ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Rising Kurdish pop star NOURI continues to make waves in the music industry with the release of a music video for her latest single “Do You Mind?”

Upon its release on July 3, the song debuted at number one on New Zealand’s iTunes Charts.

The Kurdish artist teamed up with producers Corey Michael and Eric Aukstikalnis, who she worked with on her debut single “Where Do We Go From Here.”

Since making her introduction in November 2018, NOURI has quickly been recognized as “the one to watch,” receiving plaudits for her work from many Middle East as well as Western media.

The release date for her anticipated EP is “on the horizon,” according to a statement from her management.

Like many people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, NOURI is forced to work from home. She previously relayed to Kurdistan 24 the challenging transition the global event has caused, which has affected her creative process.

“Everything changed so fast, and you couldn’t really prepare for it,” she said in May. “I’m so used to being in the same room as artists, producers, and writers where you feed off the energy in the room.”

Studio sessions have been adapted to FaceTime or Zoom calls, which NOURI admited is not the same as face-to-face collaboration but “will have to do for now.”

The Kurdish artist did note, however, that the process for releasing songs has not changed much. Once the song is mixed and mastered, you promote it on social media platforms as you normally would.

The process “is great right now because everyone’s at home and on their phones.”