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Rapper Navai's performance in Moscow, originally scheduled for October 22, has been postponed to November 8 and will take place at the VK Stadium venue at 20:00. The postponement is linked to the artist's detention in Kazakhstan, where a court remanded him in custody for two months; however, on October 20 the case was dropped and the performer was deported from the country.
Aziz KarimovThe rapper Navai's first performance after his release from pre-trial detention may be a concert in Chisinau, rescheduled to December. Ticket sales have resumed: with a full sell-out, organizers could earn about 9.5 million rubles, but so far half of the sections remain empty. All other 2026 concerts are suspended.
Javlon TursunovShowman Otar Kushanashvili, on the program “Kakovo?!” (How Is It?!), commented on the situation with rapper Navai, who was detained on October 14 at the Kazakhstan border, where drugs were found in his car. On October 20, the criminal case was dropped, and the artist was deported to Russia. Kushanashvili expressed sympathy for the rapper's mother but stated that he has no compassion for Navai himself.
Sevara AzamovaThe organizers of Navai's (Navai Bakirov) concert in Chisinau resumed ticket sales after the artist was released from custody in Kazakhstan. The show, rescheduled from October 16 to December 8, 2026, will take place at Chisinau Arena. The criminal case against the rapper was dropped on October 20, and he returned to Moscow.
Sevara AzamovaThe criminal case against Russian rapper Navai (Navai Bakirov), detained on October 13 at the Kordai checkpoint on suspicion of drug smuggling, has been dropped on non-rehabilitating grounds. The police of Zhambyl Region reported that the artist committed the offense for the first time and actively expressed remorse. After the case was dropped, Navai was expelled from Kazakhstan.
Aziz KarimovSinger Navai (Navai Bakirov) was detained in Kazakhstan's Zhambyl region on suspicion of drug smuggling. He was detained on October 13 at the Korday border crossing while entering Kazakhstan; a narcotic substance was found during a search of his car. A criminal case has been opened and the suspect placed in a temporary detention facility. The Russian rapper of Azerbaijani origin had arrived in Kazakhstan for concerts; his Wednesday evening concert in Astana was canceled for 'technical reasons'.
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