VKontakte to introduce paid music services

VKontakte (VK), Russia’s leading social network, is to introduce subscription for its music services, the Izvestia newspaper reported Wednesday. Users will still be able to listen to music on the site for free, but some paid functions will appear at the start of 2017.

“Users will still be able to listen to audio recordings for free but some paid functions will appear, such as adding audio to your own account,” said Alexander Blinov, the general director of the Warner Music Group in Russia. “If you love performers, you have to support them. Musicians must earn a living in order to create new songs.”