List of banned artists 2024: who is banned from entering, who has become a foreign agent

In 2024, the Russian music industry is still divided. There were unofficial and official lists in which banned artists appear, and some people even received the status of foreign agents. Who was deprived of performances and the usual fees? Whose songs are no longer in rotation? You will find their names in our article.

Celebrity foreign agents: the list of 2024 

In addition to those who are simply banned from entering the Russian Federation in 2024, foreign artists have appeared among the celebrities. This status is assigned to individuals or organizations for activities directed against the interests of the Russian Federation, funded from foreign sources.

The full list of foreign agents in Russia includes non–profit organizations – they have received this status since 2012, the media (since 2017), and individuals (since 2020). It is assigned by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. 

Is it necessary to “cancel” artists, ban them from concerts? No, this is the way to nowhere. 21.37% Let the audience vote for themselves in rubles, who they should go to. 10.88% of them should be banned from concerts altogether, and their titles should be stripped. 31.88% Should be deprived of citizenship, let them perform in Europe. 33.07% Should sing, maybe they will change their mind. 1.91% Your answer (I’ll tell you in the comments). 0.89% Show results Voted: 20885

Also, the following (most famous) persons are included in a kind of blacklist of artists and celebrities recognized as foreign agents:

1. Ramazanova Zemfira. The famous singer received the status of a foreign agent on February 10, 2023. Since March 2022, she has been living in Paris with Renata Litvinova.
2. Ilya Prusikin. Recognized as a foreign agent in January 2023. The leader of the Little Big group moved abroad, to Los Angeles, and has already managed to make controversial statements in interviews, and release a scandalous clip.
3. Morgenstern Alisher. Rap artist, businessman. In 2022, he moved to Dubai to escape criminal prosecution for promoting banned substances.
4. Alexey Pivovarov. A journalist, blogger, former TV presenter, creator of the Editorial Board channel, has the status of an individual recognized by the media.
5. Marat Gelman. Gallery owner, publicist, blogger in the status of the media.
6. Evgeny Ponasenkov. Video blogger, historian, publicist. Has the status of an individual equated to the media.
7. Dmitry Gudkov. An opposition politician, the son of ex-deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Gennady Gudkov.
8. Yuri Dud. A video blogger, formerly a sports journalist. It is equated to the media.
9. Sergey Elkin. The cartoonist.
10. Alexander Nevzorov. Ex-journalist, blogger. 
11. Oleg Kashin. Political commentator, journalist, blogger.
12. Evgeny Chichvarkin. Businessman, ex-owner of Euroset salons. He has been living in London for a long time.
13. Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Businessman, politician.
14. Garry Kasparov. A famous chess player, a political figure. 
15. Ekaterina Gordeeva. Journalist, blogger, interviewer. He lives abroad.
16. Andrey Makarevich. Singer, leader of the Time Machine band. He lives in Israel.
17. Michael Schatz. Comedian, stand-up comedian. Together with his ex-wife, Tatiana Lazareva, he lives in Spain.
18. Dmitry Gordon. Ukrainian journalist, blogger. Previously, he worked in Russia.
19. Boris Zimin. Businessman.
20. Kirill Matrynov. Editor-in-chief of the European branch of Novaya Gazeta, journalist.
21. Sergey Medvedev. A political scientist.
22. Julia Galyamina. A municipal deputy.
23. Ivan Zhdanov. Lawyer.
24. Dmitry Glukhovsky. Writer.
25. Miron Fedorov (Oxxymiron). Musician, rap artist.
26. Mikhail Zygar. Journalist, writer.
27. Alexander Rodnyansky. A film producer.
28. Alexander Plushev. Journalist.
29. Artur Smolyaninov. The actor noted numerous provocative statements in the press and the media after leaving abroad.
30. Artemiy Troitsky. Journalist, radio presenter, oppositionist.
31. Elizaveta Girdymova (singer Monetochka). She noted numerous statements that turned the patriotic public against her. In 2022, she moved from Russia to the Baltic States, where she is actively touring.

Blacklist of artists 2024: who was banned from performing in Russia 

When figuring out which of the artists are blacklisted, it is worth immediately understanding that there is no official ban on concerts for them. 

