Amr Diab vs Hani Shaker

Disputes have erupted between prominent Egyptian singers Hani Shaker and Amr Diab over the song "Habiba" (My Love), which Hani recently released.

After Hani released the song, he discovered that it already existed in Amr’s voice and was being aired on different Internet website and was considered the latest by Amr, but was not included in his last album. According to the London based daily, Al Quds Al Arabi, problems between the two escalated when each singer refused to give up his rights to the song. Hani revealed that poet Baha’ El Din had presented him with the song, and it appealed to him leading him to record it and include it in his latest album. Hani intends on taking the matter to court.

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albawaba: Amr Diab in a crisis

Thankfully it's just a "crisis" in trying to meet a deadline. Bit of a sensational headline, though!

Egyptian superstar Amr Diab is spending long hours in the recording studio trying to complete the songs for his upcoming album, scheduled for release on July 22. According to the Egyptian based weekly, Al Nogoom, the singer is eagerly trying to meet the deadline set with his production company ‘Rotana.’ Amr has not yet chosen which songs he will film in the form of music videos, stating that he will decide once all the recordings are complete.



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and I almost flew to Turkey!! Punked!

Well, of course it would have been nice to be in Turkey, but get THIS ...

Amr Diab’s name used for fraud

An arts and concert company has been found guilty of fraud, scamming thousands of Turkish Amr Diab fans. The company advertised for three concerts to be held by Egyptian singer Amr Diab in Turkey, scheduled to take place in Istanbul, Anatolia, and Ankara.

When fans began buying tickets, for which prices reached up to 50 US dollars a piece, they discovered after it was too late that Amr will not be holding any concerts, and in fact never made any agreement with the said company.

The shocking discovery placed the company in a tight spot, especially since it had falsely advertised for the concerts in newspapers and on local television, making them promise to refund the audience. In reality it failed to do so.

Amr will release his upcoming album on July 22, 2005. He has been working on the album since the start of the year.

Amr has not revealed any details regarding his new release; neither the title nor the names of the 11 songs included on the album. The singer has collaborated with a number of prominent composers, and sought the assistance of music distributor Fahed, husband of Egyptian singer Angham.

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