The nominees for the 2004 Swedish Grammy awards have been announced. Here's most of em:

Best newcomer:
Ana Johnsson - "The Way I Am"
Anna Ternheim - "Somebody Outside""
Deportees - "All Prayed Up"
Jens Lekman - "When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog"
Raymond & Maria - "Vi ska bara leva klart"

Best album:
Christian Walz - "Paint By Numbers"
Marit Bergman - "Baby Dry Your Eye"
Stina Nordenstam - "The World Is Saved"
The Hives - "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
The Soundtrack of our Lives - "Origin Vol. 1"

Best artist:
Gyllene Tider - "Finn 5 Fel!"
Lena Philipsson - "Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan"
Marit Bergman - "Baby Dry Your Eye"
The Hives - "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
The Soundtrack of Our Lives - "Origin Vol. 1"

Best song:
Raymond & Maria - "Ingen vill veta vart du köpt din tröja"
Lena Philipsson - "Det gör ont"
Nic & The Family - "Hej Hej Monika"
Gyllene Tider - "Tuffa tider/Sten vid en sjö i en skog"
Shirley Clamp - "Min kärlek"

Best pop (female):
Anna Ternheim - "Somebody Outside"
Lena Philipsson - "Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan"
Marit Bergman - "Baby Dry Your Eye"
Sophie Zelmani - "Love Affair"
Stina Nordenstam - "The World Is Saved"

Best pop (male):
Christian Walz - "Paint By Numbers"
Di Leva - "Tiden faller"
Jens Lekman - "When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog"
Mattias Alkberg BD - "Tunaskolan"
Tomas Andersson Wij - "Stjärnorna i oss"

Best pop group:
Alcazar - "Dancefloor - Deluxe"
Deportees - "All Prayed Up"
Gyllene Tider - "Finn 5 Fel!"
Melody Club - "Face The Music"
Raymond & Maria - "Vi ska bara leva klart"

Best rock album (solo):
Kristofer Åström - "Loupita"
Lars Winnerbäck - "Vatten under broarna"
Nicolai Dunger - "Here's My Song You Can Have It..."
Stefan Sundström - "Hjärtats melodi"
Ulf Lundell - "Ok Baby Ok"

Best rock group:
Sahara Hotnights - "Kiss & Tell"
Silverbullit - "Arclight"
Teddybears Sthlm - "Fresh!"
The Hives - "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
The Soundtrack of Our Lives - "Origin Vol. 1"

Best songwriter:
Anna Ternheim
Christian Walz & Ollie Olson
Marit Bergman
Per Gessle
Stina Nordenstam

Best lyrics:
Anna Ternheim
Jens Lekman
Lars Winnerbäck
Marit Bergman
Tomas Andersson Wij

Best producer:
Christian Walz
Johan Forsman & The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Lars Halapi
Pelle Gunnerfeldt & The Hives
Teddybears Sthlm & Phat Fabe

Best hip-hop/soul:
Damn! - "Youth Style"
Embee - "Tellings From Solitaria"
Infinite Mass - "1991"
Ison & Fille - "Ison & Fille"
Promoe - "The Long Distance Runner"

Best hard-rock/metal:
Dismember - "Where Ironcrosses Grow"
Entombed - "Unreal Estate"
Europe - "Start From The Dark"
In Flames - "Soundtrack To Your Escape"
The Hellacopters - "Strikes Like Lightning"

Best club/dance:
Andreas Tilliander - "World Industries"
Da Buzz - "Dangerous - The Album"
Guidelines - Must Be The Music"
Hird - "Moving On"
Stonebridge - "Can't Get Enough"

Best jazz:
Goran Kajfes - "Headspin"
Kullrusk - "Kullrusk"
Putte Wickman & Jan Lundgren - "We Will Always Be Together"
Rigmor Gustafsson And The Jacky Terrasson Trio - "Close To You"
The Torbjörn Zetterberg Hot Five - "Förtjänar mer uppmärksamhet"

Open category:
Alice Babs & Nisse Linds Hottrio - "Alice Babs & Nisse Linds Hot-Trio"
Anders F Rönnblom - "F-Box"
Blacknuss - "Gold"
Stefan Nilsson - "Så som i himmelen"
Titiyo - "Best of Titiyo"

Check out the full list here: http://www.ifpi.se/02.images/01.top/02.subnav_pdf/08.grammis/pdf/Grammisnomineringar_2004.pdf

Here's the first list of names confirmed for the upcoming P3 Popstad fest in Stockholm on February 3-5: Bergman Rock, Christian Walz, The Latin Kings, Eric Prydz, Teddybears STHLM, The Concretes, Caesars Palace, Infinite Mass, Sophie Rimheden, Weeping Willows, Steve Angelo, Two Times The Trauma, Ison & Fille, The Killers, The Baboon Show, Ayesha, Peter Bjorn and John, Petter, The Sunshine, Axwell, The Plan, Andreas Tilliander, Richard Reagh & wwnb2, Anna Ternheim, Medina, Hanky and Panky, Florence Valentin, I Love You Baby!, The Nomads, Ted, Revlon 9, Tiger Lou, Suburban Kids with Biblical Names, Tobias Lindén, Tristes Tigers, The Happiest Girl in The World, Hundarna från Söder, Nadie Affecta, Stella Rocket, [Ingenting], Midnight Monkeys, Sebastian Ingrosso, Johnossi, Fatfred and the Superfast Truckers and Damn!.

