albatari
from our partners at https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/billboard-arabia-music-awards-first-1235842275/
