In a dispute that has drawn attention from industry circles, the Association of Russian Writers (RAO) reports that singer Philip Kirkorov did not compensate the authors of his compositions for performances held at the State Kremlin Palace. The information was conveyed to socialbites.ca by RAO’s press service.
The events occurred between April 27 and April 30, 2022. During these concerts, Kirkorov performed works written by Brashovean, Bulatkin, Zholtikov, Gutseriev, Malikov, Vinogradov, Aleksin, Zaluzhnaya, Popkov, Dubtsova, Gazmanov, Pauls, Reznik, Terzin, Pappas Andonis, Mateta, and Derbenev.
RAO representatives indicated that they repeatedly offered to resolve the matter through negotiation and dialogue, but those efforts did not yield payment. Consequently, the authors pursued legal action.
RAO has filed suit against Mutabor, the venue where the high-profile party associated with blogger Nastya Ivleva took place. The Moscow Arbitration Court is currently reviewing the claim.
The lawsuit seeks to recover receivables under the contract spanning June 11 to August 7, 2023, with a total claim of 537,034 rubles and 10 kopecks. An attempt to settle the dispute outside of court was made after a claim was sent to Mutabor on August 3 and received on September 22, but the parties did not reach an agreement. A formal lawsuit followed on November 28.
In 2023, a petition to collect receivables under a contract covering December 11, 2022 to May 11, 2023 was filed against Mutabor. The claim amounted to 581,939 rubles and 46 kopecks. Mutabor did not respond to the petition, though an application in the case file sought general litigation procedures. RAO’s claims were fully satisfied on December 4, 2023.
Earlier, the Moscow Khamovnichesky Court returned a one-billion-ruble claim against Ivleeva.