On March 14, the XI ceremony of Russia's famous "Victoria" National Music Award was held at the "Live Arena" stage in Moscow. Local representatives and fans recognized the most famous performers and evaluated their work. The ceremony was held in 13 nominations, recognizing the best singers and song contestants, pop and rock groups, poets and composers, hip-hop and rap performers, and the most popular songs, music videos, and concerts of the year. A special award was also presented for "Contribution to the Development of Mass Music."
The Ufa folk group "Ay Yola" - Adel Shaykhitdinova, her father Ruslan Shaykhitdinov, and Rinat Ramazanov proudly emerged from the red corridor, capturing the attention of fans and celebrating the real achievement of 2025 on stage. The team participated in three nominations simultaneously with Homay's mega-hit, competing in the nominations "Best Pop Group of the Year," "Best Music Video of the Year," and "Song of the Year." The musicians entered the stage in black scarves, but enriched the image with details of national costumes.
Sevil Veliyeva (Seville) from Artik & Asti also competed in the "Song of the Year" nomination with "Ay Yola," and was also nominated in the "Best Dance Song of the Year" nomination with the hit song "Hudy" in collaboration with Zhigan and Niletto.
The event was also attended by such celebrities as Alsu, Jasmin, Yulianna Karaulova, A'Studio, Grigory Leps, Lyusya Chebotina, Yana Rudkovskaya, Dmitry Dibrov, Ekaterina Guseva, and Igor Krutoy.
The 2026 winners were selected by the expert council. Among them were artists, composers, producers, and top managers of media holdings. President Yuri Kostin, People's Artist of Russia Igor Krutoy, singer and People's Artist Nikolay Baskov, Alexander Ivanov (Rondo), and rapper Alexander Stepanov (ST) participated in this process.
The ceremony was conducted by Olesya Sudzilovskaya and Nikolai Baskov. On stage, Vanya Dmitrienko, Philipp Kirkorov, Grigory Leps, Alsu, and Yegor Krid delighted the audience with their performances.
Dima Bilan was named the singer of the year with the song "Bitter Rain," and the music video for this song also won in the "Best Music Video of the Year" category. He thanked his colleagues on stage, emphasizing that they work hard for the arts.
Ani Lorak was recognized as the best female singer with the song "My Man." The honorary award was presented by her mentor and inspiration, Philip Kirkorov.
The award for the best concert of the year went to Leonid Agutin, and in the rock nomination - to the band "Button Bond." Among pop groups, the best group was awarded "Ay Yola," and the legendary "Ruki Vverx!" for their contribution to the development of popular music.
Thus, the "Victoria-2026" award, held on the Moscow stage, brought together the brightest and most famous stars of Russian music and presented a pleasant and memorable evening for fans.
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