Ukrainian artists earn money in the “aggressor country” without even coming to Russia
Ukrainian artists earn money from contracts in the “aggressor country” without even coming to Russia. This was one of the reasons why singer Maruv refused to participate in Eurovision, writes the Kommersant newspaper.
“...Digital music today turns out to be no less important source of income for a musician than concert activities. Until quite recently, this was not the case, and few musicians considered income from downloading and especially streaming to be a significant part of their earnings. Now record labels in Russia are ready to pay hundreds of thousands of rubles for new tracks by popular artists, because they really “fight back” in streaming,” the publication says.
As the publication explains, the conditions for participation in Eurovision implied the immediate transfer of copyrights to the artist’s song to Ukrainian state TV.
However, now the rights to the song Maruv belong to the global label Warner Music, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Maruv not only regularly performs in Russia, she has a contract with Warner Music Russia. The single released for Eurovision automatically becomes a bestseller. It turns out that money from its sales will flow to Russia,” the newspaper writes.
The authors of the material predict that the Maruv case may become a precedent for even greater tightening of the screws in Ukraine.
“You can make money in Russia without coming to Russia. And it is likely that Ukrainian artists will soon have to account for every hryvnia earned,” the newspaper summarizes.
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