Boycott Calls and Watermelon Politics Drown Out Music Ahead of Eurovision

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Ahead of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, discussions in host nation Sweden have been more about terror threats, boycott calls and watermelons than about Croatia’s heady mix of heavy metal, folk techno and rococo, Windows95man’s skin-colored underpants or Slimane’s chances of ending France’s 46-year dry run.