🇦🇹 ORF provides update on Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with possible rule changes The EBU General Assembly to vote on rule changes and hold further discussions on the upcoming contest will take place on December 4-5 #Eurovision escxtra.com/2025/11/19/o...

🇬🇪 The hosts of #JuniorEurovision 2025 have been revealed! David Aladashvili and Liza Tsiklauri will host the Contest on December 13.

Will 41 countries take part in #Eurovision 2026? That's what the 🇫🇷 head of delegation, Alexandra Redde-Amiel, may have revealed in a recent interview. In any case, a good occasion to review the different scenarios for next year.

🇨🇦 Canada's new budget reveals that the Government is willing to help its broadcaster participate in #Eurovision, but the finance minister has actually revealed that Canada was "asked to participate". Will we see them in Vienna next year?

🇲🇪 The Montenegrin song for #JESC 2025, "I Tužna i Srećna Priča" was released this weekend. It is a heartfelt, "both sad and happy" story, dedicated to children growing up without parental care.

🇲🇩 Moldova's Eurovision 2026 selection to take place January 17 A successful consultation meeting with local artists and producers sees the selection takes place at Arena Chișinău with a revamped format #Eurovision

🇷🇴 Romania announces comeback for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 After a two-year absence TVR confirms Romania will be on Vienna stage next May. Joining a list of recent returns for Moldova and Bulgaria ahead of the 70th anniversary! #Eurovision

🇲🇩 "Hey, ho, let's go, Chisinău – Vienna!" Third time's the charm, as Moldova also announces their comeback to #eurovision for next year's contest in Vienna, joining Bulgaria and Romania as returning countries for the 70th anniversary of the Contest.

🇪🇪 12 acts announced for Eesti Laul 2026 The national selection will take place on February 14 at the Unibet Arena. Songs will be released on December 4 #eestilaul #eestilaul2026

🇧🇬 Not necessarily the comeback we were expecting, but what a comeback! Bulgarian television and the EBU confirm the return of Bulgaria to the #Eurovision Song Contest for Vienna 2026!

🇪🇪 First artists announced for Eesti Laul 2026 12 acts will compete at the Unibet Arena on February 14. All songs will be released on December 4 #eestilaul #eestilaul2026

🇱🇺 Eight artists have been selected to take part in the 2026 edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest. Among them, an LSC alumnus, an Elon Musk lookalike (who performed at the Luxembourg Pride) and an Alexander Rybak fan. More details below! #LetzGoVienna

🇮🇹 Rai confirms Eurovision 2026 participation as rules for Festival di Sanremo 2026 announced The festival will take place from 24-28 February 2026 with 26 acts competing in the Campioni contest #Sanremo2026 #Eurovision

🇦🇱 Festivali i Këngës 64 set for December 17 to 20 A total of 28 artists will compete to represent Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria next May #Eurovision #FiK64

🇪🇸 We now know the names of the 18 artists who will take part in Benidorm Festival next year, in February 2026! One of them is even a returning artist (sort of). #benidormfest #eurovision

🇲🇪 We know who will compete in #montesong in December, to represent Montenegro at #Eurovision 2026 in Vienna. Expect a few returning artists from Montesong 2025, as well as a former Eurovision representative!

🇱🇻 #LTVSupernova received 124 songs for its 2026 edition, more than last year, and one of them will end up representing Latvia in #Eurovision next year in Vienna.

🇪🇺🇪🇪 No more "Executive Supervisor", say hello to the new EBU "Eurovision Song Contest Executive Producer", Gert Kark, who joins the Reference Group after ten years as a project manager for #Eurovision and #JuniorEurovision.

🇬🇪 The EBU and Georgia's broadcaster GPB have confirmed that 18 countries will compete in #JuniorEurovision in December, in Tbilisi. The #JESC2025 stage and visual identity have also been revealed!

🇷🇸 Songs can now be sent to Serbia' broadcaster, RTS, for its #eurovision 2026 national selection. But beware: RTS could still go internal afterwards!

🇫🇷 France is changing strategy in #JuniorEurovision, sending a ballad to Tbilissi 2025, "Ce Monde", sung by Lou Deleuze.

BREAKING NEWS: The EBU will hold an extraordinary General Assembly in November to decide on Israel's participation in #Eurovision 2026. Israel's broadcaster KAN is confident they can survive the vote, but may be wrong on the rules of the Assembly.

🇮🇹 Could Italy's broadcaster, Rai, join the ranks of EBU members ready to withdraw from #Eurovision if Israel takes part in 2026? Three of its seven directors are publicly defending the idea in a note published by the Italian press today.

🇸🇪A little map of where @melodifestivalen.se 2026 will take place... Were you already a fan the last time Sundsvall hosted a Melfest show?

🇸🇪 The six hosting venues of Melodifestivalen 2026 have been confirmed by SVT, along with the dates of each show! escxtra.com/2025/09/18/m...

