The songs of the Bi-2 group can be heard in Russia, but the musicians are not paid anything for it. Leva (Egor Bortnik) told about this.*) in the podcast “Para Qué”, which is available on the VotVot.TV portal.
To the question of the presenter, comedian. Garik Oganesyanwho asked if the group’s songs could be heard on the radio, Leva responded affirmatively.
“Only they don’t pay us for it” – he added.
According to him, the RAO (Russian Society of Authors) also pays nothing.
“The fact is that when I was divorcing my ex-wife, she needed to list a certain amount of money I earned in order to eliminate alimony.” – explained the rocker.
The RAO requested a report on how much Leva earns per month.
“On paper, they turned out to be about four times what I received.” – he emphasized.
Bortnik* He noted that for 4 million listeners on the Yandex Music service they will not pay anything either.
“I had a moment when they started to remove us from the radio, I somehow got scared, I collected everything (pointed to a large shelf with awards), except for some foreign awards that were important to me, I collected it. I put it in a bag and dragged into the trash. And Asya, my wife, I say: “Asya, take all this off.” — shared the musician.
However, his wife dissuaded him from taking this step, using the argument that “after all, this is a story.”
As reported EADailyThe group has not yet liquidated its Russian company, Bi-2 LLC, and continues to accumulate debts. According to the Shot telegram channel, the debt amounts to about 8 million rubles.
At the same time, in 2021, Bi-2 LLC’s revenue amounted to 23 million rubles.
*An individual who performs the functions of a foreign agent.
