The video for the new Bertine Zetlitz single "500" is now online: http://www.bertine.com/

Bertine Zetlitz has confirmed that her new album "My Italian greyhound" will be out in mid-September with the first single "500" preceeding it with a release to radio this week on June 16.

Bertine Zetlitz reports that she is back in Olso after recording for two weeks in London at Kore Studio. Eight songs were recorded and five of them are being mixed now with the rest to be finished at a later date.

Bertine Zetlitz reports that she is working on a new album with songwriter Fred Ball who she also collaborated with on her last record. "Bigger, glossier, unpretentious and fun, I can't wait for you all to hear!" she says of the new material.

The nominees for the 2005 Nordic Music Awards have been announced:

Best Norske Artist:
Bertine Zetlitz
Bjørn Eidsvåg
Madrugada
Ravi & DJ Løv
Thomas Dybdahl

Best Swedish Artist:
Daniel Lindstrøm
Kent
Lars Winnerbäck
Lena Philipsson
Magnus Uggla

Best Danish Artist:
Big Fat Snake
Johnny DeLuxe
Nik & Jay
Sanne Salomonsen
Saybia

Best Nordic Artist:
Kent (SWE)
Lisa Ekdahl (SWE)
Röyksopp (NOR)
Saybia (DK)
Timbuktu (SWE)

Best Nordic hit:
Amy Diamond - "What’s In It For Me" (SWE)
Ana Johnsson - "We Are" (SWE)
Christian Waltz - "Wonderchild" (SWE)
Eric Prydz - "Call On Me" (SWE)
Infernal - "From Paris To Berlin" (DK)
Lilyjets - "Going Blind" (NOR)

Best Nordic Musikkvideo: coming soon.

Winners be announced at an event ceremony to take place October 29 at the Forum in København. More info: http://www.nordicmusicawards.no/

Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:

01. Millencolin - Ray
02. Carpark North - Human
03. Kent - Max 500
04. Angu - Red Light
05. Marie Miller - Playground
06. Saybia - Bend The Rules
07. Madrugada - The Kids Are On High Street
08. Chick Habit - Rule The World
09. Bertine Zetlitz - Ah-ah
10. Radio LXMBRG - It's Cruel Up North
11. Kristin Frogner - Stars Above My Head
12. Darin - Money For Nothing
13. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
14. Clemens - Dans Me Döden
15. The Ark - Clamour For Glamour
16. Kurt Nilsen - Never Easy
17. User - Miss Wanted
18. Sugarplum Fairy - Far Away From Man
19. Nick & Jay - Kan Du Hora Hende Synge
20. Prominent - Let's Talk It Over

Challengers:
01. Span - Cut Like Diamonds
02. Humane - Wish God Was A Woman
03. Smak - Nousen
04. Scoob Rock - Da Massive
05. Eskobar - Even If You Know Me

Go here to vote for your favorite.

Two Scandinavian reviews at Stylus today:

Bertine Zetlitz - Rollerskating
Paatos - Timeloss

Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:

01. Millencolin - Ray
02. Angu - Red Light
03. Kent - Max 500
04. Marie Miller - Playground
05. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us
06. Carpark North - Human
07. Christian Walz - Never Be Afraid Again
08. Saybia - Bend The Rules
09. Bertine Zetlitz - Ah-ah
10. Darin - Money For Nothing
11. Madrugada - The Kids Are On High Street
12. Melody Club - Boys In The Girl's Room
13. The Ark - Clamour For Glamour
14. Kurt Nilsen - Never Easy
15. Chick Habit - Rule The World
16. Sugarplum Fairy - Far Away From Man
17. Hammerfall - Bloodbound
18. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
19. User - Miss Wanted
20. Strip Music - 24 Hrs

Challengers:
01. Radio LXMBRG - It's Cruel Up North
02. Kristin Frogner - Stars Above My Head
03. Nick & Jay - Kan Du Hora Hende Synge
04. Clemens - Dans Me Döden
05. Prominent - Let's Talk It Over

Go here to vote for your favorite.

Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:

01. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us
02. Hammerfall - Bloodbound
03. Smak - Hallanvaara
04. Darin - Money For Nothing
05. Angu - Red Light
06. Christian Walz - Never Be Afraid Again
07. Lazyboy - Underwear Goes Inside The Pants
08. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö
09. Moder Jords Massiva - Fast Attack/ Slow Decay
10. Simone - Last Days And Nights Of Rock'n'Roll
11. Sugarplum Fairy - Far Away From Man
12. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
13. Mendez - Is That Ok
14. Jim Stärk - Morning Song
15. Beats And Styles - Two White Monkeys
16. LAB - When Heaven Gets Dirty
17. Elin Sigvardsson - Stupid Sunday Song
18. Husky Rescue - City Lights
19. Deportees - Champagne
20. Anna Ternheim - My Secret

Challengers:
01. Kent - Max 500
02. Bertine Zetlitz - Ah-ah
03. Marie Miller - Playground
04. Saybia - Bend The Rules
05. User - Miss Wanted

Go here to vote for your favorite.

Here's this week's YLE/Morjen top 10 Nordic video chart:

01. Smak - Nousen (FIN)
02. Korpiklaani - Hunting song (FIN)
03. Anniina - Who's about to cry (FIN)
04. Disco Ensemble - We might fall apart (FIN)
05. Kent - Max 500 (SWE)
06. Pain - Same old song (SWE)
07. Infernal - From Paris to Berlin (DK)
08. The 69 Eyes - Lost boys (FIN)
09. Searching for Nurmes - Pyhätunturi (NOR)
10. Nina Rochelle - Mörkertal (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Nerdee - Ivy (FIN)
12. Anna Ternheim - My secret (SWE)
13. Bertine Zetlitz - Ah-Ah (NOR)

Music (for Robots) discusses Bertine Zetlitz and posts a couple tracks: http://music.for-robots.com/archives/000809.html

Fluxblog posts a track from Bertine Zetlitz today: http://www.fluxblog.org/2005/03/tell-me-are-we-having-fun-howling-hex.html
Considering all the hype poured onto Annie by Flux and other mp3 blogs, I'm thinking Bertine is next in line.

Bertine Zetlitz will be releasing a new single called "Ah-Ah" soon and a video for the track is on the way. She'll also be touring Norway in February and here's the dates confirmed so far:

02/09 - Drammens Teater, Drammen
02/10 - Hydranten, Hamar
02/11 - Samfunnet, Trondheim
02/12 - Bingo'n, Lillehammer
02/16 - Meieriet, Sogndal
02/17 - Rust, Ørsta
02/18 - Hemsedal Cafe, Hemsedal
02/19 - Arena, Stord
02/25 - Aud Max, Ås
02/27 - Musikkflekken, Sandvika
03/02 - Meyergården, Mo i rana
03/03 - Rock Cafe, Bodø
03/05 - Telegrafen, Narvik
03/06 - Rica Ishavshotel, Tromsø
03/09 - Kvarteret, Bergen
03/11 - Folken, Stavanger
03/12 - Rockefeller, Oslo

The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:

01. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Late Night Version]
02. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake Your Beauty
03. DJ Timo - The Robots
04. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Clean Version]
05. Gunther & Sunshine Girls - Teeny Weeny String Bikini
Requested Videos: 328 274
Total Streams: 529,740

The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:

01. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Late Night Version]
02. Anna Sahlene - Creeps
03. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake Your Beauty
04. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Clean Version]
05. Wibutee - We Are In Space, So Are You
Requested Videos: 307,458
Total Streams: 488,327