Tag: Eurovision Song Contest
LGBTQ performers to boycott Eurovision with alternative online musical broadcast
A number of music and drag performers who identify as LGBTQ will skip this year’s Eurovision song contest in Israel and instead be part of an alternative online broadcast, exemplifying and in support of...
Irish pro-Israel groups condemn BDS boycott of Eurovision song contest
Several leading Irish pro-Israel groups and leaders have signed an open letter condemning attempts by BDS groups and Irish LGBTQ activists to pressure the country’s Eurovision song contest contestant, Sarah McTernan, to boycott this year’s...
Madonna to perform at Eurovision finals in Tel Aviv
The Michigan-born music icon Madonna will perform two songs, including one from her upcoming album, at the Eurovision Song Contest grand finale in Tel Aviv on May 18, announced Israeli public broadcaster KAN and...
Popular Shalva band won’t play Eurovision due to Shabbat schedule
The Shalva group, a beloved Israeli band featuring musicians with special needs, has dropped out of the Eurovision Song contest in May because compulsory rehearsals for the Saturday-night finals will take place on Shabbat.
The...
Israel gets ‘key’ to Eurovision, BBC rejects calls to boycott
At a ceremony in Tel Aviv on Monday, Israel officially received the “keys” to the Eurovision Song competition for 2019.
The “insignia handover,” symbolized with the passing of a large decorated key chain, took place...
Music to their ears? Advocacy group works to thwart cultural efforts of BDS movement
Since its founding in 2005, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has targeted Israeli universities, businesses and cultural organizations. Most recently, its efforts against Israel’s music scene has been in the headlines more...