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British bookies are currently offering odds of 7/18 for Ukraine to triumph at this evening's Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, with their entry Kalush Orchestra’s distinctive blend of rap and folk music, combined with the country's current courage in the face of Russian invasion, expected to unite voters across…

Folk-rap band Kalush Orchestra are the firm favorites to win the Eurovision Song Contest next month. Ukraine's entry to this year's competition have been granted special permission by the country's government to go on tour across Europe, in preparation for the big event on May 14 in Turin, Italy. Kalush Orchestra are…

The US version of the Eurovision Song Contest has secured some big-name contestants, with Michael Bolton, Macy Gray, Jewel and Sisqó all confirmed to be competing in the inaugural competition, which launches this month. Each musician will represent their home state, with Bolton stepping up for Connecticut, Gray for…

Russia has been banned from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest following pressure from state broadcasters from a range of surrounding countries. After initially stating that it wouldn’t ban the nation, which has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Eurovision’s Reference Group recommended Russia be banned due…

The Eurovision Song Contest brought in 183 million viewers across 36 markets when it returned on May 22, after taking a year off due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Viewership data for the world's biggest live music event was released on Sunday by the contest's organizers. It showed that the 65th Eurovision Song Contest's…

The biggest global battle of the bands is over, with Italy winning the Eurovision Song Contest with  Maneskin’s Zitti E Buoni. A total of 26 acts competed in tonight's LXV Eurovision Song Contest, held this year in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The event was canceled last year by the pandemic, and this year’s live event…

In time to today’s first semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, Peacock announced this morning that it has nabbed exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the 2021 and 2022 editions of European Broadcasting Union's international musical competition and will offer it both live and on demand. The schedule for this…

The Eurovision Song Contest has a new U.S. home. Netflix has picked U.S. VOD rights to the 2019 and 2020 installments of European Broadcasting Union’s international musical competition. The three 2019 telecasts, two semi-finals and a final, which aired live May 14-18 from Tel Aviv, Israel, will be available Monday…

More than 180M people in 40 markets watched Dutch singer Duncan Laurence win the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. The event, which is organized by the European Broadcasting Union, was watched by 182M viewers – despite not having a U.S. linear partner – and achieved an average share of 36.7%, which was one percentage…

Madonna brought music and politics to the Eurovision Song Contest Saturday Night in Israel. Dressed in a futuristic Gothic cloak along with a black eye-patch, the music legend started her set with a performance of her 1989 hit “Like A Prayer.” She was later joined by Quavo of Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos for a…

The U.S. is getting its own take on the Eurovision Song Contest after producer Brain Academy struck a deal to develop a North American remake. The Swedish company, which is best known for producing Keanu Reeves-starring Pop TV project Swedish Dicks, is developing the American Song Contest. It does not currently have a…

In what may be the biggest ever American presence at the Eurovision Song Contest, Madonna has been officially tapped to perform at the 2019 Final held in Tel Aviv, Israel after lengthy negotiations. Yet, this year’s edition may nor air in the U.S. as Viacom’s Logo, which broadcast the Final live the last three years…