This year, the traditional award will not be presented.

«Song of the Year of Belarus — 2025». Photo: «Minskaya Prauda»
The leader of the Belarusian rock band Skynet, Ivan Ponomarev, announced the cancellation on Instagram. He actively supports the war in Ukraine, even dedicated the song «I Am Alive» to a friend who fought on the side of Russia (and died in 2024 near Kharkiv).

Leader of the Belarusian rock band Skynet, Ivan Ponomarev
At the «Song of the Year of Belarus — 2026», the rock band Skynet planned to perform the song «My Son», which garnered 2 million listens on «Yandex.Music». Ivan wrote in a story that he was very sorry that the music award would not take place this year.

The fact that the award was indeed cancelled was confirmed by several other Belarusian artists. According to them, the reasons for the cancellation were not disclosed.
Usually, the music award takes place in spring, and its organization is handled by the ONT TV channel.
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