Author: Alex Rigotti

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) seems to have censored Portuguese Eurovision entry Iolanda’s performance due to what they deemed to be “pro-Palestine motifs” on her nails. According to reports, the EBU replaced Iolanda’s final video with footage from her previous performance, where she was wearing plain white nails. The singer had reportedly painted her nails… Continue reading Portuguese Eurovision entry Iolanda’s finale performance video replaced due to “pro-Palestine motifs” on her nails

Irish singer-songwriter, Bambie Thug, has accused Eurovision organisers of unsupportiveness after claiming that Israeli broadcasters “incited violence” against them. The singer made the allegation after their performance at the Eurovision 2024 contest. They claimed KAN incited violence against them three different times during their performance. Bambie brought the alleged issue to the attention of the… Continue reading Bambie Thug accuses Eurovision organisers of “not supporting them” amidst Israel commentator controversy

Noel Gallagher was recently spotted at the Man City vs Fulham game where the fans were doing the Poznan in celebration of the team’s 4-0 victory. However, Gallagher refused to join in, as seen in a video clip shared on social media by Football Away Days. Despite being surrounded by celebrating fans, the former Oasis… Continue reading Watch Noel Gallagher refuse to do the Poznan in sea of celebrating Man City fans

JoJo Siwa is set to appear as a special guest at this year’s Mighty Hoopla festival in London’s Brockwell Park. According to an announcement, the former Dance Moms star and Karma singer will grace the stage on June 1-2. As previously reported, Nelly Furtado and Jessie Ware are headlining the festival alongside Rita Ora, Kim… Continue reading JoJo Siwa announced as special guest for London’s Mighty Hoopla 2024

One of the Irish Eurovision contestants, Bambie Thug, has taken the music competition by storm with their powerful performance, which included a message of peace and love triumphing over hate at the end. The singer is also one of the favourites to win this year, ranking fourth on the bookmaker’s odds to get the crown.… Continue reading Watch Bambie Thug proclaim “love will triumph over hate!” at the end of their powerful Eurovision performance

KAN, the Israeli broadcaster of the Eurovision Song Contest, has been accused of “breaking the rules of conduct” by Irish contestant Bambie Thug. The singer had filed a complaint against the comments made by KAN’s commentator, including telling viewers to “prepare your curses” and that Bambie’s performance was the “most scary” of the night. Thug… Continue reading Bambie Thug gives update on Eurovision complaint, says EBU confirmed Israeli commentator had “broken the rules of conduct”

Käärijä, the former Eurovision entrant, has announced that he will not be the spokesperson for the Finnish jury for the finale of the competition. Käärijä was set to announce the Finnish jury’s points for the contest, but decided not to participate shortly before the finale. The runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest in the previous… Continue reading Käärijä bows out of delegating Finnish points for Eurovision tonight as it “does not feel right”

French Eurovision contestant Slimane delivered an impromptu speech about peace during a rehearsal performance. In place of his a capella section, he stated: “We must be United by Music, yes, but with love and peace. Everyone wants to sing their song but they want to be united by love and peace.” Although the competition has… Continue reading French Eurovision entry Slimane cuts rehearsal performance short to give unexpected speech about “peace”

Dutch broadcasting organisation AVROTROS has voiced their disappointment after their Eurovision entry, Joost Klein, was disqualified from the competition following verbal threats towards a female member of production crew. Klein was placed under investigation by Eurovision organisers following the incident, which occurred on May 10. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS criticised the decision, calling it “disproportionate,” despite… Continue reading Dutch broadcaster says they are “very disappointed and upset” over Eurovision entry Joost Klein’s disqualification

Bambie Thug, the Irish Eurovision contestant, was allegedly forced to remove pro-Palestinian messaging from their costume, according to a deleted TikTok video. The outfit featured body paint in Ogham script with the words ‘ceasefire’ and ‘freedom for Palestine’ inscribed in honour of their stance. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) deemed the messaging a violation of… Continue reading Deleted TikTok reveals moment Bambie Thug was forced to remove pro-Palestinian message: “It’s fucked up”