The biggest ever song search! Eurovision community involvement! The public has ‘the final say’! Suddenly the BBC has delivered what many in the United Kingdom and beyond have asked for. There again, perhaps not. Ewan Spence wonders if anything has actually changed at all.

We have a Eurovision artist lined for next year and another song and country taking part in JESC this year too, as the Heads of Delegations meet for a conference in Berlin. As new rules mean the Big 5 countries are a bigger part of the Semi Finals we ask in Robertson’s Reflection: “What else can we change about the Semi Finals?”

When the BBC had a surefire winner in Adele, they sent Bonnie Tyler. Now that Sam Smith is ready to release ‘the only song that can win Eurovision for the United Kingdom’ will the country accept the challenge?

National Final dates for ESC are coming in, we have 35 declared countries, the roster for JESC is filling up, and everyone in the Netherlands is having a guess at to its singer, including this week’s musical pick in the latest Eurovision Insight podcast.

Five victories, a host of classic entries, and a loyal fan base. As more countries flock to the 2016 Song Contest John Lucas asks whatever happened to the fan-favourite of Luxembourg?

With the first song of the Eurovision season and the first act in Melfest and numerous deadlines and dates approaching, catch up on the Eurovision news here in our Newsletter. Editor Ben Robertson uses the Robertson’s Reflection column this week to outline the rationale behind why Swedish TV would want to argue for an earlier start time to the Song Contest.