Eurovision 2024: Team behind Sam Ryder and Mae Muller will not select UK’s entry

nme.com:

Sam Ryder and Mae Muller, has announced that it will not be selecting the UK’s entry for Eurovision 2024.The management company, which is also behind artists including Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding, has helped the BBC select the UK representatives for the past two years at Eurovision.

However, the team has now confirmed that it will be stepping down from the role ahead of next year’s instalment.Headed by Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, the company was responsible for choosing Sam Ryder as the contestant for 2022 and Mae Muller as the entry earlier this year.Ryder fell just shy of the winning position last year, coming second place to Ukraine with his song ‘Space Man’.

He did, however, gather the best result the UK has seen in a generation, and is credited with causing a resurgence of interest in the competition from the nation.Muller, on the other hand, was less successful in her race for the Eurovision crown, coming in second-to-last place with her track ‘I Wrote A Song’.

This year, it was Swedish singer Loreen that clinched the title, meaning that next year’s edition will be held in Malmo in Sweden next May.TaP Music took to social media to share the news earlier this week. “We’re so proud of Sam and Mae for representing the UK so wonderfully and are enjoying watching their careers flourish as a result,” read the statement on Twitter (X) on Tuesday (August 1).“It’s been brilliant working with the BBC for the last two years, but for now, we think it is time to pass the baton back,” it added. “We wish the BBC the best of luck with ongoing success and continuing to build the excitement and audience [for Eurovision] in the UK.”TaP & Eurovision ❤️.