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Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra have shared a new song – ‘Ushme Uturbe’.The track sees the Ukrainian band team up with with Canadian rapper bbno$, who they met in Austin, Texas, where they made a music video for the song. They also performed at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival.“In Austin, we met Alex (bbno$) for the first time in real life, but it was so easy and fun to work together on the set that it seemed like we were old friends.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Charlotte Church are among the names who have been lined up to perform at the official Eurovision 2023 village in Liverpool.According to the official website, the Eurovision Village, located in Pier Head, “is the first port of call for anyone touching down in the city and hoping to soak up as much Eurovision atmosphere as possible”. A nine day programme of events will be taking place, kicking off on May 5 and running until the day of the final on May 13.

Eurovision 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra have shared their first English-language track, ‘Changes’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now.The Ukrainian band were victorious with their song ‘Stefania’ in last year’s Song Contest, which was held in Italy.“Pray to the gods of good and evil / Make them hear my demands,” Kalush Orchestra sing in the chorus. “Break the curse and threaded the needle / Gripped between my hands.”“This is a song about our home – where we live and how we have learned to protect it,” band leader Oleh Psiuk said in a press release. “We continue to live even when danger looms over us.

The Rolling Stones invited a Ukrainian choir on stage to perform ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ at a gig this weekend – see footage below.The legendary rockers were playing the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria on Friday (July 15), where they saved a special surprise for the encore.“They came long way to be here tonight,” Mick Jagger told the crowd before introducing the Dzvinochok boys choir and Vognyk girls choir, revealing that they drove 15 hours from Kyiv to Vienna to be at the show.Choirmaster Ruben Tolmachov then told the crowd: “This is a very special night for the two choirs and a chance of a lifetime not to be missed.“I’m so glad we made it here to Vienna a night to remember for all of us.”See footage of the performance below.Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February, the music world has invited many Ukrainian creatives to perform at global events and with world-famous bands.Last month, Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra were invited to perform at Glastonbury Festival, with frontman Oleh Psiuk telling NME: “We are lucky that we are here, so we’ve tried to prepare for our performance [at Glastonbury]. We are super-happy to be here.”A video message recorded by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was also screened around Worthy Farm on the Friday of the festival.The Rolling Stones resumed their European stadium tour last month after cancelling shows because Mick Jagger tested positive for COVID.The Stones postponed two gigs in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bern, Switzerland in mid-June due to their frontman’s ill health.

Kalush Orchestra have announced a North American headline tour for later in the year.There’s a total of 13 dates on the itinerary, with the run set to kick off at Seattle’s Club SUR on Thursday, October 20. The Ukrainian act chase it up with back-to-back shows in San Francisco, Denver and LA before rolling on to Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia and New York.The US dates will wrap up over the first week of November, with shows locked in for Washington DC, Miami and Chicago before the tour ends in Canada with Montreal and Toronto gigs.Tickets for all of the dates – a full list of which can be found below – are on sale now via Bomond.

Kalush Orchestra spoke to NME ahead of their first-ever live appearance in the UK at Glastonbury 2022 last night (June 24) – you can watch our interview with frontman Oleh Psiuk above and see footage from the show below.The Ukrainian band, who were crowned champions of Eurovision earlier this year, played an hour-long set after midnight to a packed-out crowd on Shangri-La’s Truth Stage.Kalush Orchestra’s 13-song set included two renditions of their Eurovision-winning track ‘Stefania’, as well as a dozen other songs that, according to the band’s team, were written in the space of just 10 days.“Just imagine it’s the last party of your life,” Psiuk poignantly told the crowd mid-set ahead of performing the track ‘Love Train’.Speaking to NME ahead of their set, Psiuk said that he and Kalush Orchestra were honoured to be invited to Glastonbury: “We are lucky that we are here, so we’ve tried to prepare for our performance [at Glastonbury].

Gallery: A Party at the Palace! A look at who is performing at the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations (BANG Showbiz)Speaking of playing the legendary festival, the Ukrainian folk-rap ensemble's frontman Oleh Psiuk said: "We are so excited to be playing at Glastonbury Festival alongside some of the biggest names in music from around the world. This is the perfect place for our first ever British performance and we hope it will be the start of many in the UK.

