The nominees for this year's Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative Grammy, have been announced:
Rhythm: Kapten röd - Stjärnorna finns här (SwingKids/Border) Million stylez - From a far (Bonnier Music/Bonnier Amigo) Governor Andy – Underhållningsmaskinen (KBC Music/Border) Livelihood - Sagans Sånger (SwingKids/Border)
Pop/Electronica: Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala (Service/Border) The Honeydrips - Here Comes The Future (Sincerely Yours/Playground Music) Erik de Vahl - Oh! My Spine The Mary Onettes - The Mary Onettes (Labrador/Border)
Rock/Rockabilly/Blues/Garage: Murder by Guitar - On Parade (Human audio recordings/Sounds of Subterrania) Maharajas - In Pure Spite (Low Impact Recordings/Sound Pollution) Alex Face - Smell Like A Woman (Alleycat/Sound Pollution) High Hats - Too Much Is Never Enough (Alleycat/Sound Pollution)
Hardrock/Metal: Arch Enemy - Rise of the tyrant (Century Media/EMI) Dark Tranquillity - Fiction (Century Media/EMI) Hardcore Superstar - Dreamin' in a casket (Gain/Sony BMG) Watain - Sworn to the dark (Season Of Mist/Sound Pollution)
Hiphop/R&B/Soul: Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande (Juju Records/Playground Music) Adam Tensta - It's A Tensta Thing (K-Werks/Border) Ken - Äntligen hemma (Pope/Playground Music) Basutbudet - Startpaketet/Pluspaketet (Devrim/V2/Bonnier Amigo)
Experimental: Jean-Louis Huhta - Halfway Between the World and Death (Slottet Records/Dotshop.se) Mårten Falk - Eclectric Guitar Experience (dB Productions/CDA) Rolf Enström - Quarks (Caprice Records/CDA) Tape & Minamo - Birds of a Feather (Headz/Dotshop.se)
Dance: Mikael Stavöstrand - Various productions 2007 The Field - From here we go sublime (Kompakt) Minilogue – Orglar (Minilogue Rec) Hug - Heroes (Kompakt)
Folk/Ballad: Ale Möller Band - Djef Djel (Amigo/Bonnier Amigo) Various Artists - Poem, ballader och lite blues - Återbesöket (Amigo/Bonnier Amigo) Lisa Rydberg och Gunnar Idenstam - Bach på svenska (Gazell Records AB/Bonnier Amigo) Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden (Amigo/Bonnier Amigo)
Jazz: Ludvig Berghe Trio - An unplayed venue (Moserobie Music Production/Bonnier Amigo) e.s.t. (Esbjörn Svensson Trio) - e.s.t Live in Hamburg (ACT/Bonnier Amigo) Adåker, Milder, Stenson, Danielsson, Öström - Miles by Five (Touché Music AB/CDA) Lennart Åberg & Norrbotten Big Band - Up north (Caprice Records/CDA)
Synth: Emmon - The art and the evil (Wonderland records) Endless Shame - Price of Devotion (KTOWN Records/Misty Music) Mr Jones Machine – Återvändsgränd (Progress Productions/Border Music) Terror Punk Syndicate - Extended Playtime (Progress Productions/Border Music)
Punk/Hardcore: Wolfbrigade - Prey to the world (Agipunk/Unrest/MCR/Sound Pollution) The Accidents - Summer dreams (Burning Heart/Epitaph/Bonnier Amigo) Auktion - Spader ess (Cage Match Federation/Border) The Mockingbirds - Always late and not even close (HepTown Records/Sound Pollution)
Singer/Songwriter: Christian Kjellvander - I Saw Her From Here/I Saw Here From Her (Startracks/V2/Bonnier Amigo) Kristofer Åström - Rainaway Town (Startracks/V2/Bonnier Amigo) José González - In Our Nature (Imperial/Playground Music) Mattias Bärjed - Originalmusiken till Upp till kamp! (Razzia/Bonnier Amigo)
Best Live Artist: Familjen Säkert! Maia Hirashawa Laakso
The nominees for the Swedish Radio P3 Guld awards have been announced:
Pop: Anna Järvinen - Jag fick feeling Friday Bridge - Intricacy Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala Sambassadeur - Migration Taken By Trees - Open Field
Dance: Aril Brikha - Ex machina Axwell - collected work Minilogue - collected work The Field - From here we go sublime Tiger Stripes - collected work
Rock/metal: Arch Enemy - Rise Of The Tyrant Dark Tranquility - Fiction Kongh - Counting heartbeats Marduk - Rom 5:12 Mustasch - Latest version of the truth
Hiphop/soul: Petter - God damn it Ken - Äntligen hemma Adam Tensta - It's a Tensta Thing Million stylez - From A Far Basutbudet - Svensk bas
Newcomer: Adam Tensta Maia Hirasawa Million Stylez Neverstore Those Dancing Days
Female artist: Laleh - Prinsessor Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm Just Me Miss Li - God Put A Rainbow In The Sky September - Dancing Shoes Säkert! - Säkert!
Male artist: Danny - Heart. Beats. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava Mange Schmidt - Känslan kommer tillbaks Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am
Group: Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden Mando Diao - Never Seen The Light Of Day Sahara Hotnights - What If Leaving Is A Loving Thing Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills The Ark - Prayer For The Weekend
Song: Kleerup with Robyn - With Every Heartbeat Mange Schmidt feat. Petter - Giftig Oh Laura - Release Me Sahara Hotnights - Cheek To Cheek Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
Guldmicken (live): Laakso Mustasch Salem Al Fakir Säkert! Timo Räisänen