Hi friends,

It was a true pleasure to meet some of you in person at Music Week Poland and the European Music Exporters Exchange Forum 2025 over the past couple of weeks! From the vibrant energy in Warsaw to the thoughtful conversations in Sopot, we’re still feeling inspired by the people, ideas, and collaborations that filled these two special gatherings.

MEU at FOCUS Wales 2025, Lithuanian band Biplan’s show in Kyiv, underground "noise nights" every Wednesday, Rolling Stone covering jazz trio Hyphen Dash, Maryna Krut on KEXP, and tour updates from Bez Obmezhen, Miss Monique, and SadSvit.

IQ Magazine on Ukraine’s music scene, Janeuary’s double win at the Europe Music Video Awards, rapper Yarmak’s shift from charts to drone innovation, ОЧІ LABEL’s fundraiser compilation, SLAVA’s LGBTQ+ solidarity event in Brussels, Pohoda Festival’s Concert for Ukraine, and tour updates from DakhaBrakha, GANNA, DOROFEEVA, Carpetman, and Space of Variations.

Award for Excellence & Passion at the European Festival Awards 2024 for Vlad Yaremchuk & Music Saves Ukraine, Carpetman featured on ARTE after ESNS, new episodes of Ukrainian Field Notes spotlighting queer voices in Ukrainian music, and tour updates from Love’N’Joy, Stoned Jesus, Паліндром, Pianoboy, and I Hate Myself Because — plus a sneak peek at Ukraine’s Eurovision 2025 selection.

Lviv’s live music scene adapting under wartime pressures, Vlad Yaremchuk shares insights on the Access All Areas podcast, and four diverse Ukrainian acts — Carpetman, Postman, DONBASGRL, and Aircraft — set to perform at ESNS 2025.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl amplifies Ukrainian music globally with 440 tracks from local artists, while four standout acts — Carpetman, Postman, DONBASGRL, and Aircraft — gear up to showcase Ukraine’s musical diversity at ESNS 2025.