Rotana Music Group () is a Saudi Arabian
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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and the music division of the
Rotana Media Group. It was established by the Nagro Brothers, Mohammed, Khalid, Waleed, Ahmed and Nezar Nagro in 1987 and was later sold to Saudi billionaire Prince
Al Waleed bin Talal. Rotana Music Group is known to be the largest record label and music repertoire holder in the Arab world and is headquartered in
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...
, with other branches located in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
,
Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
,
Cairo, Egypt and
Beirut, Lebanon. Artists who have released musical works with Rotana include
Mohammed Abdu,
Abdul Majeed Abdullah,
Ahlam,
Amr Diab,
Elissa,
Tamer Hosny
Tamer Hosny Sherif Abbas Farghaly (; born 16 August 1977), known by his stage name Tamer Hosny (), is an Egyptian singer and actor. He first came to public attention when he appeared on mixed tapes with other Egyptian artists. Hosny launched his ...
,
Najwa Karam,
Saber Rebai,
Angham
Angham Mohamed Ali Suleiman ( ; born 19 January 1972), known by the mononym Angham (), is an Egyptian singer, recording artist, and actress. Her debut was in 1987 under the guidance of her father, Mohammad Suleiman. Following her divorce from ...
,
Wael Kfoury and more.
During the 1990s and 2000s, the label's releases were distributed by
EMI Music Arabia. Forbes Middle East included Rotana Music Group's CEO Salem Al Hendi, who first joined in 1995, in their list for Top Middle Eastern CEOs of 2023, ranking at 100.
In 2021,
Warner Music Group
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made an investment in Rotana Music, the deal is believed to have been eight figures for a minority stake in the company, it would value the company at almost $200 million. It was also announced February 16 of the same year that ADA Worldwide, a division of WMG, will distribute Rotana releases outside of MENA via YouTube.
On January 11, 2023, the label signed a licensing deal with social media platform
TikTok
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. It also licensed its music to Spotify adding 10,000 Arabic songs to the service less than a week later on January 17, 2023. Previously, Deezer exclusively held the rights to the labels songs.
On March 12, 2024, music streaming service
Anghami and Rotana Music Group extended their partnership for three more years. Instead of usually only obtaining access to Rotana's music catalogue, they expanded into concerts and collaborations.
Notable artists
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Ahlam
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Amal Maher
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Angham
Angham Mohamed Ali Suleiman ( ; born 19 January 1972), known by the mononym Angham (), is an Egyptian singer, recording artist, and actress. Her debut was in 1987 under the guidance of her father, Mohammad Suleiman. Following her divorce from ...
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Arwa
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Assala
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Asma Lamnawar
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Ayman Alatar
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Dalia Mubarak
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Diana Haddad
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George Wassouf
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Ibtissam Tiskat
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Jamilla
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Jannat
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Latifa
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Maher Zain
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Majid Al Mohandis
Majid Abd al-Amir Adir al-Attabi (; born 25 October 1971), better known as Majid Al Mohandis (), is an Iraqi Saudi singer and composer. His success in the Arab world has earned him the titles of "the Engineer of the Arabic song" () and "Voice ...
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Mesut Kurtis
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Mohamed Ramadan
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Najwa Karam
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Nawal El Kuwaiti
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Nawal Al Zoghbi
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Randa Hafez
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Saber Rebai
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Shatha Hassoun
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Shayma Helali
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Sandy
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Sherine
Sherine Sayed Mohamed Abdel Wahab (; born 8 October 1980), known professionally as simply Sherine, is an Egyptians, Egyptian Singing, singer, Actor, actress and music judge who is dubbed ''"The Voice of Egypt"''. Sherine was formerly a judge on ...
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Siti Nurhaliza (2024–present)
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Tamer Hosny
Tamer Hosny Sherif Abbas Farghaly (; born 16 August 1977), known by his stage name Tamer Hosny (), is an Egyptian singer and actor. He first came to public attention when he appeared on mixed tapes with other Egyptian artists. Hosny launched his ...
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Waed
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Abdallah Al Rowaished
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Amal Hijazi
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Amr Diab
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Balqees Ahmed Fathi
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Bashar Al Shatty
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Bassima
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Carole Samaha
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Cyrine Abdelnour
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Dina Hayek
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Elissa
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Fadel Shaker
Fadel Abdul Rahman Shamander Chaker ( ; also transliterated as Fadl Shaker, born 1 April 1969) is a Lebanese people, Lebanese-Palestinian people, Palestinian singer and actor. During his musical career he was signed to Al Khouyoul Records and f ...
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Fares Karam
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Fulla
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Grace Deeb
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Hatem Al Iraqi
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Haifa Wehbe
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Hind
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Hoda Saad
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Hussain Al Jassmi
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Kadim Al Sahir
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Laila Ghofran
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Mai Selim
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Maritta Hallani
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Marwan Khoury
Marwan Khoury (; born February 3, 1968) is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. He has composed hits for artists such as Majida El Roumi, Saber Rebaï, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Assala Nasri, Najwa Karam, Fadl Shaker, Elissa (Lebanese ...
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Maya Nasri
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Melhem Zein
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Mohamed Mounir
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Pascale Machaalani
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Rajaa Kasbani
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Ramy Ayach
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Rida Al Abdullah
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Samira Said
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Sherine Wagdy
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Suzanne Tamim
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Tamer Ashour
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The 4 Cats
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Thekra
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Wael Kfoury
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Walid Toufic
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Yasmine Niazy
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ZeeZee
See also
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Lists of record labels
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References
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Rotana Group
Arab record labels
Saudi Arabian record labels
Record labels established in 1987
1987 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Cinema of Saudi Arabia
IFPI members
EMI
Sony Music
Universal Music Group
Warner Music Group