Once considered a symbol of musical freedom, openness, and universal calls for peace and brotherhood, Glastonbury was a festival that united genres, audiences, and a universal message of protest against wars wherever they occurred.
The songwriter and producer's creative genius culminated in the groundbreaking album "Pet Sounds", which music critics widely regard as rock's first concept album.
The Simon and Garfunkel singer performed Thursday evening at Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park, marking the first visit by a major international artist to Israel since the war erupted.
"If there weren't brave people like you – I wouldn't be here, and neither would my mother," Gene Simmons told Harold "Hal" Urban, who participated in liberating Mauthausen in May 1945.
"There should be greater transparency on the issue of televoting. This year it was all very strange about it," JJ explained to El Pais.
According to report in Turkish media by anti-Israel reporter, Germany’s ARD threatened to withdraw from Eurovision if Israel was excluded.
Music industry heavyweight Scooter Braun has launched a passionate defense of Israeli Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael, who faced accusations of vote manipulation despite winning the public vote and placing second overall in the 2025 competition.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls for Israel’s exclusion, likens situation to Russia. Finland’s representative claims Yuval Raphael's success was “unfair”.
Spanish broadcasters are crying foul over Israel's surprising success at Eurovision 2025, formally requesting that the competition's organizers examine its voting methodology after Yuval Raphael secured a second-place finish despite receiving lukewarm support from judges.
The Israeli contestant surges from 15th to 2nd place with massive public support despite minimal jury points as viewers back home watched from shelters.
