The final 12 nominees for the first annual Nordic Music Prize have been announced:
Dungen - Skit i allt Paleface - Helsinki – Shangri-La Frisk Frugt - Dansktoppen møder Burkina Faso i det himmelblå rum hvor solen bor, suite Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel Robyn - Body talk Jónsi - Go Do Efterklang - Magic Chairs Serena Maneesh - S-M 2: Abyss in B Minor The Radio Dept. - Clinging to a scheme Ólöf Arnalds - Innundir skinni Kvelertak - Kvelertak First Aid Kit - The big black & the blue
Best album: Håkan Hellström - 2 Steg Från Paradise Oskar Linnros - Vilja Bli Robyn - Body Talk Säkert! - Facit The Radio Dept. - Clinging To a Scheme
Best artist: Håkan Hellström Johnossi Oskar Linnros Petter Robyn
Best song: Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life Daniel Adams-Ray - Gubben I Lådan Eric Saade - Manboy Erik Grönwall - Higher Johnossi - What's The Point Mohombi - Bumpy Ride Oskar Linnros - Från Och Med Du Robyn - Dancing On my Own Salem Al Fakir - Keep On Walking Swedish House Mafia – One
Best group: Dungen - Skit I Allt Hästpojken - Från Där Jag Ropar Johnossi - Mavericks Kent - En Plats I Solen The Radio Dept. - Clinging To A Scheme
Best folk/visa: Blandade Artister - Sonja Åkesson Tolkad Av First Aid Kit - The Big Black & The Blue Jonas Knutsson - Blåslåtar Ola Magnell - Rolös Toni Holgersson - Ibland Kallar Jag Det Kärlek
Best hardrock/metal: Ghost - Opus Eponymous Khoma - A Final Storm Pascal - Orkanen Närmar Sig Sabaton - Coat Of Arms Watain - Lawless Darkness
Best jazz: Dan Berglunds Tonbruket - Tonbruket Goran Kajfes - X/Y Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet - Echoes Oddjob - Clint Peter Asplund Quartet - Asplund Meets Bernstein
Best songwriter: Annika Norlin & Henrik Oja - Facit Håkan Hellström - 2 Steg Från Paradise Klas Åhlund & Robyn - Body Talk Oskar Linnros - Vilja Bli Pernilla Andersson - Ö
Best female artist: Anna Von Hausswolff - Singing FromThe Grave Britta Persson - Current Affair Medium Rare Pernilla Andersson - Ö Robyn - Body Talk Säkert! - Facit
Best male artist: Daniel Adams-Ray - Svart Vitt Och Allt Däremellan Håkan Hellström - 2 Steg Från Paradise Oskar Linnros - Vilja Bli Salem Al Fakir - Ignore This The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
Best newcomer: Anna Von Hausswolff - Singing From The Grave Ceo - White Magic First Aid Kit - The Big Black & The Blue Oskar Linnros - Vilja Bli Swedish House Mafia - Until One
Best producer: Adrian Lux Joakim Åhlund & Håkan Hellström Klas Åhlund Max Martin Red One
Best international success: Dungen Max Martin Red One Robyn Swedish House Mafia
Best lyrics: Annika Norlin - Facit Håkan Hellström - 2 Steg Från Paradise Ola Magnell - Rolös Oskar Linnros - Vilja Bli Plura Jonsson - Kärlekens Väg - En Mässa
Best urban/dance: Boeoes Kaelstigen - Tanum Teleport Familjen - Mänskligheten Petter - En Räddare I Nöden PH3 - PH3 Löser Ett Fall Swedish House Mafia - Until One
Best Innovator: Johnossi Robyn Nomy Magnus Weideskog Iamamiwhoami
Winners will be announced at a ceremony at Kungliga Operan in Stockholm on January 17.
Live At WAH (We Are Home) is a new Finland-based website capturing relaxed live music performances on video at their office in Tampere: https://live.wah.fi/
Artists featured so far include Pintandwefall, Dungen, Jukka Ässä (Tapes, Tigerbombs) and Ville Pirinen (Black Audio) with upcoming videos from Tomutonttu, Jaakko & Jay, Cosmobile and more on the way.
is doing a 5x7" boxset featuring instrumental mixes of Dungen's new album "Skit i allt", some of which will be in glorious mono. 400 copies, officially released sometime around November 17.
01. Robyn - Body talk pt.2
02. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
03. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
04. Darin - Lovekiller
05. Drifters - Stanna hos mig
06. Kent - En plats i solen
07. Anne-Lie Rydé - Dans på rosor
08. Pernilla Andersson - Ö
09. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
10. Dungen - Skit i allt
11. Lisa Nilsson - 20 - En jubileumssamling
12. Stefan Sundström - 5 dagar i Augusti
13. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
14. Britta Persson - Current affair medium rare
15. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
16. Eric Saade - Masquerade
17. Hoffmaestro & Chraa - The storm
18. Sonic Syndicate - We rule the night
19. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
20. Brolle - Best of
Oh, hey -- a new Dungen video! I still prefer The Amazing and probably always will, but this song is still pretty chill. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt5PRQTh1K4
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Håkan Hellström - Kann ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
02. TALK 1
03. Enforcer - Katana
04. Existensminimum - 1993
05. Ludwig Bell - Kärlek slutar alltid med bråk
06. TALK 2
07. Karla-Therese Kjellvander & The Rockridge Brothers - New season
08. Lapko - Summer nights
09. CEO - No mercy
10. Night Minutes - Lord I can never be your mirror
11. TALK 3
12. Dungen - Marken låg stille
13. My Brother the Wind - Electric universe
14. Rigas den Andre - W.A.S.P. (R2 remix)
15. TALK 4
16. Waklevören - Oslo spy
17. Okkultokrati - Tail of the snakewind
18. Haust - Vomiting
19. TALK 5
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.