Italian rockers Måneskin are the subject of a praise-laden article in The New York Times which suggests the Rome band - fresh from Eurovision triumph - could be on the cusp of achieving global stardom. Under the title They Won Eurovision. Can They Conquer The World?, the article mentions celebrity record executive Simon Cowell of X-Factor fame as a possible successor to long-time manager Marta Donà with whom the band parted ways abruptly last month.

Måneskin has had a phenomenally successful 2021 so far, winning Italy's national music festival Sanremo in March, then claiming victory at Eurovision in May with the winning song Zitti e Buoni. The catchy track (whose title is translated as 'Shut Up and Behave' by the NYT) recently landed in the Top 10 on Spotify's global chart – a first for an Italian act – racking up over 100 million plays on the audio streaming platform.