New Year's Eve $update

New Year is the high season for singers who participate in several parties and concerts to celebrate this big and important event. This year, artists raised their charges since Sherine for example got EGP 200,000 ... Hany Shaker took EGP 120,000, Dina the dancer got EGP 60,000 and she participated in 5 parties.

Other great pop stars just apologized for all the proposals and didn’t attend any parties like Amr Diab, Hakim and Hisham Abbas.

Splash sponsor

Sundance Events, organisers of the Amr Diab Dubai concert, 11th January 2006 at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre, have announced international fashion retailer Splash, as the title sponsor. This much-anticipated event is also being supported by Shangri-La Hotel, Barbican, Showtime and the Arabian Media Group. The Egyptian superstar, Amr Diab is returning to Dubai after a two-year hiatus. With rapid ticket sales and Amr Diab fans across the globe flocking to Dubai, this concert, like Diab’s previous performance in the emirate, is expected to be a sell-out.

Concert Sponsorship is new territory for Splash, which recently launched a new international marketing image. “At this point, Splash has evolved into a global brand catering to a cosmopolitan audience. We have a created a brand identity that is vibrant, alive and personal so by collaborating on projects like the Amr Diab we believe we are connecting with our loyal local customer base”. Full story

Reminder: January 11 concert

Don't forget the January 11 concert which starts at 7:30 pm at the Dubai Media Center Amphitheatre. This, of course if part of the annual festivities surrounding the much-acclaimed Dubai Shopping Festival. Enjoy!

Happy New Year ... hey! where's the CD??

What,no new CD released on 31 December! What a shock (we say sarcastically). Rumours only (but I believe them) that Amr, ever the perfectionist, is re-recording some of songs, renaming the CD (forget that Khaleek Maya business, not so original anyway) and now aiming for release in Summer 2007. My prediction (and the only one I'll make this year) is that the CD will be released on July 07, 2007. You heard it here first!