'Hadal Ahbek': How Jordanian teen Issam Alnajjar captured the attention of The Weeknd's manager
There you will find niche yet influential polls charting the most buzzing tracks online. This includes Spotify's Global Viral 50, a chart measuring how songs are shared on the platform, blogs and social media. In a two-week stretch beginning from mid-January, Jordanian teenager Issam Alnajjar ruled over that list with his song Hadal Ahbek. Not only was the Arabic folk tune one of most streamed in similar country specific charts, including in the US, UK, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and India, but the track was also one of the most-searched titles on music discovery app Shazzam, with 1.7 million hi...