Kalush Orchestra have been announced to perform at Glastonbury 2022.The group won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin last month with the song ‘Stefania’.Now, they’ve been confirmed to appear at Glastonbury 2022, which will also mark their first ever UK performance. Kalush Orchestra will perform on the Truth Stage in Shangri-La at 1:10am on Friday night/Saturday morning.“We are so excited to be playing at Glastonbury Festival alongside some of the biggest names in music from around the world,” frontman Oleh Psiuk said.

The trophy, which took the shape of a crystal microphone, was auctioned on Facebook.It was done with the aim of buying drones for the Ukrainian military amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.The sale of the trophy coincided with the band’s appearance at a charity concert at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.It also aimed to raise money for medical care and supplies.Band member Oleh Psiuk appealed for people to not get used to the war."I think it should be on the front pages always, until peace comes," said Psiuk, whose Eurovision win had been tipped in the run-up to the event.The war has left more than 4,000 civilians dead and nearly 5,000 injured according to the UN.It has also forced more than 14 million people to flee their homes since Russia invaded on February 24, with towns and cities reduced to rubble.Reuters news agency reported that Ukrainian TV presenter Serhiy Prytula announced that the money raised from the trophy would specifically be used to purchase three Ukrainian-made PD-2 drones.Drones are popularly used by Ukraine and Russia, both as weapons and reconnaissance.While the war was going on, the Eurovision song contest gave the world an opportunity to support and uplift the struggling nation.Ukraine topped the board with a total of 631 points.Following their win, Kalush Orchestra's lead singer said: "Thank you so much."Thank you for supporting Ukraine.This victory is for every Ukrainian.""What an emotional night," commentator Graham Norton said at the time of the result."Not just emotional because Ukraine won, but look at us, there we are."In the nosebleed, dizzying heights of second place on the leaderboard."That is our highest position in over 20 years, ladies and gentlemen."Praising the SpaceMan singer, he

Naman Ramachandran Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra, popular winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, have raised $900,000 for their country’s military by auctioning their winners’ trophy.The auction for the crystal microphone trophy was conducted on Facebook on Sunday by Ukrainian TV presenter Serhiy Prytula.“You guys are amazing! We appreciate each and every one of you who donated to this auction and a special thanks to Team WhiteBIT who purchased the trophy for $900,000 and are now the rightful owners of our trophy. Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Kalush Orchestra posted on Facebook on Monday.

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest winners Kalush Orchestra have auctioned off their trophy from the competition in order to raise money for the Ukrainian army. The winning bid of 500 Ethereums – roughly $900,000 – was placed by Ukraine-based cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBit.Announced last week, the auction took place on Sunday, hosted by TV presenter Serhiy Prytula, with the band also announcing the winner of a raffle to win the pink bucket hat frontman Oleh Psiuk wore on stage at this month’s Eurovision show.Tickets for the raffle cost five euros a pop, and raised a further $370,000.

Eurovision Song Contest 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra returned to their homeland Ukraine following an emotional victory. Hundreds of fans greeted the Ukrainian band at the border with Poland as Russia’s occupancy of the country continues.

Eurovision entry Sam Ryder has announced details of a new 2022 London show.Ryder came second during the weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, with Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra winning the event with a massive 631 points. It was the UK’s best performance result since 1997.Viral TikTok sensation Ryder went into the competition as the bookmakers second-favourite to win with his song ‘Space Man’.He will now play brand-new London venue Outernet in London on November 24.

Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, according to Italian officials.Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra beat UK entrant Sam Ryder to win the 2022 contest, picking up a massive 631 points – largely from the public vote – to overhaul the UK, who were winning after the jury votes.According to Reuters, the Italian government’s cybersecurity department blocked attempts from the ‘Killnet’ and ‘Legion’ groups to hack the competition’s voting systems.A further report in Forbes says ‘Killnet’ had threatened prior to the contest to “send 10 billion requests” to the competition’s online voting platform and “add votes to some other country” instead of Ukraine.In a statement to MailOnline, a Eurovision spokesperson said that the “voting system has a wide range of security measures in place to protect the audience participation from outside influences.”In Ukraine meanwhile, the win has brought “incredible happiness” to a country under invasion by Russia.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Instagram that the courage of Ukraine “impresses the world” and congratulated Kalush Orchestra on their win.He then went on to promise to host Eurovision in the future in a “free, peaceful and rebuilt” Mariupol, a city currently largely under Russian control.At the end of their performance at the show’s finale, Kalush Orchestra said: “I ask all of you, please help Ukraine, help Mariupol, help Azovstal right now.”Speaking to NME this week, frontman Oleh Psiuk explained how their taking part was a “huge responsibility”, given the ongoing war with Russia.“To represent Ukraine in the international arena is always a responsibility, but to represent it during the war is just the highest responsibility possible,” he said.“The song [‘Stefania’] was composed