🇪🇸 Spain becomes the first Big Five country to confirm they will withdraw from #Eurovision 2026 if Israel takes part, after a majority vote by RTVE's Board of Directors this morning.

🇧🇪 @rtbf.be joins other broadcasters in withholding the decision to take part in #Eurovision 2026 until the decisions of the EBU's General Assembly in December, although they did not say what would make them withdraw or confirm participation.

🇳🇱 The Netherlands' broadcaster @avrotros.bsky.social adds to the list of broadcasters who confirmed they will withdraw from #Eurovision 2026 if the EBU allows Israel to take part. escxtra.com/2025/09/12/t...

🇮🇪 Ireland's broadcaster @rte.ie has published a statement, in which they clearly indicate that they would withdraw from #Eurovision should Israel take part next year in Vienna.

🇮🇹 OGAE Song Contest 2025 entries revealed A total of 29 entries will compete in the latest edition of OGAE's fan contest hosted by OGAE Italy in Torino #OGAESongContest

🇮🇸 RÚV could withdraw despite launching Söngvakeppnin 2026 Submissions are now open for the national final, however Iceland's participation remains conditional on the outcomes of the consultation meeting of broadcasters later this year #Eurovision

🇦🇹 JJ, the #eurovision 2025 winner, has now released his follow-up single, "Back to forgetting", cowritten with a "Bara Bada Bastu" songwriter and an Australian Eurovision contender!

🇨🇭 Céline Dion was going to perform at Eurovision 2025 In a recent documentary the 1988 winner confirmed that a health set-back forced a last minute withdrawal from the intended Basel performance #Eurovision

🇺🇦 Song submission window opens for Vidbir 2026 Eurovision 2016 winner, Jamala will oversee the selection of the participating songs in her new role as Music Producer #Vidbir #Eurovision

🇦🇺Australia is back, and will take part in #eurovision next year in Vienna, Austria! SBS has confirmed the return of the neighbours from Down Under, and has also confirmed that its 2025 commentators Courtney Act and Tony Armstrong will return.

🇲🇪 Montenegro confirms participation in Eurovision 2026 Montesong 2025 will be used to select the act that will take to the stage in Vienna next May #Eurovision

🇺🇦 Ukraine confirm participation in Eurovision 2026 Suspilne have announced Vidbir 2026 will select the artist for Vienna, with a number of surprises expected to celebrate the anniversary of #Eurovision

With the details on the arena and the first side events, we can draw a first map of #Eurovision 2026, with some tourist areas highlighted for context!

🇦🇹 #Eurovision 2026 is still months away, but we already know where to go for public viewings and parties. The City Hall of Vienna, and its public square, will welcome the Eurovision Village, EuroClub, and the opening ceremony! Will you be attending?

🇦🇹 ORF and the EBU have just revealed that Vienna will host the 2026 edition of #Eurovision next year for Austria! The Contest will take place on May 12, 14 and 16, and will thus return to a capital city for its 70th anniversary. Will you attend?

🇱🇹 LRT opens song submissions for EUROVIZIJA.LT 2026 The Grand Final will take place on February 27 at the Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius #EurovizijaLT #Eurovision

For the 70th anniversary of #Eurovision, the EBU has just revealed a new logo with a global visual identity for the entire brand (including the slogan and the "70" celebration)! How do you feel about the new logo?

🌳 How sustainable is the Eurovision Song Contest? Our latest editorial explores the economic stability and environmental impacts of the contest, what it all means for future host cities and the sustainable legacy of Eurovision for years to come #Eurovision

🇦🇹 Austrian broadcaster ORF has revealed its provisional schedule for #Eurovision 2026: an early reveal of participants, ticket sales beginning before the allocation draw, and some more details on the postcards!

🇨🇭 Switzerland song submission window opens for Eurovision 2026 Once again the broadcaster has opted for an internal selection. Who will follow in the footsteps of Zoë Më? #Eurovision

🇱🇻 Supernova is back to its two-semis format for #Eurovision 2026, and a final on Valentine's Day, which is slowly becoming a Super Saturday.

🇧🇦 A court ruling in Bosnia-and-Herzegovina could help its broadcaster BHRT to pay off its debts to the EBU, thus paving the way for a return to #Eurovision

🇦🇹 Austria, the host country of #Eurovision 2026, will organise a national selection to select their entry for next year's contest. The last time they did so was in 2016.

🇦🇹 Before the final decision on the 2026 #Eurovision host city, we analysed and compared both bids: arenas, accommodations, transports, legacy...etc. From Innsbruck's queer Olympic history to the Vienna train stations, discover two visions of what #ESC 2026 could be!

🇱🇺 The trial of a radicalised young Swedo-Luxembourger man in Luxembourg has revealed that he had planned a chemical terror attack on #Eurovision 2020. His radicalisation among fascist far-right movements could have led to actual attacks and loss of life.