Read before continuing: what we’re about to tell you does NOT give you permission to stop listening to Israel Hour Radio. Got it? Okay, read on. Earlier this week, the Israeli government released a new music-streaming app called “Shiri”. The app already features 40,000 Israeli songs, with many more promised […]
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UPDATE: The Jerusalem Post reports that the Shalva Band will perform (but not compete) at the second Eurovision semi-final on Thursday evening prior to the Eurovision. The Shalva Band has announced that it will withdraw from contention for the honor of representing Israel in Eurovision 2019. As a fan favorite […]
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What are Israeli soldiers listening to? Galgalatz radio recently tallied song requests from chayalim (soldiers), and counted down the top songs they requested over the past year. So this week, we’re bringing you the top 13 – a fun mix of Israeli songs old and new. Can you guess which […]
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It’s been a few months since the debut of “Broke Ass Millionaire”, the first English-language single released by Static & Ben-El (that happens to sound awfully similar to their Israeli hit, “Silsulim”. So it’s just about time for a follow-up. And here it is! Allow us to introduce their new song, “Tudu […]
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The Eurovision Song Contest is on its way to the Holy Land this May. But sadly, we have heard far too many voices calling for the contest to be held elsewhere. That’s why it was especially refreshing to see Sweden embrace Israel’s Eurovision successes this past Saturday night. “Melodifestivalen”, the […]
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Eurovision 2018 winner Netta Barzilai is finally out with her long-awaited follow-up to “Toy”, the winning song from last year’s Eurovision Song Contest. It’s VERY pink. And VERY Netta. The new song, out this morning, is called “Bassa Sababa”. In the music video, Netta’s groom-to-be leaves her at the altar, […]
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