The ethereal sounds of traditional Eastern European folk songs aren't typically heard in New Orleans. With multiple, simultaneous voices threading equally through the song, the traditional style known ...

The Eurovision Song Contest is a cherished and time-honored tradition for many Europeans. It offers an annual opportunity for friends and family to come together in celebration of Europe’s cultural, ...

German entertainer Stefan Raab will host a 'Free European Song Contest' for production giant Banijay's Brainpool and network ProSieben to replace the annual Eurovision Song Contest, which was canceled ...

Jakub Knera rounds off the year in Central and Eastern European music with a reflection on how the region's complex ecosystem ...

With Europe convulsed by war, a campy, intra-continental song contest might seem especially frivolous. But it's worth remembering: that was the original point. Eurovision launched in 1956, in part a ...

Let the Eurovision Song Competition…continue! Tuesday’s opener delivered a giddy onslaught of visually-stunning performances and sensational guest appearances. Our first 10 finalists have been ...

The post Volbeat Set Record for European Act with Eight No. 1 Songs on U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Congratulations are in order for Danish rockers Volbeat, who ...

LILLEHAMMER, Norway -- A nine-year-old Spanish girl won the second annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Nine-year-old Maria Isabel won the top prize Saturday with her song "Antes Muerta Que Sencilla ...

The big winner in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest — sort of the European version of American Idol — was a fiddling, singing, grinning sensation from Norway named Alexander Rybak. If you aren't one ...

“I COULD BE the sun that lights your dark/And maybe I would lit [sic] your world with just one spark.” The traits are all there: the key change, the dodgy English, the endorsement of peace and being ...

Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia pull out of next year’s contest to protest Israel not being kicked out.