DAVID GUETTA

The first World Cup in the Middle East is only one month away.

One of the latest concerts by Reggaeton artist Farruko has upset and confused fans, who say they were caught off guard when it turned very religious.

Adele has made a return to live performance and scooped three prizes at the Brit Awards, the U.K.’s leading music prizes.

David Guetta performed at MDLBEAST Soundstorm — a music festival on the outskirts of Riyadh in the socially conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Emirates People David Guetta French DJ David Guetta prepares for an interview with The Associated Press at the Louvre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) (Jon Gambrell)ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — (AP) — Internationally known DJ David Guetta has made a home for himself in the Persian Gulf. Guetta performed in Saudi Arabia’s Formula-E in 2018 and then a year later at the MDLBeast music festival in the capital of Riyadh. Speaking to The Associated Press ahead of his Saudi gig, Guetta defended his participation. The show was recorded on a floating stage in the water of the Louvre Abu Dhabi and will be streamed on Guetta’s social media platforms at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

Internationally-known DJ David Guetta has defended his participation in Saudi festivals in an interview with The Associated Press.

The fiancee of slain Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi joined a chorus of voices calling on pop star Justin Bieber to cancel his concert in Saudi Arabia next month.

Avicii’s legacy will live on in Sweden — one of the country’s popular arenas is being renamed AVICII ARENA.

A technician walks in the courtyard of the Louvre museum during the rehearsal of a show by French DJ David Guetta, in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. Superstar DJ David Guetta has, quite literally, been brought back to Earth by the coronavirus pandemic and says his music has benefitted as a result. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)PARIS – Superstar DJ David Guetta has been brought back to Earth by the coronavirus pandemic and says his music has benefitted as a result. By bringing the nightclubbing industry to a halt, the virus has been bad for his business of globe-trotting from party to party. I haven’t done this for 20 years," Guetta told The Associated Press before recording his show at Paris' Louvre Museum on Tuesday night.

FILE - Korean pop band BTS attends the 2019 Variety's Hitmakers Brunch in West Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2019. The South Korean boy band BTS HAS won a leading four awards including best song for Dynamite and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 while Lady Gaga took home the best artist prize. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

The South Korean boy band BTS HAS won a leading four awards including best song for Dynamite and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 while Lady Gaga took home the best artist prize. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)The South Korean pop group BTS won a leading four awards including best song for “Dynamite” and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday night, while Lady Gaga took the best artist prize. Coldplay won best rock, Haley Williams got best alternative and Little Mix was named best pop. And the best Latin award went to Karol G, who also won best collaboration for “Tusa” featuring Nicki Minaj. David Guetta, who won best electronic, also performed at the show from a stage in Budapest.