Israel comes second at Eurovision amid boycotts and backlash
Bulgaria won Eurovision, pushing Israel into second place amid boycotts and protests over Israel’s war on Gaza.

Bulgaria won Eurovision, pushing Israel into second place amid boycotts and protests over Israel’s war on Gaza.







K-pop sensations BTS ignited a wave of interest in South Korean culture that now extends from food to cosmetics.

Iranian musicians perform on city streets and venture to sites devastated in US-Israeli attacks.
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Prosecutors in California are charging rapper D4vd with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

US band The Strokes used their Coachella set to showcase the US-Israeli destruction of universities in Gaza and Iran.
Arrest comes after police found the body of Celeste Rivas in a car registered to the musician last year.
Swiss musician To Athena has performed inside a cave in a melting glacier to highlight ice loss in the Alps.
Universal Music, the label behind superstars Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny, is expected to list in NY from Amsterdam.

Iranian musician Ali Ghamsari has been performing outside the Damavand power station in a symbolic protest.
British PM Keir Starmer said it was concerning that London’s Wireless Festival had booked West in the first place.

Nepali rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah has been sworn in as PM after his party’s landslide election win.