[10] The second semi-final featured a performance from Daniil [is] and Joey Christ [is], who opened the show with their song "Ef þeir vilja beef", and an interval act from Björgvin Halldórsson (Icelandic representative in 1995) and Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson.

Despite an initial statement that Iceland would still participate in the contest,[29] petitions received from the Association of Composers and Lyricists of Iceland (FTT) and activists of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement[30][31][32] prompted RÚV to decide that its participation would be evaluated after discussing with the winning artist of Söngvakeppnin, thus making the national final independent from the contest for the first time.

[33][34] Ahead of the final, both eventual superfinalists Hera Björk and Bashar Murad confirmed that they would take part in Eurovision if they won, while none of the other finalists had made a decision.

[38] Gísli Marteinn Baldursson, who had served as RÚV's commentator for the contest from 1999 to 2005 and again since 2016, opted not to resume the role for 2024 in response to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s "lack of reaction" to Israel's offensive in Gaza.

[39] Murad, who is Palestinian, later performed at the "Falastinvision" event, which was organised in Malmö as an alternative to the Eurovision final in protest against Israel's participation.

[44] Einar Hrafn Stefánsson, one of the songwriters of "Wild West", called for an investigation carried out by an independent party as regards the conduct of the voting in the contest.

[45][46] Rúnar Freyr Gíslason, Söngvakeppnin's executive director, later stated that an investigation into the glitch was launched, while also clarifying that the total number of SMS votes received by the superfinalists did not influence the final results.

However, Stefán Eiríksson [is], RÚV's radio director, reiterated that the results were beyond doubt, despite the fact that the broadcaster had no information as to why the problem only occurred on Murad's number.

[49] Later, an open letter signed by more than 1,200 Icelanders was sent to Rúnar Freyr and the RÚV board demanding for an in-depth investigation of the voting irregularities during the contest.

[52] Einar's request for an investigation was subsequently granted, with Stefán disclosing that RÚV had decided to appoint an independent expert to carry out an assessment of the voting procedure.

[53] On 10 March 2024, it was reported by the news site Mannlíf that Yogev Segal, an employee of Israeli broadcaster Kan, had allegedly started a campaign to vote against Murad during the Söngvakeppnin final.

Segal was purported to be one of the moderators of a Facebook group called "Israeli-Icelandic Conversation", allegedly active since January 2024, and to have encouraged its members to vote for Hera Björk in the competition in order to prevent Murad from winning.

[54][55] In a message to Greek fansite Eurovisionfun, Segal admitted his involvement with the group, while clarifying that Kan had no relation to it and that it only had a small number of Icelandic members, dismissing any allegations of interference in the voting.

[59] Ahead of the contest, RÚV organised and broadcast the traditional Eurovision preview show Alla leið between 13 April and 4 May 2024; hosted by Eva Ruza, it featured a panel of guests who discussed and evaluated the competing entries across several weeks, ultimately decreeing a favourite – namely France's Slimane with "Mon amour".

[60][61] In addition, as part of the Eurovision programming, RÚV cooperated with DR and SVT alongside other EBU member broadcasters – namely ARD/WDR, the BBC, ČT, ERR, France Télévisions, NRK, NTR, VRT and Yle – to produce and air a documentary titled ABBA – Against the Odds, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Sweden's first victory at the contest with "Waterloo" by ABBA.

Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent.