Authorities in the Russian republic announced that all music outside “a tempo of 80 to 116 beats per minute” would be banned. Many flagship titles of French heritage appear outside this delimitation.
The authorities of the Chechen Republic, with a very large Muslim majority, located in the North Caucasus region, between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, want musical creations to align with “the Chechen mentality and musical rhythm”. The Minister of Culture, Musa Dadayev, set very strict criteria on April 5: all vocal and choreographic musical compositions whose tempo is less than 80 beats perminute (BPM), or greater than 116 BPM, will be banned from June 1st. Within the country on the Georgian border, Mylène Farmer and her hits will still be widely available to listen to. Among the best-selling singles on our territory in 21st century will indeed be able to be broadcast, just like Le temps passe.