Former soloist of Tender May, Yuri Shatunov will no longer perform songs from the group’s repertoire. According to producer and band member Andrei Razin, Shatunov lost the right to perform all 27 works after he “publicly refused them”.

“Yuri Shatunov decided not to sing the group’s repertoire anymore. Now he will perform only his songs. In addition, through his representative, he forbade the performance of songs that he wrote specifically for his album, for his concerts, to the band “Tender May”. From now on, at all concerts of Jura, which will be held abroad, as well as in our country, unfortunately, Jura will perform only his songs. He refused the band “Tender May”, ”Razin wrote in his Instagram.

According to him, representatives of the company - the owner of the rights to the songs "Tender May" offered Shatunov to conclude an agreement on the performance of the group’s works, but the artist rejected their offer. The singer emphasized that he outgrew the collective’s songs.

“I also want to convey for all radio stations .. that the reproduction of the songs of the“ Tender May ”group performed by Andrei Razin is allowed. The copyright holder banned them to execute the rest of the executors publicly, ”Razin said.

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As the head of the “Tender May” group, I am officially forced to report that from now on, Yuri Shatunov decided not to sing the group’s repertoire anymore. Now he will perform only his songs. In addition, through his representative, he forbade the performance of songs that he wrote specifically for his album, for his concerts, to the band “Tender May”. From now on, at all concerts of Jura, which will be held abroad, as well as in our country, unfortunately, Jura will perform only his songs. From the group "Tender May" he refused. Representatives of the copyright holder of Honest Music LLC formally asked Yura Shatunov to conclude an agreement on the performance of the “Tender May” songs, to which he stated that he did not plan to sing these songs anymore, since he had already outgrown and did not want to perform them on his own concerts. Based on the foregoing, I am forced to declare that now you can only hear the songs of the “Tender May” group at official concerts with my participation. Well, I’ll try to do my best so that you don’t forget the songs that we have been singing for you for thirty years. After all, these are the best songs that were created in due time and I hope that they will remain forever in your hearts. Also, I want to convey for all radio stations, including Retro-FM, that the reproduction of the songs of the band “Tender May” performed by Andrei Razin is allowed. The remaining owners of the copyright holder banned them publicly. Many people ask: “Will Yura Shatunov sing the songs“ White Roses ”,“ Grizzly Night ”,“ Pink Evening ”at her concerts?” I have to say that Yura will no longer perform all 27 works of the “Tender May” group, including these songs will be, since he has no right to do so. He publicly abandoned them and now he will exclusively perform his repertoire. Therefore, when buying tickets for Yuri Shatunov’s concerts, viewers, as well as advertisers, should take into account that from now on only new songs written by him will sound at his concerts. Due to the fact that the current owners of the songs of “Tender May” paid huge sums of money for them in the amount of $ 890,000, huge fines await them for the use for advertising purposes, as well as the performance without permission of the copyright holder 🤦‍

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He added that from now on, buying tickets for Shatunov’s concerts, advertisers will have to consider that only new songs by the artist will be heard there.

“In view of the fact that the current owners of Laskovaya May’s works paid huge sums of money for them in the amount of $ 890 thousand, huge fines are expected for using these songs without permission from the copyright holder,” he emphasized.

"Have a fight, or what?"

Most commentators on Razin’s tape condemned Shatunov’s decision to abandon the group’s legacy.

“A tremendous mistake and stupidity on the part of Yuri,” writes one of the users of the social network.

“I support! Andrey Alexandrovich! It's time to clean up the rights and performances of songs. Everywhere there is a line and a measure. And no arrogance can last forever, ”said another subscriber.

“Have you quarreled, or what?” - another user asked a reasonable question, to which Razin replied: “No. Outgrown. "

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In 2014, it was reported that Razin won the trial against composer Sergei Kuznetsov, the author of 27 songs of “Tender May.” The court found that Razin for 100 thousand rubles. acquired from Kuznetsov the right to use the compositions.

Earlier, in 2008, an article was published in the newspaper Argumenty i Fakty in which Shatunov spoke in detail about his relationship with Razin. According to the artist, they have been in conflict for quite some time, because they had many “mutual reproaches and accusations” against each other.

“But one day I thought that it’s impossible to always fight and bear a grudge. In the end, my youth, my success, is connected with Razin. Now we have overcome the conflict, healed the wounds. Like all normal people, I went through this stage, survived everything that was given to me. We don’t water each other with mud anymore. Moreover, our relationship has grown into business and friendship. We can meet with him, go to a restaurant, have dinner and go away, ”emphasized Shatunov.

He believed that during the years of glory he “received a penny”, but this suited him.

“However, recently justice nevertheless triumphed. I sued Andrei Razin everything that is due to me - $ 10 million. He voluntarily admitted my claim, so there were no tantrums and scandals, ”the singer said.

Idols of the 1980s

The success of the “Tender May” group was impressive, but the team did not last long. The musical career of Yuri Shatunov began in 1986 at boarding school No. 2 of the city of Orenburg, where he met the songwriter Sergei Kuznetsov. He worked as the head of an art club.

Together they recorded the main hits - “White Roses” and “Grizzly Night”, and also came up with a name for the collective. But only three years later Kuznetsov left the project, and the management of the group passed to the administrator of the Mirage group Andrei Razin. “Gentle May” toured the USSR a lot, the composition of the team was constantly changing. Some participants organized new groups.

In June 1991, “Tender May” went on the first tour in US cities, and in the fall, Shatunov left the group and for a while suspended his musical activity. The singer moved to Germany, where he was educated as a sound engineer.

He returned to the stage of Shatunov a year later. Then he took part in the filming of Alla Pugacheva’s concert program “Christmas Meetings”. The producer of the artist was his longtime acquaintance Arkady Kudryashov. Already in 1994, Shatunov presented his solo album, “Do You Remember,” which included songs such as Starry Night, I Swear, and Morning Snow. Most of the compositions for him were written by the author of the music and songs of “Tender May” Sergey Kuznetsov.

In the mid-1990s, Shatunov went on a tour of German cities, and in the early 2000s released two records - “Remember May” and “Grizzly Night”. Despite the fact that the latter received the name of the song from the repertoire of “Tender May” of the 1980s, it included new singles.

After 2004, Shatunov released four more albums and shot several videos.

In the late 2000s, Andrei Razin assembled a new team under the same name: in addition to Razin, Sergey Serkov (from the original composition of the group), Andrey Kucherov and Sergey Lenyuk became its participants.