New music this week: Songs from MARO, Francesco Gabbani, Anouk and more
Laura Tesoro, Jeangu Macrooy, AISEL…
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“I think the musical isolation of Russian singers is not fair” – Manizha discusses being an artist in the Russia of 2022
“There is such a large feeling of helplessness.”
Latvia bans Polina Gagarina and Natalya Podolskaya from country over their support of Russia’s war in Ukraine
They’ve been deemed “undesirable persons”
New music this week: Songs from MÉLOVIN, Mahmood, Barbara Pravi and more
Manizha, TIX, Francesco Gabbani…
EBU suspends representatives of Russian broadcasters from serving on its governing bodies
The EBU awaits formal confirmation of their plan to leave
Russia kicked out of Eurovision Song Contest following “unprecedented crisis” in Ukraine
Its presence “would bring the competition into disrepute”
Finland will withdraw from Eurovision if Russia participates
Putting their values first
“Unite and show what we stand for” — Head of Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS wants Russia suspended from EBU and Eurovision
“I ask other countries to also speak up”
Denmark and Norway tell EBU it’s wrong for Russia to participate in Eurovision 2022
They’ve communicated this to the EBU
“Eurovision should take action” – Latvia’s Citi Zeni urge EBU to reconsider Russia’s participation at Eurovision 2022
Lithuania’s Monika Liu has also spoken out
EBU says Russia is “welcome” at Eurovision 2022…but Sweden’s TV boss asks them to change course
“The EBU needs to rethink this”
“We don’t want war” — Eurovision singers from Ukraine and Russia respond to Russian invasion
From Jamala to Manizha
Ukraine asks EBU to ban Russia from Eurovision and suspend its membership from the broadcasting union
UA:PBC says Moscow “undermines the very idea of the competition”
“My schedule is clogged” – Klava Koka says she’s too busy to represent Russia at Eurovision 2022… as country remains silent about its entry
Another peace ballad in the making?
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AISEL, Lordi, Nathan Trent…
New music this week: Songs from Jamala, TIX, Roxen and more
Salvador Sobral, Nina Sublatti, Jüri Pootsmann…