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The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is a not-for-profit global trade association dedicated to the music products industry. Originally founded in 1901, NAMM is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and represents 15,000 global member companies and individual professionals.
In 2018, the NAMM Show expanded into the new Anaheim Convention Center North building. [8] The same year, the Audio Engineering Society joined the NAMM Show via "AES at NAMM" [9] and hosted the Parnelli Awards at the convention. [10] In January 2020, the NAMM Show saw record attendance with more than 115,000 attendees and over 7,000 brands ...
Ukraine has the biggest Russian diaspora (see Russians in Ukraine). In the Soviet Union, Ukraine used to produce up to half of all Russian speaking pop singers in the World. [7] Among the biggest music promoters in Ukraine is Filip Kirkorov and Arkadiy Ukupnik. [7] Many singers in Ukraine sing in both Russian and Ukrainian languages.
The televote was won by Russia and the jury vote by Australia; Ukraine was second in both, but won with an overall total of 534 points, with Australia second with 511 points and Russia third with 491 points. In 2017, Ukraine was pre-qualified for the final as hosts, however it achieved its worst result to date – 24th place with 36 points.
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, a pan-European music competition, from 1994 to 2021, while Ukraine has participated since 2003.Russia and Ukraine had positive relations for several years, and have exchanged top-3 points with each other several times over the years.
Although Ukraine is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and does not have a military alliance with the United States or any NATO nation, [3] from 24 January to 3 August 2022, the Kiel Institute has tracked $84.2 billion from the 40 NATO-member countries in financial, humanitarian, and military aid to Ukraine.
11 November – The United States reports an unusual movement of Russian troops near the borders of Ukraine. [2] By 20 November 2021, Ukraine had reported a build-up of 92,000 Russian troops. [3] 7 December – US President Joe Biden warns President of Russia Vladimir Putin of "strong economic and other measures" if Russia attacks Ukraine. [2]
Ukraine is also the rarely acknowledged musical heartland of the former Russian Empire, home to its first professional music academy, which opened in the mid-18th century and produced numerous early musicians and composers. [2] Modern Ukraine is situated north of the Black Sea, previously part of the Soviet Union. Several of its ethnic groups ...