International Competition Of Young Singers of Popular Music the " New Wave" has become an important event in international music arena.Live concerts of the "New Wave" on central channels attracts millions of spectators , attention of the most famous journalists and media as well as fans, who become addicted to the event and support the competitors with all their hearts. Two legendary composers Igor Krutoy and Raimonds Pauls discussed the idea of organizing a completely new competition unlike to other competitions which took place on the territory of Russia and the countries of CIS. Mr Pauls Raimonds Pauls supported the opinion of Mr Krutoy about the situation in modern popular music...

11.01.2008   Radiohead new album tops American charts

According to the American Press, the British rock band Radiohead's seventh album "In Rainbows", which was released in the USA on January 1, 2008 has topped the charts. Nielsen SoundScan's calculations revealed that the album had sold 122000 copies last week. The album was initially released on October 10, 2007 as a download from the band's...

09.01.2008   Timati's plans

Timati is going to release a new album this spring. According to Intermedia, the album will include a number of songs with foreign representatives of hip-hop. The singer has already made records of songs with Ja Rule and Xzibit. He is also planning to sing a song with Snoop Dogg. Moreover, Timati will make a clip for one of the songs which he...

29.12.2007   Dima Bilan is Musician of the Year

According to the information given by Director General of VTSIOM Valery Fyodorov to the "Russian News Service", the Russians consider Dima Bilan to be Musician of the Year. Bilan leaves Nikolay Baskov and Alla Pugacheva (who got only 13%) behind in the rating. Sofia Rotaru, Lev Leshchenko, Filipp Kirkorov, Valeria, Maxim, Nadezhda Kadysheva and...

26.12.2007   Sergey Lazarev's new video clip

Sergey Lazarev usually makes video clips either in Germany or in the USA, but some days ago he shot a video for the song "Zachem pridumali lubov'?" ("Why was love created?") in one of the warehouses in Troeshchina near Kiev. The shooting directed by Alan Baloev, lasted 12 hours. It's going to be a bloodcurdling clip, because it shows Sergey...

23.12.2007   Kylie Monogue to sing in Olimpiysky

Kylie Monogue is to give two concerts "Kylie X 2008" in Russia as a part of her European tour supporting her album "X". The Australian singer is to perform in Olimpiisky sports complex in Moscow on June, 16 and in Ledovy dvorets in St.Petersburgh on June, 18. Kylie Minogue's tenth album called "X" was released in November and it has already...

17.12.2007   Igor Krutoy comes to Donetsk with a charitable mission

It's a tradition for Igor Krutoy to come to Donetsk in the middle of December. He has been visiting orphanages and hospitals with his friend Rinat Akhmedov giving children presents on St.Nikolay's day for several years. The "Komsomol'skaya Pravda - Ukraine" newspaper had an interview with the composer. - Igor Yakovlevich, do you take active...

14.12.2007   Dima Bilan in a duet with Nelli Furtado

Dima Bilan is now in the USA recording his part of the song with Nelly Furtado. The PR manager of the singer said that Nelly was the author of the text and music, but the name for the track hasn't been decided yet. The singers didn't manage to work together in the Los Angeles studio due to a busy schedule. So, the artists saw each other only at...

11.12.2007   Song of the Year - country's best music festival!

The shooting of the country's main annual concert "Song of the Year" took place in Olimpiysky sports complex on December, 9, drawing the attention of millions of music fans. The people who managed to get to this grandiose 5-hour concert could witness a fantastic show. Not a single person of the 20000 audience had left the concert hall before the...

22.10.2007   Irina Dubtsova makes a presentation of "Vetra" in Golden Palace

Irina Dubtsova presented her second album called "Vetra" at Lubov' Voropaeva's show "Zolotaya Persona" ("Golden Person") that took place in the Golden Palace entertainment complex on October, 18. The album had been released in August, but it was decided to postpone the celebrations connected with the presentation due to the fact that many of...

