Music on TV, the schedules Rai For the 2025/2026 season.
Between expected returns and new bets, the Rai He presented the schedules of the 2025/2026 season on 27 June. And also this year the music will have its space, between major events, renewed formats and some experiment in the early evening.
Music in the new Rai: between prizes, playlists and memory
To open the season will be the Tim Music Awardsbroadcast on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 September on Rai 1 with Carlo Conti And Vanessa Incontrada. A particular edition, in a year with few certifications due to the new thresholds Fimi (Less than 50 singles but we take into account that the Music Awards will also reward the results of the second part of 2024).
On September 20 it will then be broadcast “Pino is – The journey of the musician”, Tribute to Pino Daniele with Fiorella Mannoia And Carlo Conti. Always the Mannoia will return with his One Woman Show Simply Fiorella.
“Playlist”: the Rai 2 musical format is split
From 18 October to 2 pm on Rai 2 restart Playlistthe musical space conducted by Federica Gentile And Gabriele Vagnato. The program will divide into two blocks: “Live Playlist”, With live and interviews, and”Playlist talk“, A more intimate space with female focus and tribute to the great interpreters of Italian music.
A new show for Niccolò Agliardi
After years of absence he also returns Niccolò Agliardi With a new musical format in 10 episodes of 25 minutes: We are talking about big – songs under the skin. With him, once again, Federica Gentile. The program will compare two generations of artists with a group of young people between 18 and 25 years old, starting from a song to open authentic dialogues between music, dreams and fears. Find an in -depth analysis here.
The other musical evenings
In autumn space also a The Voice Seniorbroadcast from November 14th on Rai 1and “Juke Box – The night of the hits”, A new program in two first evenings dedicated to 80s and 90s pop music with Antonella Clerici And Clementino.
Among the singers Electric Lamborghini will be driving the program Boss in incognito.
Sanremo and Giovani Festival: the situation
The Sanremo Festival 2026 is confirmed, even if the location is not yet sure: the Rai It was the only one to respond to the call for production, but the car is already in motion. Carlo Conti it will be the conductor, as will it be at the helm of the evening of the Young Festivalsbroadcast in December to select the new proposals.
Here To learn more.
In short, the musical season in Rai looks like a mix between certainties and new directions. But the general feeling is that of a musical story still too divided between institutional spaces and small niches: the ideas are there, now you really need the courage to really expand them.
