Ukrainian pop star Max Barskih has a very simple message for anyone interested in taking on his nation’s armed forces: “Don’t F–k With Ukraine.” That’s the refrain of the “Bude Vesna (It Will Be ...

Crossover into the American music market is a coveted dream for many international artists. Beyond t.A.T.u. breaking through global charts, few artists from Eastern Europe have managed to cross into ...

Decorated Ukrainian singer-songwriter Max Barskih joined Billboard deputy editor Andrew Unterberger for “Don’t F*ck With Ukraine,” a live interview at Billboard’s MusicCon in Las Vegas on Friday (May ...

Ukrainian pop star Max Barskih’s last single, released in a more peaceful time — November 2021, to be precise — was a vaguely Ed Sheeran-esque breakup ballad called “Tequila Sunrise,” complete with a ...

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YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, ARMENPERSS. Ukrainian singer Max Barskih has cancelled his concert scheduled in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on December 10. “We have decided to cancel the concert planned in ...

Mykola Mykolaiovych Bortnyk, better known by his stage name Max Barskih and alter-ego Mickolai, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. He was raised in Kherson, Ukraine, and moved to Kyiv after his ...

The pop star signed up as a reservist in the Ukrainian Army after Russia's invasion in February. By Gil Kaufman Ukrainian pop star Max Barskih has a very simple message for anyone interested in taking ...

The Ukrainian singer-songwriter performed an unfinished protest song at the conference, which he vows to finish "when the war is over." By Kristin Robinson Senior Writer Decorated Ukrainian ...