ZANNA RECORDS GOES GLOBAL: Belgium, UAE & Ukraine All Spinning Gianluca Zanna
- Apr 1
- 5 min read
Zanna Records Achieves Simultaneous Airplay Across Three Continents As Global Station Count Surpasses 235 Verified Stations in 60+ Countries
Zanna Records, the independent EDM powerhouse built from a private ranch in a remote part of Arizona, announces a landmark global milestone: radio stations in Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, and Ukraine are now simultaneously spinning songs by artist Gianluca Zanna — spanning three continents in a single 24-hour window, all verified via WARM (World Airplay Radio Monitor).
This is not a story about a major label with a multi-million dollar promotion budget. Zanna Records was built entirely independently, without industry backing, from a ranch in the Arizona desert. And yet, on April 1, 2026, Gianluca Zanna’s music was playing in Brussels, in Dubai, and in a Ukrainian city still living under the shadow of war — all on the same day. And in perhaps the most striking detail of all: on that same day, a Russian-language radio station in Dubai and a Ukrainian radio station in Kalush were both spinning the same song. Two peoples, divided by one of the most painful conflicts of our era — united, for a moment, by music.
The global airplay map now exceeds 235 verified stations across 60+ countries and six continents, tracked through WARM with 1,399+ documented plays just in the last 30 days.
Three Countries. Three Continents. One Independent Label.
🇧🇪 BELGIUM — Europe
Belgium — home to Tomorrowland, one of the world's most iconic electronic music festivals — is not a market that opens its airwaves casually. Multiple confirmed Belgian stations are now spinning Zanna Records tracks:
📻 Vibration 107.2 FM (Brussels, Belgium) — Belgium's premier underground electronic music station, broadcasting 24/7 on 107.2 FM in Brussels and 91.0 FM in Mons. On air since 2003. Confirmed spin: "You Are My Destiny – Remix" on March 31, 2026 at 18:31 local time.
📻 Charleking Radio (Charleroi, Belgium) — Dance and electronic station reaching a devoted EDM audience in the Wallonia region, Belgium's second-largest city.
📻 Truckersnl Channel 1 (Lier, Belgium) — Unique pan-European channel broadcasting from Lier with a loyal cross-border Belgian and Dutch following.
🇦🇪 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Middle East
Dubai is one of the world's most cosmopolitan media hubs, where over 200 nationalities intersect. Radio Russian Emirates reaches the UAE's substantial and influential Russian-speaking expatriate community — a highly educated, high-income demographic at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the Arab world.
📻 Radio Russian Emirates (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) — Broadcasting from Business Bay's Single Business Tower, this is the flagship Russian-language media brand in the UAE, with over 20 years of presence across print, digital, and now radio. Confirmed spin: "You Are My Destiny – Future Remix" on April 1, 2026 at 14:08 local time.
Radio Russian Emirates and Kalash FM from Ukraine play You Are My Destiny 🇺🇦 UKRAINE — Eastern Europe
That Gianluca Zanna’s music is reaching Ukrainian airwaves carries particular weight. Kalash FM serves the community of Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast — a region whose people continue to live through extraordinary circumstances with resilience and pride. And on the very same day, Radio Russian Emirates in Dubai — broadcasting to the Russian-speaking world — was spinning the same song. No political agenda. No diplomatic negotiation. Just “You Are My Destiny” playing for both, simultaneously, across the divide. It is perhaps the most honest definition of what music is for.
📻 Kalash FM (Kalush, Ukraine) — The hometown station of Kalush, broadcasting on 107.4 FM since 2009. Format: Adult Contemporary and Top 40, with 85% music programming emphasizing foreign pop hits and Ukrainian-language artists. Target audience ages 20–60. Confirmed spin: "You Are My Destiny – Remix" on April 1, 2026 at 14:01 local time.
The Songs Making Waves Worldwide
Three distinct Gianluca Zanna tracks are driving this global radio momentum:
"You Are My Destiny" (multiple versions: Remix, Future Remix, Irish Love, Rock Mix) — Reached #1 on the North American College & Community Radio Chart, #3 on Amazon Dance & Electronic, and earned placement on Billboard's official Spotify playlist as the only independent artist.
Claes Cornelius — co-founder of Mega Records Copenhagen and the A&R executive who championed Ace of Base — has dubbed his February 2025 prediction about this song "The Prophecy That Keeps Coming True."
"I Am Destiny" — A powerful companion track in confirmed rotation across multiple continents, extending the label's signature anthemic EDM sound.
"Wake Up America", a song Zanna wrote over 20 years ago just recentely broke over 19.7 million TikTok views and 100,000+ user-generated TikTok videos. Licensed to the first Pulizter winner Radio Program This American Life. Now crossing every ocean.
When Music Does What Politics Cannot
Perhaps the most extraordinary detail in this milestone is one that no press release strategy could engineer: on April 1, 2026, Radio Russian Emirates in Dubai — broadcasting to the Russian-speaking diaspora — and Kalash FM in Kalush, Ukraine — serving a community on the frontlines of history — both played “You Are My Destiny” within minutes of each other.
Two peoples separated by one of the most painful conflicts of our time — choosing the same song. Not because anyone told them to. Not because of a campaign. Because the music reached them.
This is the promise that music has always made — that it can go where diplomats cannot, cross borders that armies enforce, and remind people on opposite sides of a divide that they feel the same things. Zanna Records did not set out to make a geopolitical statement. They set out to make great music. The world answered.
The Bigger Picture: A Global Independent Movement
Belgium, UAE, and Ukraine join a worldwide airplay footprint that already includes Sweden — where Zanna Records made history as the only independent label with four songs in simultaneous rotation on Puls FM Varberg — plus Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Hungary, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, South Africa, Israel, India, Indonesia, Australia, and dozens more.
“On the same day, a Russian radio station and a Ukrainian radio station were both playing my music. No borders. No politics. Just the song,” said Gianluca Zanna, CEO and founder of Zanna Records. “That is why I make music. Not for charts, not for algorithms — but for moments like that. Music doesn’t need a visa. It doesn’t check your passport. It just plays. And if it’s honest enough, people on opposite sides of a war will both feel it at the same time. That’s the only kind of power I’m interested in.
About Gianluca Zanna / Zanna Records
Gianluca Zanna is an Italian-American artist, entrepreneur, and founder of Zanna Records, an independent EDM label built entirely from a private ranch in Sedona, Arizona. Born in Rome, he immigrated to the United States in 1998 after serving as Italy's youngest publisher of music industry magazine Contatto Discografico and attending Nunziatella, the prestigious military boarding school in Naples. His label has produced 150+ original compositions spanning classical to EDM to rock.
As one half of the EDM duo Luca and Claudette (with partner Claudette Lyons), Gianluca has built a brand recognized across six continents. Zanna Records' YouTube channel has surpassed 21 million views (vidIQ certified, March 2026).
Press coverage spans Rolling Stone (US & UK), Forbes, Billboard Italia, and Music Connection.
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