A regional beauty pageant winner is under investigation by Russian police after singing a patriotic Ukrainian song (on the internet).

A sappily patriotic pop song, "I'm Russian," gets a parody: "I'm Narrow."

Russian event promoters have begun requiring artists to promise that they won't include political statements in their performances.

The International Platonov Arts Festival in Voronezh, has been canceled due to current political conditions.

A Russian rock musician was filmed helping Russian soldiers replace a Ukrainian road sign with one reading "Russia Forever."

A Russian man in Tyumen was arrested for playing the Ukrainian national anthem in public.

“Now more than ever, every victory is important for Ukraine. This will further raise the morale of the Ukrainians, which is so needed now. We won not for ourselves, but for all Ukrainians."

–  Oleg Psyuk, member of Kalush Orchestra, winners of Eurovision 2022.

European rockers come together to help Ukraine.

Two of Russia's biggest rappers are taking a stance against the war in Ukraine.

In 2014, Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov wrote this beautiful short orchestral work, "Prayer for Ukraine." A German orchestra is sharing it as a symphonic symbol of solidarity and hope.

The life of a street musician is not an easy one. But it is one thing to busk with a guitar or pan flute, quite another to have to set up a complex vertical xylophone made of bottles.

In this week's Odder News: a rocker's dream, a holiday for men, and goat saviors.