08/12/2004. While one of the Tatu singers – Yula Volkova is about to become a mother, the other one – Lena Katina got seriously busy with her studies. Because of the tough concerts schedule, Lena missed lectures in the Moscow Humanitarian University, so she was sent down. Nevertheless, Miss Katina managed to convince the University Administration to take her back.

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30 July 2004. As was reported yesterday by one of the major Russian newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda", a new Tatu-girl was found for Lena Katina. Lena is  preparing another project together with the singer Rina Rock

On Thursday, group Tatu, which was left without a producer, has undergone another changes. While Yulia Volkova is enjoying all benefits of the future maternity, another Tatu-girl – Lena Katina is preparing a new music project. She’s doing it not alone but with a new partner – a young singer Rina Rock.

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23 July 2004. Julia Volkova spent two days in the Center of Family Planning on the Sevastopol avenue, where she was under a threat of a miscarriage. Feeling lonely on her clinic bed, the energetic workaholic Tatugirl persuaded the doctors to sign her out, promising to follow all of their recommendations. Most important one being - staying in bed.

Volkova indeed spent a few days at home without going out. The weather was not for walks anyway – rains and winds. But on Tuesday Julia gained enough courage to take a walk in her neighborhood.

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21 July 2004. We already wrote about the fact that Lena plans to go solo. Because of the health problems with Yulia Volkova it was necessary to stop work in the studio. Volkova was threatened with a premature birth, and doctors recommended to delay rehearsals and to wait a while before returning to London, where it was planned to write and record the new album.

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As was reported 07/12/2004, one of the singers from group Tatu, Julia Volkova, felt very unwell the night through Friday to Saturday. The girl suddenly felt severe pains in her abdomen and in her back. This couldn’t not have passed unnoticed by Julia’s mother, since it is known that such symptoms may lead to premature birth.

Worried, Tatu-girl’s mother phoned the head doctor of the Family Planning Center, Mark Kurtser, and told him about her daughter’s condition. The doctor recommended her to bring Julia to the clinic for observation immediately.

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During these past days in Moscow, t.A.T.u.'s production company Neformat and the recording label Universal Music International has signed a record contract for 4 albums. Accorging to the contract, Universal Music will participate in the recording of the second album, in the promotion of the group, and to provide the international release of the second album.

At the end of June, Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina leave Moscow for London, where they will record their second album within at least a month. Representatives from the Western party of Universal are bringing 14 new English-speaking tracks to London. Russia's party is also bring about 14 tracks.

Among them - New songs from some authors from t.A.T.u.'s first album. Notably: Valery Polienko and other authors. t.A.T.u.'s former co-producer, Elena Kiper, will most likely not be involved in the second album.

The final say-so in the selection of musical material for the album, remains to be by the Tatu girls. They'll only record the material, that they like personally.
 
During this period of time in London, the girls will record up to August, until Yulia leaves on maternity leave, which is expected to last until the middle of September.

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On 18 June, according the info published on the official website of Universal Music Russia, a new contract was signed between Universal Music and Neformat for the record and release of Tatu's albums.

The recording is scheduled to begin this week and the new album should be released in late 2004.

Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina have finally left their former producer Ivan Shapovalov. Now the company is directed by one of its co-founders, Boris Rensky, who is also Tatu's new producer.

In June Tatu girls in London start to record the songs of their new album. Several authors who worked on Tatu's first album but then argued with Shapovalov will participate in the making of the new material. Elena Kiper has presented two new songs but they have not impressed neither the singers nor the producers.

During the pause that will inevitably happen after Yulia Volkova's pregnancy, her colleague Lena Katina is going to record her own solo album. However, Lena has postponed her solo plans until autumn to focus now on the recording of Tatu's second album.

The information that Tatu has lost its name and is going to change it, appears to be false. This rumor was created as a publicity stunt by the PR people of a new group that carries the same name as the one Tatu was supposed to adopt.

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With t.A.T.u., new controversies burn hard, but die out quick. Elena Kiper, the groups co-author of such hit's as "Nas Ne Dagoniat" and "Ya Soshla S Uma," has just won the court battle that lasted nearly a year with production company "Neformat." According to the verdict, not only will the rights to the songs be returned to Lena Kiper, but she will also be paid 500 thousand roubles (about $17,000) for her work.

The essence of the conflict consists of Lena's dispute with t.A.T.u.'s former producer, Ivan Shapovalov. In total, t.A.T.u.'s albums have sold over 7 million copies. Of these, 4 were from the English-speaking album, 1 from the Russian speaking album, and 2 million from all of t.A.T.u.'s released singles.

In the meantime, the participants of "t.A.T.u," Yulia Volkova, and Lena Katina - have declared that their duet will live, and will even start to record a new album soon.

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Former co-producer of group Tatu Elena Kiper has won a long legal dispute against company Neformat. Over a year ago, Elena Kiper, dissatisfied with the way her royalties from the sales of millions of Tatu albums were paid, submitted a claim to obtain the termination of the contract that transfers her copyrights to Neformat.

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