The nominees for the Swedish radio P3 Gold awards have been announced:

Best female artist:
Ayesha - Jade Fever
Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
Stina Nordenstam - The World Is Saved
Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan

Best male artists:
Promoe - The Long Distance Runner
Christian Walz - Paint By Numbers
Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
Alf - Augustibrev
Jens Lekman - When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog

Best group:
Teddybears STHLM - Fresh
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Origin Vol 1
The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
Silverbullit - Arclight
Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell

Best newcomer:
Raymond & Maria
Tough Alliance
Fibes, Oh Fibes!
Anna Ternheim
Jens Lekman

Best song:
Call on me - Eric Prydz
Mr Cool - Snook
Det gör ont - Lena Philipsson
Hey Boy - Teddybears STHLM feat. Swing Fly
Ingen vill veta var du köpt din tröja - Raymond & Maria

Guldmicken (best live):
Marit Bergman
Svenska Akademien
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Infinite Mass
In Flames

Best rock/metal:
Nasum - Shift
The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
In Flames - Soundtrack To Your Escape
The Haunted - rEVOLVEr
Cult of Luna - Salvation

Best hip-hop/soul:
Embee - Tellings From Solitaria
Ison & Fille - Ison & Fille
Promoe - The Long Distance Runner
Natalie Gardiner - Natalie Gardiner
Ayesha - Jade Fever

Best dance:
Hird - Moving On
Cari Lekebusch - The Architect
Andreas Tilliander - World Industries
Eric Prydz - Samlad produktion 2004
Stonebridge - Can't Get Enough

Best pop:
Mattias Alkberg BD - Tunaskolan
Stina Nordenstam - The World Is Saved
Testbild! - The Inexplicable Feeling Of September
Hans Appelqvist - Bremort
Jens Lekman - When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog

Vote here: http://www.sr.se/p3/p3guld/

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Saybia - I surrender
02. HIM - And Love Said No
03. Nephew - Superliga
04. Dhani - Girl Talk
05. Nightwish - Wish I Had
06. Black Belt - All to You
07. Ana - Don't Cry For Pain
08. The Hives - Two Timing Touch & Broken Bones
09. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake Your Beauty
10. Melody Club - Baby (Stand Up)
11. Burhan G - Take U Home
12. Ayesha - Squaffie
13. Sahara Hotnights - Who Do You Dance For
14. Eskobar - You Got Me
15. Promoe - Long Distance Runner
16. Noble - Hot 2 Nite
17. Beats And Styles - Fire
18. Deportees - Not Tonight
19. The Solution - My Mojo Aint Working No More
20. Margaret Berger - Lifetime Guarantee

Challengers:
01. Majid - My Struggle
02. The Ark - One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
03. Jonna - Sateen Jälken
04. Infinite Mass - Fire Fire
05. Mando Diao - God Knows

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

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

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Elegi (SWE)
02. The Confusions - Window (SWE)
03. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
04. Kevin - Theme from forever (FIN)
05. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
06. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
07. Nephew - Superliga (DK)
08. Anna Ternheim - To be gone (SWE)
09. The Knife - Heartbeats (SWE)
10. Promoe - Long distance runner (SWE)

Challengers:
11. Apocalyptica - Bittersweet (FIN)
12. Melody Club - Baby (SWE)
13. Infinite Mass - Fire fire (SWE)

New pics of Infinite Mass up at Rockfoto.nu.

Nominees for the 2004 Musikförläggarnas Pris:

Best song:
Thomas "Orup" Eriksson - Det gör ont (BMG Music Publishing)
Staffan Lindfors, Johan Kindblom - Ingen vill veta var du köpt din tröja (Air Chrysalis)
Infinite Mass, Rodrigo Pencheff, Amir Chamdin - The Thief (Murlyn Songs)
Lisa Miskovsky, Jocke Berg - Lady Stardust (Universal Music Publishing, BMG Music Publishing)

Best lyrics/composition:
Lisa Miskovsky/Jocke Berg (Universal Music Publishing, BMG Music Publishing)
Marit Bergman (Air Chrysalis)
Per Gessle (Jimmy Fun)
Bo Sundström (Sony ATV Music Publishing)

Most important concert piece:
Daniel Börtz - Hans namn var Orestes (Gehrmans Musikförlag)
Anders Eliasson - Konsert för altsaxofon och orkester (Gehrmans Musikförlag)
Sven-David Sandström - Concert Pieces For Percussion And Orchestra (Gehrmans Musikförlag)
Carl Unander-Scharin - Byrgitta (Manus)

Best international success:
Anders Bagge (EMI Music Publishing/Murlyn Songs)
Andreas Carlsson (Warner/Chappell Music)
The Hives (Songs & Stories Publishing)
Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback (Toxic) (Murlyn Songs)

Best newcomer:
José González (Misty Music)
Kamera (BMG Music Publishing)
Sara Löfgren (Mariann)
Tobias Karlsson (Warner Chappell Music)

Awards will be handed out at a ceremony in Nalen on October 28.

