Today SVT revealed the cities and dates for the shows of Melodifestivalen 2015. Two completely new cities will debute in 2015 which Christel Tholse Willers the new director of Melodifestivalen says is a way for the show to reach new viewers to experience a big TV production in their city. In brackets you can see when they last hosted a …

We had previously reported that the Balkan nation of Albania had confirmed their intention to participate in 2015, and with it announcing that Festivali i Këngës and its rules were officially confirmed. However, the broadcaster of Albania has now confirmed that they are still undecided on whether to take part next year, sparking worry for Eurovision fans in the country. …

The German state of Bremen emerged victorious in last night’s Bundesvision Song Contest. The TV show, considered a mini-Eurovision between the 16 länder – or states – of Germany took place last night in Göttingen, Lower Saxony. The winners were Revolverheld, representing Bremen. Their song “Lass uns gehen” achieved a new record points score of 180 and took victory in …

The Best of British Unsigned Music award has been running since 2012 and so far has helped unsigned artists in the United Kingdom gain further exposure through its radio programming and award ceremonies. But what does this have to do with Eurovision? It might be more than you think! The Best of British award for Unsigned Female Artist in 2013 …

It is now common knowledge that the troubled nation of Ukraine recently made the decision to sit out next year’s Eurovision, with even major news sites such as the BBC reporting on the news. However, it appears that there might indeed be hope after all, and it comes in the form of someone who has helped Ukraine before! Timofey Nagorny, …

TVP has officially published their broadcasting plan for the year 2015 and it’s good news for Eurovision fans on a bittersweet day. While Ukraine announce their withdrawal, it seems that their Euro-hosting companions over in Poland will indeed be taking part in the contest next May! The schedule released by TVP shows a listing for “Konkurs Piosenki Eurowizji” which is …

Despite the relaunch of the IBA in the upcoming year, Israel is willing to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. However, financial problems might still be an obstacle to entering the competition in May. Yona Wiesenthal, the Director General of the IBA, pointed out that negotiations with the EBU regarding the reduction of the participation fee are still ongoing. Even …

Today, the details of the upcoming Estonian preselection for Eurovision 2015 have been revealed. The Baltic country will once again stick to Eesti Laul as their national final format. The deadline for submitting songs to the competition is December 1st. Afterwards, the jury has time to pick a total of 20 songs for the Eesti Laul shows until December 5th. …

Slovenia’s national broadcaster has confirmed it has signed preliminary papers for the EBU to continue Slovenia’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, suggesting that it is highly likely the nation will join a much more bolstered Balkan showing next year. Slovenia joins 35 other countries expected to take part in the contest next year, despite continued worries that the Central …

Albania, Latvia and Romania have all invidually confirmed that they will be present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, despite worries over the three countries due to budgeting issues or displeasure at recent results. Albania has announced that the usual selection process will take place. Festivali i Këngës will return for its 53rd edition this December and the winner will …