Main points
- Vanya Russell left the jury of the YUNA National Music Award due to the participation of TikTok blogger Klavdiy Petrovych in the ceremony.
- Klavdiy Petrovich, a popular TikTok blogger known for his covers of Russian songs, was an invited guest at the YUNA ceremony.
Vanya Russell, Klavdiy Petrovych / Channel 24 Collage
The 15th YUNA National Music Award ceremony took place at the Ukraina Palace in Kyiv on April 15. This year's event was not without scandals.
Blogger and musician Vanya Russell announced his departure from the jury. He announced this on his Threads page and explained why he made this decision.
Vanya Russell has been a member of the jury of the YUNA National Music Award since 2021. The musician refused this role due to the participation in the ceremony of the popular TikTok blogger Klavdiy Petrovich, who covers Russian songs.
I find this unacceptable in the context of a national cultural event. It is important for me to preserve values and principles that are relevant to the present time. I thank those who once in 2021 gave me the opportunity to be involved in the Ukrainian industry,
– Russell noted.
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This year, Klavdiy Petrovych was an invited guest at the YUNA music award ceremony and also walked the red carpet, which he announced on his Instagram page.
The man calls himself a “singing alcoblogger.” His TikTok account has over 360,000 followers, and Klavdiy mostly posts humorous content there.
The blogger has not commented on the incident yet.
YUNA-2026: the main thing about the award ceremony
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This year, Artem Pivovarov won the most awards. He was recognized in the nominations “Best Performer”, “Best Pop Group” (The Mustache), and “Best Concert Event” (7 shows at the Palace of Sports).
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Jerry Heil received two statuettes each – “Best Video Clip” (“Turn Up the Volume”), “Best Song from a Film” (“I Begged”, comedy “Blind Vacation”) – and Kazhanna – “Discovery of the Year”, “Best Hip-Hop Hit” (Boy).
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The Choir of the Honored Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Armed Forces of Ukraine performed at the ceremony. The group performed a megamix of the most popular hits of the year: “Emerald Sky”, “Turn Up the Volume”, “Not Drunk – In Love”.