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Kneecap Among 1,100 Artists Urging Eurovision Boycott
- On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, over 1,100 artists signed an open letter organized by No Music for Genocide and the BDS movement, demanding the European Broadcasting Union ban Israel's public broadcast KAN from Eurovision.
- Signees argue the EBU banned Russia in 2022 for invading Ukraine, yet allows Israel to compete for a third consecutive year despite allegations of genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
- Massive Attack, Kneecap, and Paloma Faith joined the initiative, while broadcasters from Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, and Iceland have already withdrawn in protest of Israel's inclusion.
- Artists 'reject Eurovision being used to whitewash and normalise Israel's genocide, siege and brutal military occupation against Palestinians,' calling on performers, crew, and fans to refuse participation until the EBU bans KAN.
- With Eurovision set for next month in Vienna, Austria, the EBU maintains it must be 'guided by our rules first and foremost,' defending its decision-making process over the political dispute.
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Paloma Faith among 1,100 artists urging Eurovision boycott
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Roger Waters, Macklemore, Kneecap Among More Than 1,000 Musicians Demanding Israel’s Exclusion From Eurovision
Macklemore performing on stage at Rock In Rio Lisbon, in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 22, 2024. Photo: Nuno Cruz via Reuters Connect More than 1,000 musicians have signed a new open letter calling for a boycott of next month’s Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, in protest of Israel’s participation. The open letter was published by the campaign group No Music for Genocide, and it was signed by several prominent artists, including Roger Wate…
The recent open letter in defense of Israel's participation in the Eurovision Festival which supported that music is a "universal language" and a "space of unity" that must be above politics, signed by more than a thousand international personalities from the cultural industry, including actress Helen Mirren and musician Gene Simmons; has had an immediate response from so many other artists, musicians and cultural personalities who have joined t…
1,100 artists call to boycott Eurovision 2026 unless Israel is banned
More than 1,100 musicians, including Peter Gabriel, Roger Waters and Brian Eno, have signed an open letter under No Music for Genocide, urging a boycott of Eurovision 2026. The campaign accuses the EBU of double standards and says the contest is being used to 'normalize' Israeli actions in Gaza
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