Building a stronger Israel, one song at a time!
Episode #2! Our daily look at Israeli music news and information! Today: more on Static and Ben-El’s US music career…a new song for Hadag Nahash…and the hottest Israeli songs of the past week. Israeli Music Today: Transcript This is MyIsraeliMusic.com, I’m Josh Shron, and here’s your Israeli music news for Friday, February 22, […]
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 […]
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, […]
As 2018 winds down, it’s time to take a look at the year in Israeli music. Recently, Spotify Israel did just that, reporting on the top songs and artists streamed in Israel via their service. Remember, however, that the results may be a bit skewed, since Spotify only became available […]
Earlier today, Eurovision officials named Tel Aviv as their selection to host next year’s contest. This despite the fact that… …the contest typically takes place in the capital city of the host country …many of us would appreciate international recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel …Netta Barzilai proudly […]
https://youtu.be/sMi_KGMb9do Updated 9/12 to include Kan Gimmel countdown info. Earlier today (9/7), Galgalatz radio concluded their year end countdown of the songs of the year, musicians of the year and newcomer of the year. For the most part, the results weren’t entirely surprising. People of the Year: Eden Ben Zaken […]
Oh. My. God. A couple of weeks ago, Israel’s Eurovision winner / national hero Netta Barzilai was strutting her stuff throughout the USA, introducing her unique style to American audiences. She appeared on the Today Show and was interviewed by Billboard, among other appearances. But I just stumbled across the most […]
You voted…we’re counting ’em down! In the final week of our August Chagigot, we count down your all-time favorite Israeli Eurovision entries, as voted by our listeners. These are some of Israel’s biggest songs ever, and you’ll hear all of your favorites – as well as some you probably haven’t […]
Whoa, this is getting serious… It looks like Netta Barzilai’s 15-minutes of fame are only just beginning. Winning the Eurovision. 85 million views on YouTube. An audience with Prince William. And now, The Today Show on NBC. This morning (July 24, 2018), Netta performed her hit song, “Toy”, live […]
Suddenly, Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is relevant once again. I say that because over the years, I’ve found that most Israelis I’ve spoken with couldn’t care less. With so much amazing culture surrounding you at all times, who really cares about one (usually bad) Israeli song competing […]