We offer you a list of banned artists based on the latest news:

1. Maxim Leonidov. The former member of the beat quartet “Secret” was included in the list of banned celebrities in July 2022. First, the musician, who left the country, announced concerts planned in Russia. And then his director announced their cancellation. 
2. Yuri Shevchuk. The leader of the DDT group was blacklisted as an artist in 2024, but this does not prevent him from continuing to perform. The artist, according to him, sends the royalties received to help refugees. Shevchuk is not going to leave Russia.
3. The BI-2 group. Its participants, Egor Bortnik (Leva) and Alexander Uman (Shura) have Israeli and Australian citizenship. But since the beginning of the SVO on February 24, 2022, their concert activities in the Russian Federation have not been stopped. Moreover, having joined the blacklist of Russian artists undesirable for performing at mass events, they managed to play at the Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg at the Super Cup match between FC Zenit and Spartak in July 2022. 
4. The Aquarium group. Its leader, Boris Grebenshchikov, has long been in the ranks of people opposed to the Russian government. However, a rocker living in Israel has not had to dream of large halls for a long time. But he travels quite actively, poses for paparazzi photos with pleasure, and arranges concerts on the streets to raise funds in favor of Ukraine.
5. Andrey Makarevich. The leader of the Time Machine group, despite emigrating to Israel, planned to continue giving concerts in Russia in 2022. But his announced performances were canceled. Obviously, the band won’t have to plan a tour here for a long time.
6. Noize MC. Since February 2022, the Russian rap artist has made repeated harsh statements about the actions of the Russian authorities. Now Ivan Alekseev lives in the Baltic States, where he plans further touring activities.
7. Oxxxymiron (Miron Fedorov). One of the most famous Russian rap artists has also lost his earnings since the beginning of his career. The British-born artist is currently giving charity concerts in favor of Ukraine.
8. The Caste group. The cult rap group of the 90s of the XX century is no longer active in concert. The “Caste” came under an unspoken ban during the Belarusian protests of 2020. That did not prevent the band from playing a show in the capital’s Glavclub in honor of the 20th anniversary of the release of two of its albums at once.
9. The “Accident” group. Alexey Kortnev, her permanent soloist, repeatedly posted rather strange videos on his social networks in March 2022. At the same time, he continued to play in the theater, and did not leave Russia. His wife, Amina Zaripova, a member of the coaching staff of the Russian national rhythmic gymnastics team, also has no plans to change the country. But it seems that Kortnev will have to forget about concert venues for a long time.
10. Zemfira. The singer left Russia back in February 2022. From that moment on, she did not give concerts in Russia. Most likely on their own initiative. Now Zemfira, who lives in Paris, is more often a guest of fashion shows, and clearly does not miss her former popularity.
11. Dmitry “Sid” Spirin. The ex-leader of the punk band “Tarakany” has become a real persona non grata at Russian concert venues. However, Spirin himself has long preferred provocative statements and outrageous actions to active touring.
12. Valery Meladze. Although the artist did not allow himself harsh statements, he still remained without concert activities. Meladze himself announced that he was ready to return to the profession of a hydrological engineer. However, his wife, Albina Dzhanabayeva, her husband’s blacklisting of celebrities in the Russian Federation does not prevent her from continuing to play in the theater and filming in a TV show. 
13. Konstantin Meladze and Vera Brezhnev. The couple left for Spain at the beginning of their marriage, where they have a house. Their official performances in Russia are under an unspoken ban. But the producer and the artist do not mind coming to a private party at a rate of 30,000 euros.
14. The Little Big band.Since February 2022, Ilya Prusikin and his team have been on pause, avoiding public comments. And then, in June, they announced emigration to the United States, and released a provocative clip with an unambiguous indication of their position. There is no question of the musicians returning to Russia or resuming concert activities.
15. The Anacondaz group. The team was initially famous for its oppositional attitude. But despite being blacklisted, Anacondaz has scheduled concerts on its schedule for 2022. In July – in Voronezh and Rostov-on-Don, in Perm and Yekaterinburg, in Moscow. And in September, the musicians promise to release a new album. Obviously, the band has no problems with concert bans.
16. Anna Netrebko. The artist, who has been living in Austria for a long time, first lost many Western contracts, and then lost her job in Russia, disowning her status as a Russian vocalist. Now she is working a little in Europe, but her husband, Yusif Eyvazov, also an opera singer, is planning a tour in Russia. Time will tell if they will take place.

