«Kommersant», citing two sources, wrote that American rapper Kanye West received about $20 million for concerts in Saint Petersburg, which were later canceled. On October 4, it became known that ticket buyers had begun receiving refunds, and the St. Petersburg police began a preliminary investigation into the organizer on suspicion of fraud.

#SayAgency #GazpromArena #KaneUest #music #entertainment #Russia #StPetersburg

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Dmitry Spirin, also known as Sid, famous among music lovers for his many years leading the band Tarakany!, has released a solo album «Chuzhie» made up of anti-war songs from underground bands. Spirin not only created cover versions of these songs, but also brought to light a whole layer of protest music inspired by the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

#antiwarmusic #WarinUkraine #DmitrySpirin #music #Naoko #Punk #protest #review #Russia #censorship #Emigration

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«I have three criminal cases, and the court appointed me as the head of an extremist organization, even though I’m an anarchist and against hierarchies,» Maria Alyokhina says with a smile, describing how she is currently being persecuted by Russian authorities. In 2023, the Icelandic parliament granted her citizenship, allowing her to travel freely around the world with her show. Riot Days (idea and creative producer — Alexander Cheparukhin) has been performed about 500 times on all continents and has won numerous awards, including all the main prizes of the Edinburgh Festival. Before the new European tour, which starts today in Paris, we spoke with one of the most famous members of Pussy Riot about Russian protest art after their punk prayer.

#PussyRiot #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #interview #Iceland #MariaAlyokhina #music #Punk #protest #repressions #Russia #art #Emigration

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She was imprisoned for her beliefs, refused to perform in the USSR in solidarity with dissident Natalia Gorbanevskaya, donated most of her earnings to charity, sang Bob Dylan's songs better than he did himself, and this year plans a farewell tour with him.

#1960s #America #BobDylan #JoanBaez #dictatorship #culturalhero #leftandright #music #NataliaGorbanevskaya #politicalactivism #humanrights #protests #theUSSR #feminism #folkrock #hippie

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