
Bambie Thug opted not to boycott the Eurovision contest, which also featured Israel, while Taylor Swift (below) brought her much-hyped Eras tour to Dublin to the delight of fans and hacks.

Date: November 14, 2024 - Behind the Scenes

Bambie Thug opted not to boycott the Eurovision contest, which also featured Israel, while Taylor Swift (below) brought her much-hyped Eras tour to Dublin to the delight of fans and hacks.
THIS YEAR the cultural arena was dominated by two rather different personalities – Taylor Swift and Benjamin Netanyahu – both of whom managed to cause mayhem, albeit for very different reasons. The issue of Israel’s war in Gaza was rarely far from the surface for artists but, more often than not, the more familiar names… Read more »
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