We’re barely on the precipice of the annual madness that is national selection season, but already the confirmed artists and hopefuls are providing a fresh batch of potential Eurovision entries to mull over.

France picks up the Eurovision pace, lots of announcements of upcoming announcements, and the community prepares for Festivali i Këngës, in the latest Insight News podcast.

Ben Robertson argues why the Junior Eurovision language rule is outdated and only succeeding in making Junior Eurovision songs less impactful, and why it should be scrapped

Ben Robertson and Sam Ross join Ewan Spence on the latest Insight podcast to look back at this year’s Junior Eurovision. How did JESC cope with COVID-19 changes, what did we make of the performances, and what next for Junior Eurovision?

The fallout of the spread of COVID-19 had an impact on our whole society, and our Junior Eurovision artists are not immune to the struggles society has faced. Many of them have chosen to sing about their hopes and dreams for a better future in the contest.

Ben Robertson looks through the playlist choices of this year’s Junior Eurovision artists. What can we learn about them, and the direction that Junior Eurovision should go down, from the music that they listen to.