Dagensskiva reader's poll

Swedish music site Dagensskiva is running their annual reader's poll: http://dagensskiva.com/nominera-skivor/

Alphabeat, Ida Corr and Lykke Li = Border Breakers

Scandinavian artists Alphabeat (DK), Ida Corr (DK) and Lykke Li (SWE) are three of the winner's of the 2009 Border Breakers award to be handing out at Eurosonic next month. Read more: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1991&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

The final list of nominees for the Swedish Grammis have been announced: http://www.grammis.se/?page=132

Hello Saferide has been awarded the Novell Prize for storytelling in music from Swedish mag Novell. Read more: http://www.hellosaferide.com/?p=307

Voting is now open for the Rockbjörnen Myspace Prize: http://www.myspace.com/rockbjornensmyspacepris

The nominees for this year's Swedish Radio P3 Guld awards have been announced: http://www.sr.se/p3/guld
Direct list to a complete list of nominees: http://www.sr.se/sida/artikel.aspx?ProgramId=3266&artikel=2483771

The nominees for 2008 Swedish Grammis have been announced: http://www.grammis.se/?page=126
No big surprises as far as I can see, but it does remind me to re-listen to quite a few records I feel like I didn't spend enough time with.

Aftonbladet is starting to take nominations for this year's Rockbjörnen: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen2008/

MI has the lowdown on this year's Svenska Musikförläggarföreningen (SMFF) Swedish songwriter prizes: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/241/Adam_Tensta_plockade_hem_dubbla_priser.html

It's a Trap! is nominated for the Svenska Podradiopriset (Swedish Podradio Prize) in the best mp3-blog category. Go here to vote/rösta: http://www.daytona.se/podradiopriset
For the Swedish-deficient, scroll down to the "Bästa mp3-blogg" category, select the "It's a Trap!" radio button, fill in your email address (they send a confirmation email to verify your vote is for real) and click the button. Thanks!

MI has the list of this year's recipients of the Django d'Or award for excellence in Swedish jazz: http://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=8998

Congrats to my Sirius Blog Radio colleagues - we won the Plug Award for Specialty Show Of The Year (Commercial Radio). Thanks to everyone who voted!
For those that are unaware, my show runs Saturdays at 12 noon ET with a replay at midnight.

Here are the winners in the Danish categories for this year's Danish Music Awards:

Album: Natasja - I Danmark Er Jeg Født
Group: Dúné - We Are In There You Are Out Here
Female Artist: Natasja - Natasja
Male Artist: Thomas Troelsen - Private
Newcomer: Dúné
Hit: Alphabeat - 10.000 Nights Of Thunder
Rock: Dúné - We Are In There You Are Out Here
Pop: Alphabeat - Alphabeat
Electronica: Efterklang - Parades
Hip-Hop: Suspekt - Prima Nocte
Hard Rock: Hatesphere - Serpent Smiles And Killer Eyes
Songwriter: Natasja
Producer: Private - My Secret Lover (Thomas Troelsen)
Music Video: JaConfetti - Step Up (Mary Mary)
Artwork: Efterklang - Parades (Hvass, Hannibal & Ufex)
IFPIs Ærespris: Anne Linnet

Here are the nominees for the Myspace Prize (best up-and-coming/unsigned act) at the Danish Music Awards:

Factory 45
Kiss Kiss Kiss
No & The Maybes
Supershine
When Saints Go Machine

For more info and links, go here: http://www.myspace.com/danishmusicawards

Here are the winners of the 2008 Manifest Award, Sweden's alternative Grammy:

Rhythm: Kapten Röd - Stjärnorna finns här (SwingKids/Border)
Pop/Electronica: The Honeydrips - Here Comes The Future (Sincerely Yours/Playground Music)
Rock/Rockabilly/Blues/Garage: High Hats - Too Much Is Never Enough (Alleycat/Sound Pollution)
Hardrock/Metal: Dark Tranquillity - Fiction (Century Media/EMI)
Hiphop/R&B/Soul: Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande (Juju Records/Playground Music)
Experimental: Rolf Enström - Quarks (Caprice Records/CDA)
Dance: The Field - From here we go sublime (Kompakt)
Folk/Ballad: Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden (Amigo/Bonnier Amigo)
Jazz: Ludvig Berghe Trio - An unplayed venue (Moserobie Music Production/Bonnier Amigo)
Synth: Terror Punk Syndicate - Extended Playtime (Progress Productions/Border Music)
Punk/Hardcore: Wolfbrigade - Prey to the world (Agipunk/Unrest/MCR/Sound Pollution)
Singer/Songwriter: Christian Kjellvander - I Saw Her From Here/I Saw Here From Her (Startracks/V2/Bonnier Amigo)
Best Live Artist: Säkert!
Digfi-prize (unsigned act): Emily McWilliam's Desert Soul (Stockholm)