Late on Monday, Saudi Arabia's Culture TV channel aired its first musical concert in over thirty years.
The Om Kolthoum concert was aired on the channel at midnight and its broadcast had been announced in a tweet posted on the television channel's official Twitter account.
According to local news site Al Arabiya, the state-owned channel will now air musical events on a regular basis.
The country's public television channels had stopped airing musical performances since the late 70s.
A social media meltdown of the sorts
Soon after the news started making the rounds online, thousands tweeted their reactions to it via the now trending hashtags: "Om Kolthoum returns to Saudi Television," and "Televised concerts are back."
While many thought airing musical concerts is a great step forward, others vehemently attacked the decision, saying it's against the kingdom's values and traditions.
Many voiced their opposition
"We want the kingdom's minister of culture and information to know that music and songs have nothing to do with culture."
Some outright attacked it
"This is the most offensive, regressive decision. How can we replace God's words with songs and debauchery! We're advising you all to fear God."
A few shared this
"The problem isn't Om Kolthoum, it's the channel itself, no one watches it."
Others were all for the latest decision though
"Our television channels are back to life, the 70s and 80s are back."
Some live tweeted as they watched the concert
"After 3 decades of pause... we're back to normal"
"With music and art we'll win over extremism and terrorism"
It's a matter of personal freedom
"There are two channels dedicated to the holy Quran, if you want to listen to prayers, you're free to do so; it's all about personal freedom."
Many raised this point
"Songs are in every house, and channels are open to everyone, this is part of the digital age. If this decision upsets you, block every other music channel in your house."