Manizha was the first Russian singer to join a series of exclusive studio recordings of Spotify Singles. Manizha presented an acoustic version of her English-language track Now or Never, and also recorded a cover of the song See-Line Woman by Nina Simone. Manizha became the first Russian singer to record a track for Spotify Singles
Today Russians Express Gratitude and Pay Tribute to Emergency Rescuers [Video]
Today, on December 27, Russians have the Day of the Rescuer or Emergency Rescuer’s Day. On this special occasion, they congratulate the country’s rescuers, express gratitude to them and pay tribute to those who passed away fulfilling their duties. This was what happened to the main chief of the Russian EMERCOM. On the morning
Experts Made Up Top List of Russians’ Favourite Soviet-Era Films and Songs
30 years after the collapse of the USSR, the most popular Soviet film among Russians remains “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears”, the top song is still “Katyusha”, and the most favourite book is “How the Steel Was Tempered”, which follows from a survey conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre as part of
Yandex.Music Named Top Singers of 2021
Users of the Yandex.Music streaming service in 2021 most often listened to the singer Mari Kraymbrery and rapper Morgenshtern. According to the number of auditions, Mari Kraymbrery became the most popular artist, and Morgenstern became the main artist, just like last year. The most listened song of the year was the track “Bird” by the
Russian Rapper Condemned Minorities for Turning World Upside Down [Video]
Russian rap artist Sqwoz Bab has released a provocative video clip about the modern tendencies of the world community to change traditional values and the global shakiness of world perception. In his song, he warns that world power, including media influence, is rapidly passing into the hands of a minority, which provokes disregard for the
Hollywood Composer Created Anthem for Krasnodar Football Club [Video]
The Krasnodar Football club presented a new anthem created by Hollywood composer, Hans Zimmer, who is famous for his soundtracks to “The Lion King”, “Gladiator”, and “Interstellar”, Meduza reports. The anthem was arranged by the Russian musician, the founder of the indie band Therr Maitz Anton Belyaev. It is noted that among the other
Eurovision Collected Over 20 Million Views in Russia [Video]
Live and recording of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest on Channel One’s online resources collected more than 20 million views, TASS reports. Broadcasts in the Odnoklassniki and VK social networks in total have collected more than 13 million views. It is noted that the performance of Manizha who represented Russia at the competition attracted
Russian Children Sang Manifesto Song Against War [Video]
Children from more than 20 regions of Russia took part in the filming of a music video in which they sang the song-manifesto of the young generation against the war “Stork on the Roof” (“Peace on Earth”/”World Without War”), TASS reports. It is specified that schoolchildren aged 10 to 17 years old from Moscow,
Russians Chose Favourite Films About Great Patriotic War
Among the films about the Great Patriotic War, Russians prefer to watch “Only Old Men Are Going to Battle”, according to the results of a survey conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM), RIA Novosti reports. According to the research results, the film “Only Old Men Are Going to Battle” is liked by
Briton Wrote Song About Yuri Gagarin [Video]
The songwriter, Julian Plested, from Britain wrote a song dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the flight of the first man into space. He recorded the song “Yuri” with his group under the pseudonym Julz, RIA News reports. “My mother and I were very delighted with the development of the Soviet space programme. I
Novosibirsk Schoolgirl Amazed Jury at Talent Show [Video]
During a performance at the “The Voice Kids” talent show, three members of the jury turned to the 8-year-old Margarita Bavskaya from Novosibirsk, which means their recognition of her talent and the desire to take the girl to their teams. It is noted that the contestant sang Polina Gagarina‘s song “Angels in the Dance”
Nizhny Novgorod Resident Got Into MTV Chart [Video]
A Nizhny Novgorod resident, Oleg Pikunov, wrote a song and got into the “Golden Age of MTV” playlist of the Yandex Music service. The song “Summer Flew By” was included in the top 94 world hits since 1998. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Олег Пикунов (@oleg_pikunov_2019) “I am still
Russian Woman: Manizha to Represent Russia at Eurovision Contest
Russian singer Manizha has won the ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest and will perform the ‘Russian Woman‘ song in Rotterdam, the press service of the contest reports. The song will tell about the transformation of a woman’s self-awareness over the past few centuries in Russia. It is specified that Russia has been one of