With the running order set for Basel’s Semi Finals, the community has much to talk about. Ben Robertson offers a few observations on two of the biggest playlists of the year.
In the first Juke Box Jury podcast of 2025, Dudepoints and Matt Baker join Ewan Spence to judge the Eurovision songs from Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Armenia, and Finland.
The newly elected Eurovision Reference Group is overwhelmingly Western European, with no guaranteed representation from the contest’s eastern half. As Eurovision champions diversity and inclusion, questions must be asked about whether its leadership reflects the full breadth of the continent it looks to unite.
It’s March 17, and representatives from all 37 participating countries land in Basel, marking this key milestone in the Eurovision Song Contest season. The Heads of Delegation meeting has always been the official cut-off point—the day the EBU has all the paperwork and the delegations are locked in. There’s no turning back. But this year, […]
Why are we getting ready to watch some grown men chase an odd-shaped ball around a rugby field, the big deadline wooshes past us, and some surprising weekend results have energised the final lap of National Finals. Scott Reid and Ewan Spence go over this week’s talking points on the Insight News podcast.
KAJ’s surprise victory at Melodifestivalen 2025 was fueled by a rule change allowing songs to be released earlier, sparking viral momentum and capturing both public and jury support against all odds.
