Just two days after Spain’s Head of Delegation César Vallejo announced that the Benidorm Fest 2026 songs will be released on December 18, RTVE has now confirmed when the participants will be unveiled. Artists to be announced this week According to María Eizaguirre, RTVE’s Director of Communication and Participation, the artists competing in Benidorm Fest 2026 will be officially announced on Thursday, October 9 at 16:30 CET.

Summer, or winter if you're on the other side of the globe, has come to a close. And with the big festivals over, it is time for the music industry to fill those release schedules and kick into high gear again. There was a lot of music this month, a lot of it good, some odd, and some... well, not everything can be a winner.

The director general says the corporation is "aware of the concerns" around Israel's participation.

The professional jurors for The Netherlands' Junior Eurovision selection, Junior Songfestival have been revealed as singers Hannah Mae, SERA and Billy Dans. Who are the Jurors? Sera de Bruin, better known as SERA first rose to fame thanks to videos posted to Instagram and TikTok, where she would sing cover songs in her car. She quickly became noticed by big names such as Justin Bieber and Tones and I.