Not a great start to the week for music fans in London as the city’s biggest screening party for the Eurovision Song Contest finals has been cancelled, venue partner Rio Cinema and organiser Eurovision Party London announced with a heavy heart.

Eurovision finale screening party cancelled as London takes stand against Israel’s participation

The southern Swedish city of Malmo, which sits 615 kilometres (about 380 miles) south of Stockholm and across from the Danish capital of Copenhagen, is going to host the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest from May 7 to May 11 next year, the Swedish organisers announced on Friday.

Sweden's city of Malmo chosen to host 2024 Eurovision Song contest

Russia will not be allowed to participate in the final of this year`s Eurovision song contest, the organiser said on Friday, after Ukraine and several other European public broadcasters had called for Russia to be expelled.

Russia banned from Eurovision song contest over invasion of Ukraine

Spanish fans of both football and music breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after La Liga announced a third set of fixture changes in 12 hours to ensure no matches overlap with Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest.

La Liga moves fixtures to avoid clash with Eurovision Song Contest

The long-running unrest in Belarus has spilled over into this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, with organizers ejecting the country from the competition for songs found to have repeatedly violated rules barring political content.