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - Guilty
02. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
03. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
04. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
05. Snook - Mister Cool
06. The Confusions - Window
07. Beats And Styles - Dance Dance Dance
08. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
09. Unni Wilhemsen - Humbly For Her
10. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
11. Venke Knutson - Kiss
12. Lambretta - Kill Me
13. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
14. Moder Jords Massiva - Out of My Hands
15. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
16. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
17. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
18. Infinite Mass - The Thief
19. Papa Dee - How About It
20. Niccokick - Run Run Run

Challengers:
01. Karin Park - Superworldunknown
02. Maria Arredondo - Mad Summer
03. The Solution - I Have To Quit You
04. The Tough Alliance - Make It Happen
05. 21st Century Noise - Let´s Leave

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Novoton Records has announced that they will be releasing the new single "All to you" from Black Belt on August 23. The track comes off of the band's upcoming debut album "First blood" which was recorded at Studio Grondahl with Johan Gustavsson (Randy, Sahara Hotnights, The Hives). The band features Joen Carlstedt of Infinite Mass alongside drummer Andreas Avelin and frontman/guitarist Martin Eriksson and you can check out a few sound clips on their website: http://www.blackbelt.se/

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
02. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
03. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
04. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
05. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
06. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
07. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
08. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
09. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
12. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
13. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
14. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
15. Peter Jöback - Det här är platsen
16. Per Gessle - Mazarin
17. Carola - Credo
18. Infinite Mass - 1991
19. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
20. Pugh Rogefeldt - Bästa

Alarma Man confirms that they've finished recording their new album and it comes to a total time of 38:38. Look for it early next year on Carcrash Records.

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - Guilty
02. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
03. Nightwish - Nemo
04. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
05. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
06. Unni Wilhemsen - Humbly For Her
07. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
08. The Confusions - Window
09. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
10. Lambretta - Kill Me
11. Venke Knutson - Kiss
12. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
13. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
14. Eskobar - Bring The Action
15. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
16. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
17. Infinite Mass - The Thief
18. Mummypowder - Don´t Hold Your Breath
19. Niccokick - Run Run Run
20. Papa Dee - How About It

Challengers:
01. Eskju Divine - Darkness All Around
02. Beats And Styles - Dance Dance Dance
03. Moder Jords Massiva - Out of My Hands
04. Erik Faber - Yesterday´s Call
05. Snook - Mister Cool

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Rockfoto.nu has tons of new pics from Malmöfestivalen including José González (who reportedly covered Bruce Springsteen and others), Infinite Mass, Fibes Oh Fibes!, The Mo and tons more.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
02. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
05. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
06. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
07. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
08. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
09. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
12. Charlotte Perrelli - Gone Too Long
13. Peter Jöback - Det här är platsen
14. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
15. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
16. Per Gessle - Mazarin
17. Pugh Rogefeldt - Bästa
18. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
19. Infinite Mass - 1991
20. Hans Martin - Den blomstertid nu kommer

Norwegian electronic act Ralph Myerz and The Jack Herren Band will release their new album "Your New Best Friends" on September 27 via Emperor Norton/Rykodisc. The first single "L.I.P.S.T.I.C.K." hits radio later this month.

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - Guilty
02. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
03. Unni Wilhemsen - Humbly For Her
04. Nightwish - Nemo
05. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
06. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
07. Elastinen - Syljen
08. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
09. Lambretta - Kill Me
10. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
11. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
12. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
13. Eskobar - Bring The Action
14. The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Black Mask
15. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
16. Petter - Repa skivan
17. Euroboys - One Way Street
18. Infinite Mass - The Thief
19. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
20. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll

Challengers:
01. The Confusions - Window
02. Niccokick - Run Run Run
03. Papa Dee - How About It
04. Venke Knutson - Kiss
05. Mummypowder - Don´t Hold Your Breath

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
02. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
05. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
06. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
07. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
08. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
09. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
12. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
13. Infinite Mass - 1991
14. Jimmy Jansson - Flickan från det blå
15. Backyard Babies - Stockholm Syndrome
16. Per Gessle - Mazarin
17. Pugh Rogefeldt - Bästa
18. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
19. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
20. Di Leva - Tiden Faller

It was originally set to come out in July, but now The Knife is saying the "Heartbeats" single will be out in the UK on September 6 and the full album "Deep Cuts" will follow on September 20. Tracklist and more info: http://www.theknife.net/