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NME about what the long-term impact of Eurovision may or may not be on Liverpool and it’s local music scene.Last year it was announced that Liverpool had beaten competition from Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield to be named as host city for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, being held in the UK in honour of last year’s winners Ukraine. The grand final takes place tonight (Saturday May 13), after a week of events and celebrations around the city – including star-studded concerts at Liverpool’s Eurovision Village and Frankie Goes To Hollywood reuniting for their first performance together in 36 years.The city has also received widespread for the sense of community support show for Ukraine throughout recent weeks, as well as open events celebrating music and culture.In October 2022, it was reported that Eurovision could bring in a potential £30million of revenue to the city – marking the next wave of international cultural tourism that has occurred in the city last 15 years.

Gorillaz), Nova Twins, Facebook’s Vanessa Bakewell, Liam James Ward of digital agency Be-Hookd Digital and Achal Dhillon of Killing Moon Records.“Rip It Up is a solution based response to challenges in the music industry for emerging Black artists and creatives based in Merseyside,” Yaw Owusu said. “I am happy to be supporting this by working with the participants to learn, develop and share, in the hopes that their experiences, skills and opportunities improve in regards to their careers in the music industry”Seye Adelekan added: “It’s a big honour and privilege to be a part of Rip it Up, sharing my experiences with young people taking part.