Grammis 2010 nominees are out
The nominees for the Swedish Grammis have been announced: http://www.grammis.se/
I'd copy and paste the list for you, but the website is one of the worst flash disasters I've seen in years.
The nominees for the Swedish Grammis have been announced: http://www.grammis.se/
I'd copy and paste the list for you, but the website is one of the worst flash disasters I've seen in years.
The American Grammy nominees have been announced and the only Scandinavian non-classical names I see are Röyksopp and Trentemøller, both of whom get nods in the "Best Remix" category (#93): http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx
The nominees for this year's P3 Guld awards have been announced:
Newcomer:
Fever Ray
Erik Hassle
Lorentz & M.Sakarias
Maskinen
Miike Snow
Song:
Agnes - Release Me
Erik Hassle - Hurtful
Markus Krunegård - Hela livet var ett disco
Mando Diao - Dance With Somebody
Promoe - Svennebanan
Group:
Fibes, Oh Fibes! - 1987
[Ingenting] - Tomhet, idel tomhet
Kent - Röd
Mando Diao - Give me fire
Takida - The darker instinct
Artist:
Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
Jonathan Johansson - En hand i himlen
Markus Krunegård - Prinsen av Peking
Miss Li - Dancing the whole way home
Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
Guldmicken (best live):
Miss Li
Promoe
Takida
Jenny Wilson
Lars Winnerbäck
Dance:
Adam Beyer – Various productions
Axwell – Various productions
Dada Life – Just do the dada
Fever Ray – Fever Ray
Samuel L Session – The man with the case
Hip-hop/soul:
Lorentz & M. Sakarias – Vi mot världen
Mohammed Ali – Processen
Näääk – Näääk vem?
Promoe – Kråksången
Stor – Nya Skolans Ledare
Pop:
Deportees – Under the pavement – the beach
Fever Ray – Fever Ray
Fontän – Winterwhila
Miike Snow – Miike Snow
Taken By Trees – East of Eden
Rock/metal:
Abramis Brama – Smakar söndag
Babian – Fullproppad, listtoppad, livrädd & uppstoppad
Gösta Berlings Saga – Detta har hänt
Satan Takes a Holiday – Satan takes a holiday
Switch Opens – Switch Opens
Go here to vote: http://www.sr.se/sida/default.aspx?ProgramId=3636
The nominees for this year's Danish Metal Awards have been announced: http://dmea.dk/dmea09/?page_id=6
Sweden's Jenny Wilson is the sole Scandinavian honoree of the 2010 European Border Breakers Awards: http://www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/
Danish artist Lena Andersson won three awards at the Just Plain Folks Awards in Nashville, TN including Female Vocalist of the Year and 2nd place in the category "Best Female Singer Songwriter Album" for her record "Let your scars dance".
Acclaimed Swedish techno artist Håkan Lidbo has been declared the winner of the Beatport Depeche Mode remix contest out of 1000s of entries. Read all about it here: http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/depeche-mode-peace-remix-winners
Voting is now open for the 2009 Swedish DeeJay Awards: http://www.aboutsmc.com/rosta.html
Here are the winners of the Steppeulven, the Danish critic awards:
Best Music: Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir Of Young Believers)
Best Live Act: L.O.C.
Best Producer: Henrik Balling (Peter Sommer m.m.)
Best Vocalist: L.O.C.
Best Lyrics: Peter Sommer
Best Newcomer: Annika Aakjær
Best Sang: Peter Sommer - Vi falder først den dag vi kigger ned
Best Composer: Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir Of Young Believers)
Best Band: Marybell Katastrophy
Best Album: Peter Sommer - Til Rotterne, Til Kragerne, Til Hundene
Pioneer Prize: CV Jørgensen
Old news to anyone who cares, but just in case: Alexander Rybak won Eurovision for Norway. Read more: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009051623530622948958
The nominees for the Steppeulven, the Danish critic's awards, have been announced:
Best musician:
Tim Christensen
Mikkel Hess
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir of Young Believers)
Mike Sheridan
Frederik Thaae (A Kid Hereafter)
Best live act:
Albertslund Terrorkorps
Efterklang
L.O.C.
Spleen United
Teitur
Best producer:
Troels Abrahamsen (Veto m.m.)
Henrik Balling (Peter Sommer m.m.)
Michael Patterson (Spleen United)
Rune Rask (L.O.C.)
Anders Rhedin & Fridolin Nordsø (Choir of Young Believers)
Best vocalist:
Troels Abrahamsen (Veto)
Marie Højlund (Marybell Katastrophy)
L.O.C.
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir of Young Believers)
Peter Sommer
Best lyrics:
Annika Aakjær
Sys Bjerre
Jørgen Leth
L.O.C.
Peter Sommer
Year's hope/best newcomer:
Annika Aakjær
Fagget Fairys
Marybell Katastrophy
Mellemblond
Mike Sheridan
Best song:
Choir of Young Believers - Next Summer
L.O.C. - Hvorfor vil du ik'?
Peter Sommer - Vi falder først den dag vi kigger ned
Spleen United - Suburbia
Veto - You Say Yes, I Say Yes
Best composer:
Troels Abrahamsen (Veto m.m.)
Marie Højlund (Marybell Katastrophy)
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir of Young Believers)
Rune Rask (L.O.C.)
Peter Sommer
Best band:
Choir of Young Believers
Marybell Katastrophy
Spleen United
VETO
Volbeat
Best album:
Choir of Young Believers - This Is For The White In Your Eyes
L.O.C. - Melankolia/XXXCouture
Marybell Katastrophy - The More
Peter Sommer - Til rotterne, til kragerne, til hundene
Veto - Crushing Digits
More here: http://www.steppeulv.dk/
The Finnish Grammy Awards aka the Emma Gaala were this past weekend and here are the winners in many of the categories:
Female artist: Anna Abreu
Male artist: Juha Tapio
Band: Egotrippi
Album: Egotrippi - Maailmanloppua Odotellessa
Debut album: Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset - Sata Vuotta
Pop album: Egotrippi - Maailmanloppua Odotellessa
Rock album: Apulanta - Kuutio
Metal/Hard Rock album: Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk
Hip-hop/dance/r&b: Asa - Loppuasukas
Export prize: Apocalyptica
More here: http://www.emmagaala.fi/2009/tulokset/
For the Swedes (and the masochists), the Hybris guide to Melodifestivalen: http://hybrism.blogspot.com/2009/03/moscow-does-not-believe-in-tears.html
All Scandinavian has the lowdown on the winners of this year's Danish Music Awards: http://allscandinavian.com/577/danish-music-awards-2009-decided/
Mathias Eick is this year's recipient of Norway's StatoilHydro grant: http://www.statoilhydro.com/heroes/en/byLarm/Pages/default.aspx/