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Updated:: Sunday, 12 May 2024

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Watch Joanna Newsom dedicate ‘Cosmia’ to Steve Albini

Joanna Newsom and Steve Albini

"I can’t believe I don’t get to record with him again"

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Bambie Thug declares ‘Fuck the EBU’ in post-Eurovision press interview

Bambie Thug

"The EBU is not what the Eurovision is"

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Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Nemo

Nemo became the first non-binary winner of Eurovision while the UK came 18th after receiving 'nul points' from the public

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Israel’s Eden Golan booed during Eurovision 2024 performance

Golan finished in fifth place in the contest, after a strong showing in the public vote

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Watch Bambie Thug proclaim “love will triumph over hate!” at the end of their powerful Eurovision performance

Bambie Thug (Photo by Jessica Gow/TT / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by JESSICA GOW/TT/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Portugal also had a message of their own seemingly in support of Palestine

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Bambie Thug gives update on Eurovision complaint, says EBU confirmed Israeli commentator had “broken the rules of conduct”

Bambie Thug. Credit: Becca Geden

However, a statement from EBU Director General Noel Curran apparently "contradicts" Bambie's confirmation

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Käärijä bows out of delegating Finnish points for Eurovision tonight as it “does not feel right”

Käärijä (Credits: Venla Shalin / Contributor)

He follows Norwegian spokesperson Alessandra Mele to back out of awarding points tonight

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French Eurovision entry Slimane cuts rehearsal performance short to give unexpected speech about “peace”

Slimane (Photo by Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images)

"We must be United by Music, yes, but with love and peace"

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Dutch broadcaster says they are “very disappointed and upset” over Eurovision entry Joost Klein’s disqualification

Joost Klein (Photo by Silas Tahapary/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

"An exclusion order is not proportional to this incident"

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Deleted TikTok reveals moment Bambie Thug was forced to remove pro-Palestinian message: “It’s fucked up”

Bambie Thug (Photo by Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Bambie was forced to remove the words 'ceasefire' and 'freedom for Palestine' in the medieval Ogham script from their costume

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