Variety.com are reporting that Israeli public broadcaster KAN – the producer of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest – filed a lawsuit in a Tel Aviv court on Thursday against Live Nation and Live Nation Israel over the agreements of Madonna’s appearance at the show final. Read More
No Madonna performance – especially when televised live in front of the entire world to see – is safe from criticism. But what you’ve read this morning (or overnight) following the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final deserves a word or two by yours truly, and it is a chance to stop and think about it that we should not miss. Read More
Following Madonna and Quavo‘s performance of Future at the Eurovision Song Contest final tonight – which ended with dancers brandishing the Palestinian and Israeli flags on their backs as they embraced each other – something that was widely seen as a political statement on the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict – a representative for Madonna provided Entertainment Weekly with a photo of the performance and a note. Read More
The European Brodacasting Union has released a statement confirming that the flags of Israel and Palestine that were visible on the back of Madonna’s dancers in the final moments of her Eurovision Song Contest performance with Quavo in Tel Aviv tonight were not an approved part of the show. Read More
In her much-anticipated and politically contentious performance at Eurovision in Israel, Madonna made an apparent call for peace in the region.
As she and guest star Quavo sang the lyrics “Not everyone is coming to the future / Not everyone is learning from the past”, a pair of her dancers – one wearing a costume bearing a Palestinian flag, another with an Israeli flag – embraced as they climbed a set of stairs at the climax of the performance. Read More
Eurovision Song Contest co-host Assi Azar spoke with Graham Norton on his BBC Radio 2 show this morning and shared some information from the rehearsals of the Madonna performance. So, spoilers ahead. Read More
Check out the latest news from Tel Aviv ahead of Madonna’s performance at the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final tomorrow. Read More
The European Broadcasting Union announced today that Madonna will perform two songs during the Grand Final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest on 18 May: her 1989 smash hit Like A Prayer and a world exclusive of brand-new single Future, which she will perform together with American rapper Quavo. Read More
Madonna has signed the much talked about contract with the European Broadcasting Union, drafting the final line on a months-long series of rumours and conflicting reports, and locking down her performance at the Eurovision Song Contest final this Saturday.
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Madonna is certainly not afraid of spoilers as she shares images and videos from the costume fitting and the rehearsals for her performance at the Eurovision final on Saturday – including what’s much more than a hint of what she’s going to sing on stage in Tel Aviv. So if you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t keep reading… Read More
Madonna released a statement to Reuters today, commenting on her decision to sing at the Eurovision finals in Tel Aviv, Israel. This is also the first official word from Madonna’s camp on the news that she would be making a guest appearance at the song competition this week. Read More
