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Fred Bronson has been called "America's foremost chart journalist" by the editor of Billboard magazine. He is best known for his appearances on American Idol, the weekly "Chart Beat" column in Billboard magazine, and as the author of books related to #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Articles by Fred Bronson
32 articles
May 21, 2024
Nile Rodgers & Esa-Pekka Salonen Celebrated as 2024 Laureates at Sweden’s Polar Music Prize
By FRED BRONSON
May 11, 2024
French Singer Halts Eurovision 2024 Rehearsal Performance to Deliver Peace Statement
By FRED BRONSON
May 11, 2024
Sweden’s Benjamin Ingrosso Takes a Star Turn at Eurovision 2024
By FRED BRONSON
May 11, 2024
Eurovision 2024: Switzerland Defies the Odds to Win With Nemo’s ‘The Code’
By FRED BRONSON
May 10, 2024
Two-Time Eurovision Champion Loreen Says She ‘Practiced Even More’ for Her 2024 Victory Lap Performance
By FRED BRONSON
May 10, 2024
Netherlands’ Joost Klein Disqualified From Eurovision Amid Investigation
By FRED BRONSON
May 10, 2024
From Fan to Power Player: How Eric Lehman Brought Luxembourg Back to Eurovision After a 31-Year Gap
By FRED BRONSON
May 9, 2024
Switzerland, Georgia, Israel & 7 More Countries Qualify for Grand Final of Eurovision 2024
By FRED BRONSON
May 8, 2024
Marcus & Martinus at Eurovision: The Identical Twins Say They’re the ‘Most Competitive’ Act in 2024
By FRED BRONSON
May 8, 2024
Angelina Mango’s ‘La Noia’ Advances Italy’s Odds to Win Eurovision 2024
By FRED BRONSON
May 7, 2024
After ‘American Idol,’ This Singer Is Moving to an Even Bigger Stage: Eurovision 2024
By FRED BRONSON
May 7, 2024
Luxembourg, Ireland & 8 More Countries Advance to Eurovision 2024 Grand Final
By FRED BRONSON
May 3, 2024
5 Things to Watch Out for at Eurovision 2024, According to the Song Contest’s Executive Supervisor
By FRED BRONSON
Apr 30, 2024
Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil Want People ‘To Feel Empathy for Ukraine’ With Their Eurovision 2024 Song
By FRED BRONSON
Mar 28, 2024
Eurovision 2024: Showrunner Per Blankens Previews What to Expect, From ABBA to the Runtime
By FRED BRONSON
Mar 9, 2023
Ukraine’s Eurovision Winner Kalush Orchestra Returns To Tour U.S., Raises Money For War Effort
By FRED BRONSON
Feb 24, 2023
With Their Country Under Siege, Ukrainian Dance Music Duo Tvorchi Prepare For Eurovision
By FRED BRONSON
May 26, 2022
ABBA’s Live ‘Voyage’ Show Is Doing Big Numbers in London: ‘We’ve Sold 380,000 Tickets,’ Benny Andersson Reveals
By FRED BRONSON
May 15, 2022
In Record-Setting Fashion, Ukraine Rides Popular Sentiment to 2022 Eurovision Win
By FRED BRONSON
May 12, 2022
Eurovision Has Long Struggled, With Varying Success, to Hold a Politics-Free Song Contest
By FRED BRONSON
May 12, 2022
Heavily Favored Sweden and Poland, and Eight More Countries, Advance to Eurovision Grand Final
By FRED BRONSON
May 11, 2022
Ukraine and Nine Other Nations Advance to Eurovision Final
By FRED BRONSON
May 19, 2019
The Netherlands Wins Eurovision 2019 With 'Arcade' by Duncan Laurence
By FRED BRONSON
May 14, 2019
12 Songs That Could Win Eurovision 2019
By FRED BRONSON