List of banned foreign artists: who has been banned from entering the Russian Federation for 50 years 

Back in April, the Russian media published a list of Ukrainian artists who were banned from entering Russia for 50 years. It includes not only singers, but also actors, TV presenters, music video makers, and other famous people. 

All those on the list do not have citizenship of the Russian Federation. Who are they: banned artists in Russia?

Here is a list of people who can no longer conduct their creative activities in our country:

1. Max Barskikh (Nikolai Bortnik). It is no coincidence that he opens the list of banned artists in 2024. At the beginning of his career, Max Barskikh even demanded that his songs be removed from Russian venues. However, they were returned later, but the interest of the listeners clearly faded. Now the Ukrainian singer is going to conquer the American pop industry.
2. Mila Sivatskaya. The actress, best known to the Russian audience for the role of Vasilisa in the trilogy “The Last Hero”, will definitely no longer be filmed in Russia. She is not allowed to enter the country until at least 2072. 
3. Svetlana Loboda. The singer, who previously topped the Russian charts, has now dropped out of the Russian media list. And her producer, Natella Krapivina, was stripped of her Russian citizenship. 
4. Elena Sinelnikova. Ukrainian producer, author of the project “Heads and tails”, which successfully ran for more than 10 years on the TV channel “Friday”. Russian viewers will definitely not see her projects soon.
5. Evgeny Milkovsky. The Ukrainian musician, the leader of the band “Nerves” was also included in the list of those who are no longer welcome in Russia.
6. Nikolay Serga, Anton Ptushkin, Andrey Bednyakov, Vladimir Dantes, Marina Grankina. The hosts of the Heads and Tails project. 
7. Nikita Alekseev. Vocalist, participant of the Eurovision Song Contest from Ukraine in 2018.
8. Alan Badoev. The famous music video maker from Ukraine, who has shot many videos for Russian artists, no longer intends to work in Russia. However, he has already been barred from entering here for 50 years. 
9. Potap and Nastya Kamenskikh.Studying which artists are on the blacklist, it is impossible not to mention producer Alexei Potapenko and his wife. Their negative statements about Russia have not gone unnoticed. Now the disco hits of the mid-noughties will be heard in other countries. Ukrainian artists will definitely not perform in Russia.
10. Alina Pash. Ukrainian singer, participant of the Eurovision Song Contest and the X Factor show.
11. Oleg Bondarchuk. The producer of singer Nikita Alekseev, director, is known in Russia for his work with Alla Pugacheva and Philip Kirkorov. 
12. Monatik (Dmitry Monatik). Ukrainian vocalist and choreographer, songwriter and composer.
13. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (“The Ocean of Elsa”). The leader of the once popular rock band expressed his attitude to Russia a long time ago. But this did not prevent us from conducting active concert activities here. Now the road to rock festivals and other events in the Russian Federation is definitely closed to him.
14. Evgeny Komarovsky. The famous TV doctor, who taught millions of parents the rules of parenting, is now persona non grata in the Russian Federation. 
15. Yango (Jan Gordienko). One of the most popular bloggers and TV presenters in Ukraine. He was one of the heroes of the show “Heads and Tails”.
16. Dmitry Komarov. TV presenter, traveler, author of the TV project “The World inside out” on the TV channel “Friday”. 
17. Tina Karol (Tatiana Lieberman). Ukrainian singer. 
18. Irina Shvaidak. Singer, member of the group “One in a canoe”.
19. Yuri Kaplan (Valentin Strykalo). The author of humorous sketches from the video hosting no longer shoots funny videos. Their place was taken by statements against the Russian Federation. 
20. Ustym Pokhmursky. Singer, member of the band “Alone in a canoe”.
21. Alexey Zavgorodny “Positive”. Singer, ex-member of the band “Time and glass”, soloist of the project “Brains”.
22. Igor Dzikovsky. A member of the Ukrainian group “One in a canoe”.
23. Andrey Danilko (Verka Serdyuchka). A famous artist in the past, the creator of the image of the conductor. Pop singer, participant of the Eurovision Song Contest.
24. Nadia Dorofeeva. Singer, ex-member of the band “Time and glass”.
25. Ivan Dorn. A popular music artist.
26. Jamala (Susana Jamaladinova). Participant of the Eurovision Song Contest from Ukraine. 

This list of artists banned from entering the Russian Federation is not final. It will be updated as the data is published.

Are banned artists evil or good for Russia? Should our country follow the path of repression? Express your opinion in the comments.

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