Eurovision 2026: Paul Weller, IDLES, Massive Attack, Paloma Faith, Kneecap, Primal Scream, Sigur Rós lead 1000+ artists calling for No Music For Genocide boycott over Israel
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A new open letter is asking the European Broadcasting Union to ban Israel from participating, as it did with Russia in 2022
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Eurovision 2026 Faces Major Boycott
- The full list of the 288 artists calling for a Eurovision 2026 boycott The National —
- Paloma Faith among 1,100 artists and cultural workers urging Eurovision boycott Belfast Telegraph —
- Paloma Faith among 1,100 artists and cultural workers urging Eurovision boycott The Standard —
- Eurovision 2026: Over 1000 artists call for boycott for ‘normalising’ Israel’s genocide Middle East Eye —
- Over 1,000 artists including Björk and Lorde call for a major Eurovision boycott Mirror —