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• Belgian-Moroccan Singer Loses License for Dangerous Tunnel Video Stunt
  20 April 2024, by Prince

  The Antwerp singer of Moroccan origin, Jamilla Baidou, was sentenced on Monday by the Sint-Niklaas police court to a one-year driving ban for having parked her car in the Liefkenshoek tunnel in 2022 to make videos in the middle of the night.
  In addition to the one-year driving ban, the YouTuber was declared "permanently physically and mentally unfit to drive a car". A sentence she considers too severe. "I would agree with a one-year driving ban, but this year only starts after proving (…)

• Moroccan Stars Shun Spotlight: Celebrities Embrace Privacy in Digital Age
  8 July 2024, by Sylvanus

  Many Moroccan celebrities choose to live away from the spotlight. Singer Ibtissam Tiskat and actor Ezzoubair Hilal are among those who prefer a discreet private life.
  While Moroccan celebrities like Rachid El Ouali, Farid Ghannam, and Fatima Zahra El Harrach share about their couples on social media, this is not the case for Mocci. On the sidelines of his participation in the Mawazine Rythmes du Monde Festival, he evaded questions about his private life during a press conference. He (…)

• Moroccan Bar Association Condemns Lawyers’ Social Media Client Solicitation
  10 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  If there is a practice that currently repels Bar President Mohamed Berkou, it is the attitude of his colleagues in Rabat. They are launching into the quest for clients on social networks.
  The lawyers of Rabat no longer wait for clients to come to them. They are storming social networks which constitute "their virtual offices". This practice is not to the liking of the Bar President, Mohamed Berkou.
  To this effect, he issued a press release to denounce the "violations of the customs and (…)

• Moroccan Star Saâd Lamjarred’s Hit "Salam" Removed from YouTube Amid Plagiarism Claims
  28 October 2019, by Ginette

  Accused of plagiarism by another Moroccan singer, the latest video by Saâd Lamjarred, "Salam", has just been removed from YouTube. The various discussions between the two artists have apparently not led to an agreement.
  Moroccan singer Hicham Talmoudi has forced Saâd Lamjarred to withdraw this song composed several years ago. The latter had indicated that he wanted an amicable agreement and, therefore, financial compensation. But it seems that the effort has not been successful. (…)

• Belgian Influencer Faces Harassment After Address Disclosure Law
  30 August 2022, by Ginette

  Since the Belgian government has forced influencers to publish their address, the Moroccan-Belgian influencer Jamilla Baidou says she is being harassed.
  A former candidate on The Voice Flanders in 2014, and now a star on social networks, she has 180,000 subscribers on YouTube and 210,000 on Tik Tok. She will not have enjoyed her fame for long. Even though the law that required influencers to post their address online has now been canceled, the damage is already done for Jamilla Baidou who (…)

• Moroccan Singer Accuses Rival of Copying Music Video Style in Marrakech
  12 June 2024, by Sylvanus

  Moroccan singer Manal Benchlikha is criticized for her remarks towards her colleagues whom she accuses of imitating her in the hope of achieving the success encountered by her latest musical works, published on YouTube.
  Responding to her fans, Manal Benchlikha claimed that her artistic celebrity pushes certain singers to contact her staff to work with them and present works similar to the clips she offers. In her sights, her colleague Nora Fatehi, who released a music video shot in (…)

• Report: 90% of Moroccan Internet Users Access Web via Mobile Devices
  4 March 2021, by Prince

  According to the new Digital 2021 report published by We Are Social and Hootsuite, about 90% of Moroccans use a mobile device to access the Internet and especially social networks.
  This report indicates that 74.4% of the Moroccan population have access to the Internet (27.62 million Internet users), an increase of 9.1% compared to last year. As of the end of January, 59.3% of the population (about 22 million users) had regular activity on social networks, an increase of 12.8% compared to (…)

• Moroccan YouTuber Surrenders After 7-Month Manhunt for Assault
  13 May 2024, by Prince

  After more than seven months on the run, YouTuber Ilyas Elmaliki surrendered on Friday to the police in Casablanca. He appeared on Sunday before the public prosecutor’s office near the Court of Appeal of El-Jadida.
  Under a national arrest warrant, Ilyas Elmaliki surrendered on Friday to the Casablanca police. The streamer was immediately transferred to the city of El Jadida where he was placed in custody on the instructions of the competent prosecutor’s office. He appeared on Sunday (…)

• YouTube Removes Saâd Lamjarred’s Hit Duet "Ensay" Over Copyright Claim
  5 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  Saâd Lamjarred is not at the end of his troubles! Just as he had recovered one of his hit clips, "Salam", which had been suspended on YouTube, it is now the turn of "Ensay", a duet with Mohamed Ramadan, to suffer this Monday the sanction of this Google platform.
  In record time, "Ensay" reached 170 million views on YouTube! A score that reflects the success of this featuring by Saâd Lamjarred and Mohamed Ramadan. However, since this Monday, the fans of the two artists note with regret the (…)

• Franco-Moroccan Singer Aymane Serhani to Release New Single "Ana Telle3tek bezzaf" on May 25
  22 May 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Franco-Moroccan singer, Aymane Serhani, is launching his new single after Eid. Titled "Ana Telle3tek bezzaf", this single will be available on May 25.
  In an interview with Aujourd’hui Le Maroc, the artist talks about his launch, the evolution of raï, his musical style and the use of selfie in music video shoots.
  The song "Ana Telle3tek bezzaf" means "I have raised you too much". It is a text written by Ryad Chiali, arranged by Bounassim and the pianist Safir, said the (…)