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Tag: Industry
Musikförläggarnas prisgala nominees
SMFF, aka Svenska Musikförläggarna aka the Swedish Music Publishers Association, have announced their nominees for their annual awards show:
Composer:
Salem Al Fakir (Pompadore Publishing/EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia)
Nadir "RedOne" Khayat (Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia)
Martin "Max Martin" Sandberg/Johan "Shellback" Schuster (Maratone/Kobalt Music Scandinavia)
Oskar Linnros (Universal Music Publishing)
Lyrics:
Johan "Familjen" Karlsson (Hybris/Air Chrysalis Scandinavia)
Markus Krunegård (Peermusic)
Melissa Horn (Manus)
Oskar Linnros (Universal Music Publishing)
Song:
"What's the point?" - John Engelbert (Johnossi) (Manus)
"Keep on walking" - Salem Al Fakir (Pompadore Publishing/EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia)
"Bad romance" - Nadir "RedOne" Khayat/Stefani "Lady Gaga" Germanotta (Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia)
"Från och med du" - Oskar Linnros/Christian Olsson (Universal Music Publishing)
Newcomer:
Johan Moraeus (Air Chrysalis Scandinavia)
Johanna Söderberg/Klara Söderberg (First Aid Kit) (Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia)
Anna von Hausswolff (Manus)
Andreas "Grega" Östeman (Astmabeat Publishing/EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia)
Full details and all categories: http://www.smff.se/?id=8&cid=3197
Novoton signs 3 new acts
has signed three new bands: Everyday Mistakes, Riddarna and Katharina Nuttall. No news yet as to any releases, but I'll keep you posted.
Días Nórdicos, a new Nordic culture fest in Madrid
Días Nórdicos is the name of a new multi-disciplinary Nordic culture festival in Madrid, Spain which kicks off in mid-September: http://www.diasnordicos.com/
Many artists such as Jonathan Johansson, Murder, Moddi and Kaspar will perform live, along with José González who will likewise perform in concert in coordination with a screening of the new documentary "The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of José González". Full details at the link above.
Harrys Gym to Cultures Collide
Norwegians Harrys Gym have been added to the lineup of Cultures Collide: http://culturecollide.com/index.php/artists/
In Flames, the whiskey
Ridiculous, but I don't doubt that the dudes in the band are stoked: Scottish distillery Glenfarclas has teamed up with In Flames for their own specially branded whiskey. Read more (in Swedish) at the band's website: http://www.inflames.com/News.aspx
Service begets Casine
has launched a new US-based offshoot label called with a focus on "alt-pop and experimental electronic music with a major-key bent." Their debut release will be an EP from Finnish duo Shine 2009 called "Associates" with an album to follow in 2011. Samples and more info: http://www.cascine.us/
Bonnier Amigo now Cosmos Music
I imagine that most industry heads are already aware, but anyhow: is changing their name to . Read the press release at ExMS: http://www.exms.com/?p=2192
See the new Cosmos website here: http://cosmosmusicgroup.com/
Stream it 'til it goes platinum
MI reports that the Swedish arm of the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) has decided to allow streams to count in their tabulation towards gold and platinum certification: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/1901/IFPI_Aven_strommad_musik_i_certifieringen.html (in Swedish)
Sator + Norrlands Guld
Apparently this is the first time Sator has allowed their music to be used in an advertisement.
Klicktrack merges with Phonofile
Sweden-based digital music retailer Klicktrack has merged with Phonofile to become the biggest digital distributor in Scandinavia: http://www.phonofile.com/news.php#7
In addition to enabling artists and labels to sell their own wares via Klicktrack, the new partnership will now allow them to further aggregate their content to all other digital retailers.
Scandinavian showcase at Popkomm
Nordic By Nature is putting on a Scandinavian music showcase at this year's Popkomm conference on September 8 in association with Almost Famous: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141792582521776&ref=mf
Featured acts include Familjen, Moto Boy, Vinnie Who, TV Off, Movits!, Therese Aune and more.
Playground Music founder interview
has reposted a great interview with label founder Jonas Sjöström from Track & Fields about the label + distro's history and philosophy: http://blogs.playgroundmusic.com/intlpub/interview-with-label-founder-jonas-sjostrom-taken-from-tracksandfields
Imperial launches publishing offshoot
is following ¹ into the publishing business with "Va för jävla pack e ni?", a tome on Sweden's football hooligans. Or something like that. More info at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Va-for-javla-pack-e-ni-Berattelsen-om-Stockholms-fotbollsklackar/115792455139673
It's an international world, but you can't play
Petter's new video for the song "Längesen" featuring Veronica Maggio is out now, but I can't show it to you because has it blocked outside of Sweden.