The only Saudi Arabian grind-core band Creative Waste last month played a show at the Bohemian Art Cafe in Khobar, the first public metal show in Saudi Arabia. Band's frontman Fawaz Al Shawaf told Metal Injection that "the ones who organized the show are actually basically newcomers and young. They didn’t even know what grindcore […]

Korean boy-band BTS has added a Saudi Arabia date to their world tour schedule - they will play at King Fahd International Stadium in the capital city of Riyadh on Oct. 11. BTS are poised to become the first foreign act to play a headline stadium show in the kingdom, but not all fans are happy, […]

Nicki Minaj will perform in Saudi Arabia at the Jeddah World Fest on 18 July, as the ultraconservative kingdom sheds decades of restrictions on entertainment. Minaj is known for her provocative style, her lyrics are often laced with profanities, and her videos show her half, of more-than-half naked. In a tweet commenting on Minaj in […]