Overview
- The two-night anniversary show wrapped at Moscow’s VTB Arena on October 30–31, marking the 30th edition of the Russkoe Radio awards.
- Alsou and Irina Dubtsova received separate Golden Gramophone awards for signature hits, with honors for “Zimniy son” and “O nem,” respectively.
- A virtual Hall of Fame debuted with NFC-enabled gramophone brooches for participants, and a 300-copy vinyl anthology titled “Golden Gramophone: The Best of 30 Years” was released.
- A new category recognized Tatyana Kurtukova for 2025’s best performance at a football match, an award created with the Russian Football Union and presented by Alexander Mostovoi for her show before Russia vs. Nigeria.
- Philipp Kirkorov, Nikolai Baskov and Anton Yurev hosted as top pop artists performed decades of hits, the show closed with the Russkoe Radio anthem, and GOROD 312’s Aya made her first on-stage appearance since a major stroke.