Creative Achievements of the Leading Music Bands of Ukraine

The article is devoted to the examination of modern Ukrainian variety art and show business. The purpose of the article is to analyze the creative achievements of young national bands and artists in the international music arena and define their cultural value to Ukrainian culture and art. The problem setting is conditioned by the lack of information in scientific sources about the development of modern music culture in Ukraine during the past decade. The scientific novelty of the article is based on the exploraton of the main trends in popular music and the development of new genres. The research methodology consisted in a combination of biographical and textual analysis. The study was concerned with the history and achievements of young music bands, as well as problems of modern show business and their impact on the development of music, based on the analysis of music internet space and articles in specialized music publications. Conclusions. It was proved that Ukraine today is a favorable environment for the development of young music artists; over the past few years there has been a large number of lovers of the domestic music product. New performers decently represent Ukraine abroad and have reached higher positions than their predecessors. It can be stated that, through them, Ukrainian music occupies one of the leading positions in the European music space, which is proved by hosting «Eurovision–2017» in Kyiv