May 20, 2024

Hallo Neuphorians!

The theme of this week’s playlist is EUROVISION!!

Last week, the 68th annual Eurovision final was held and had a global audience of >160 million, more than the Super Bowl or Academy Awards.  For the unfamiliar, Eurovision is a wacky cross between American Idol and the World Cup- and the 2024 edition wasn’t without controversy, as Israel’s placement in the finals resulted both in large political protests against Israel, and high audience voting support for Israel. Congratulations to the 2024 winner, Switzerland with “The Code” by Nemo, which beat Croatia’s “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” by Baby Lasagna in a close race.  Thanks to Neuphorian Paul F, a dedicated Eurovision follower for suggesting this Eurovision theme.

Apart from Eurovision, blockbuster music releases were somewhat light, with the biggest being Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft” and Post Malone’s country collab single with Morgan Wallen.  However, this playlist does have broad geographic diversity with representation from the US, Switzerland, the Dominican Republic, Italy, the Philippines, Germany, Sweden, South Africa, the UK, Nigeria, Jamaica and Kosovo.

Please submit your votes by EOD Saturday June 1, either in the playlist site in the comments section or via email to me.