The article presents the experience of conducting an integrated Ukrainian language class in the format of a language and song talk show titled ‘In the Ukrainian Rhythm’, implemented with first-year students of the Philological Faculty of Educational Technologies at Kyiv National Linguistic University, who are studying within the educational programme ‘The Ukrainian Language and Literature, English, Foreign Literature’. The main goal of the event was to combine the study of the language norms of the modern Ukrainian literary language with elements of the national musical code, specifically song folklore and the modern Ukrainian musical space. The talk show involved an interactive communication format: students not only answered questions but also worked in teams and played games with the audience, showcasing their level of language awareness and their ability to recognise lexical, grammatical, and phonetic phenomena, find language errors, and decode hidden meanings. The programme of the event was structured as a series of competitions (“Name in the Shadow of Periphrases”, “Song, Who is Your Father?”, “LingvoHIT”, “Language Error Catchers”, “Muzrebus”, “Cipherers”, etc.), each of which had a clear linguistic focus, a logical structure, and a focus on interdisciplinary connections encompassing linguistics, literature, media literacy, and cultural studies. Particular attention was paid to fostering participants’ sensitivity to the verbal part of the lyrics. By analysing examples of songs by both classical and contemporary Ukrainian performers, students identified linguistic phenomena (aphorism, paronomasia, homonymy, metaphor, etc.), explored violated norms, expanded their vocabulary, and trained their interpretive skills. Reflection was an important component of the class. In the form of posts on Facebook, students expressed their impressions and emotions, assessed the novelty and pedagogical appropriateness of the lesson, and emphasised its unifying, inspirational, and educational functions. It is concluded that the talk show has a high potential as a pedagogical tool that promotes deeper learning of the norms of the modern Ukrainian language, activates communicative interaction, forms linguistic flair, and, at the same time, develops emotional intelligence, creativity, critical thinking, and national identity in student youth.