18.10.2007   Successful tour in St.Petersburg

A gala concert of stars and laureates of the International competition of young singers of popular music "New Wave" that takes place in Jurmala was held in St.Petersburg Ice hockey stadium on October,13. The festival has been a success for 6 years, but it was the first time the participants of this contest had gone on a tour! Laima Vaikule,...

15.10.2007   Polina Gagarina to meet fans

Polina Gagarina gave birth to a child on October,14. Her son was born in maternity home 8 at 3.25 a.m. The child is 50 sm., 3,190 kg. Polina arrived in hospital with her husband Pyotr Kislov and her mother on a Saturday night. "I'm very happy that my son was born on the Protection of Our Most Holy Lady and Ever-virgin Mary holiday. It's a good...

08.10.2007   Barcelona: Stage is soul

The life of Avrora and David, the singers of the "Barcelona" duet can be divided into two epochs: BEFORE and AFTER the "New Wave". The success of this duet in Jurmala made these talented artists famous. The producer of the duet Oleg Cherny said, "Barcelona" hit successfully united opera with pop music some time ago and we decided to perform it....

02.10.2007   Erglis presented his debut album

The presentation of a debut album of a second prize winner Andris Erglis and "Sasao" group took place in a "Bowlero" bowling centre in Riga. It was the song called "Ripoja akmens" ("The stone was rolling") that Erglis sang on the third day of the "New Wave" contest, that made the name of the new...

29.09.2007   Naked Karina Koks covered with dollars

VIA "Slivki" have made a clip for the new song called "Khvatit" ("It's enough"). The song is to be a part of the album "Zamorochki" which is to be released by ARS-records soon. This song represents the group's special style in music. The song is addressed to all the self-assured girls. Both the text and...

30.08.2007   Nastya Kochetkova's spiritual development

Nastya Kochetkova, who is a graduate of "Star Factory - 4", a leading singer of "Banda" band and a participant of the "New Wave 2007" began studying at acting' faculty in VGIK. Her art director is Vladimir Fokin. "I got high grades and thus I could enter the institute, Nastya says. I spent two months preparing for the exams and then I was taking...

27.08.2007   Polina Gagarina got married

Polina Gagarina, who was a third prize winner of the "New Wave 2005" contest and is now expecting a baby, married an actor Pyotr Kislov last Saturday. The newly-weds have known each other less than a year, but that was enough to understand that they were to be a family. They were not nervous before the wedding ceremony and Polina was in her...

18.08.2007   \"BAND\'EROS\" group

We are happy to know that the \"New Wave\" exists! At present little chance is given to beginners to show their worth, to compete with their contemporaries on one stage and to realize how talented, educated, strong and mature they are. It\'s very important that the \"New Wave\" makes one believe in the necessity of professional singers. It\'s...

06.08.2007   Kirkorov suggests \"Barcelona\" should perform at Eurovision

Ukranian duet \"Barcelona\" consisting of a 24-year-old opera singer from Uzhgorod Avrora (Galina Gavrilko) and a 24-year-old inhabitant of Dnepropetrovsk David (Vladimir Tkachenko) won the second prize at the \"New Wave\" competition in Jurmala not long ago. This Friday \"Barcelona\" performed at the presentation of new French \"Moet...

03.08.2007   Press conference with Natalia Gordienko held in Kishinev

A press conference with the winner of the \"New Wave\" competition Natalia Gordienko took place in Kishinev on Thursday and united an unprecedented number of people. The 19-year-old first year student of the Academy of theatre, music and art in Moldavia said that she had received many offers after the victory at the \"New Wave 2007\" contest....

31.07.2007   Winners of the international beach football tournament

An international beach football tournament took place on Mayori beach in Jurmala as a part of the \"New Wave\" competition. Eight teams from the former Soviet republics - Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania and Latvia, participated in the \"New Wave Cup 2007\". The tournament was a success. Hard struggle, impressive goals and goalkeepers\' actions...