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Black Eyed Peas Embrace Ukraine With an Authentic Vyshyvanka
Kyiv Post CEO Luc Chénier presented the Grammy Award-winning group with one of Ukraine’s most cherished national symbols,
Updated: June 29, 2026
Ukraine
You Realize How Valuable Life Is When Death Feels Possible Every Day
Inside a former industrial site in Lviv, young Ukrainians gathered for a concert on May 23 to raise funds for the war effort.
June 14, 2026
Ukraine
‘We Want Ukraine’s Biggest Stages to Become a Destination for the World’ – Musician Jerry Heil
Ukrainian pop singer Jerry Heil on her “Dzherelo” show, Eurovision, Ukrainian culture, global collaborations, and her dream of singing folk songs to the world.
May 17, 2026
US
OPINION: America Should Rediscover the Soft Power Potential of Its Music
What made jazz – the quintessential American music – dangerous was not the sound, but the idea behind it: improvisation, spontaneity, individual voice.
May 3, 2026
Ukraine
Silenced by Soviets, Rediscovered in War: Polovyi Returns to Kyiv Stage
A Kyiv concert revives the long-silenced music of Valerii Polovyi alongside works by his daughter Victoria Poleva, bridging generations of Ukrainian artistic resilience.
April 5, 2026
Music
Maxim Kolomiiets: Writing Ukraine’s Fragile Truth for the World Stage
From Kyiv to Leipzig, Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets reflects on war, music and ‘The Mothers of Kherson’ – a new opera premiering this year.
March 1, 2026
Art
Renaissance Man: Giving New Life to Ukrainian Classics
What does it take to turn a new generation on to classical Ukrainian poetry? One artist has managed to bring out the poetry’s universal appeal by putting it to contemporary music with the help of AI.
Dec. 27, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: May the World See How Truly Awesome Ukrainians Are
Ukrainians, for the most part, still underestimate the power of culture, which is a powerful tool for protecting our statehood.
Dec. 23, 2025
Zelensky
On the Turning Away: Pink Floyd Founder Rips ‘Clueless’ Celebs for Aiding Ukraine
Roger Waters uses long-debunked Kremlin talking points to disparage Angelina Jolie and other stars, saying they “know nothing about the history of the conflict.”
Nov. 14, 2025
Ukraine
Hardwicke Circus Brings Rock Music and Support to Ukraine
On tour across Ukraine, British band Hardwicke Circus performs for packed crowds and hands over two SUVs to soldiers on the front line.
Nov. 4, 2025
Ukraine
Dakh Daughters’ Freak Cabaret: Ukraine’s Art of Renewal
Drawing on the past, Dakh Daughters’ music is about more than mere survival – it’s a call for the future.
Oct. 26, 2025
War in Ukraine
Viral St Petersburg Singer Detained After Leading Crowds in Outlawed Anti-Putin Song
The rare display of public dissent in Russia went viral after hundreds of young people banded together to condemn Putin on St Petersburg’s Nevsky Prospect thoroughfare.
Oct. 15, 2025
War in Ukraine
Boombox Records ‘Zhyvyi’ in Scotland: A Song Born from the Frontlines and Raw Emotion
The song premiered live at Atlas Weekend on July 18, 2025. Despite an air raid alert interrupting the show, around 30,000 fans still got to hear “Zhyvyi” for the first time.
Oct. 10, 2025
Russia
Russia Revives Cold War-Era Eurovision Rival ‘Intervision’ – Who Won This Time?
Each country’s act sang in their native language – “unlike Eurovision, where most songs are often sung in English,” the organizers were at pains to point out.
Sept. 21, 2025
Kyiv
Language of Music Conveys Important Truths About Ukraine in Wartime
Kyiv Tango Orchestra presents Ukrainian songs with a new Argentinian tango touch.
Sept. 8, 2025
Music
Tears, Music, and Unity: Georgian Artists Move Ukrainians at ‘National Legend of Ukraine 2025’
Kyiv Post speaks to Georgian singer and living legend Nino Katamadze about music, solidarity, and performing in Kyiv’s in front of Ukraine’s president and first lady.
Updated: Sept. 8, 2025