scored a landslide victory from the televote after performing their song Stefania. While the winning country usually hosts the next year’s competition, doubts have been cast on whether Ukraine will be able to host in 2023 due to the ongoing war with Russia. However, when asked about President Volodymyr Zelensky’s claim that Eurovision will be hosted in Ukraine, Kalush Orchestra star Oleh Psiuk said: ‘If the President said it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen.

EUROVISION champs Ukraine could be hosted by Spain after the country's national broadcaster RTVE made an offer to accommodate their 2023 contest. Last night saw the troubled country's act Kalush Orchestra score top points, scooping more than 400 votes from the public to add to the judges tally.

UKRAINE have been crowned Eurovision Song Contest champions 2022 after winning the hearts of the European public. Kalush Orchestra overwhelming won the public support to be crowned Eurovision winners and per tradition Ukraine are in line to host Eurovision 2023.

The Eurovision Song Contest’s participants are officially banned from making any political statements from the stage, either verbally or in their lyrics, but that didn’t stop Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra.

Kalush Orchestra have shared a powerful video for ‘Stefania’, the song that won them last night’s (May 14) Eurovision Song Contest.The band triumphed over the UK’s Sam Ryder at the Turin ceremony, receiving a massive portion of the public vote.Following the performance, they have shared an official video for ‘Stefania’, which was shot in the cities of Bucha, Irpin, Borodyanka and Hostomel, all of which were bombed during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.At the end of the video, a message from the band reads:“This video was filmed in Bucha, Irpin, Borodyanka, Hostomel, cities near Kyiv that suffered the horrors of Russian occupation.“Dedicated to the brave Ukrainian people, to the mothers protecting their children, to all those who gave their lives for our freedom.“Every man, every woman, every innocent child.“The war in Ukraine has multiple faces, but it is our mother’s face that keeps our hearts alive in the darkest times.“Stand with Ukraine!”Watch the ‘Stefania’ video below:Speaking to NME this week, frontman Oleh Psiuk explained how their taking part was a “huge responsibility”, given the ongoing war with Russia.“To represent Ukraine in the international arena is always a responsibility, but to represent it during the war is just the highest responsibility possible,” he said.“The song [‘Stefania’] was composed and dedicated to my mother, but after the war the song has acquired lots of nuances because a lot of people are perceiving it as if Ukraine is my mother,” said Psiuk.

Måneskin returned to the Eurovision Song Contest last night (May 14) to give new single ‘Supermodel’ its live debut – check the performance out below.The Italian band, who won the 2021 contest with their song ‘Zitti E Buoni’, have had a massive year since their Eurovision triumph, playing across the globe and announcing a massive arena tour.This week, the band returned with new single ‘Supermodel’, their first new music of 2022, and the track was given its live debut during the half-time break at last night’s Eurovision in Turin.After the track was played, the band then debuted a snippet of an unreleased song called ‘If I Can Dream’, revealing that it was written in collaboration with Baz Luhrmann and set to appear on the soundtrack to his forthcoming Elvis Presley biopic.“We felt a huge connection and we decided to jump on it,” frontman Damiano David said of working with Luhrmann. “We’re really proud of what we did, we can’t wait to see it.”Watch the two performances below:Eurovision 2022 was won by Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra with the song ‘Stefania’, with the UK’s Sam Ryder coming in second, the country’s best placed finish since 1997.

K.J. Yossman The unspoken question in the run up to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest was whether Ukraine would be able to host next spring if they won.Before the event, sources close to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes the annual music contest, indicated it was not a situation they were looking forward to grappling with.However, when Ukrainian rappers Kalush Orchestra were announced as the winners in Italy on Saturday night, it became an inevitability.The contest is hosted each year in the country which won the previous year.