This year's Swedish Grammi (Grammy) Award nominees have been announced:

Best album:
Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
Kent - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
Moneybrother - Mount Pleasure
Sahara Hotnights - What If Leaving Is A Loving Thing
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am
Säkert! - Säkert!
The Ark - Prayer For The Weekend
The Hives - The Black And White Album
Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande

Best dance/hip-hop/soul:
Adam Tensta - It's A Tensta Thing
Dogge Doggelito - Superclasico
Familjen - Det Snurrar I Min Skalle
Fjärde Världen - Världens Ände
Ken - Äntligen Hemma
Mange Schmidt - Känslan Kommer Tillbaks
Million Stylez - From A Far
Petter - God Damn It
September - Dancing Shoes
Vincent - Lucky Thirteen

Best group:
Eldkvarn - Svart Blogg
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
The Hives - The Black And White Album
Oh Laura - A Song Inside My Head, A Demon In My Bed
Peter Bjorn And John - Writer's Block
Weeping Willows - Fear & Love

Best hard-rock/metal:
Arch Enemy - Rise Of The Tyrant
Candlemass - King Of The Grey Island
Clawfinger - Life Will Kill You
Crashdiet - The Unattractive Revolution
Dark Tranquillity - Fiction
Entombed - Serpent Saints
Hardcore Superstar - Dreamin' In A Casket
Lillasyster - Hjärndöd Musik För En Hjärndöd Generation
Mustasch - Latest Version Of The Truth
Takida - Bury The Lies

Best songwriter:
Anna Järvinen - Jag Fick Feeling
Annika Norlin - Säkert!
Benny Andersson - Bao 3
Christian Kjellvander - I Saw Her From Here/I Saw Here From Her
Joakim Berg & Martin Sköld - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
José González - In Our Nature
Moneybrother - Mount Pleasure
Ola Salo - Prayer For The Weekend
Peter Bjorn And John - Writer's Block
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am

Best female artist:
Anna Järvinen - Jag Fick Feeling
Eva Dahlgren - Petroleum Och Tång
Jaqee - Nouvelle D'amour
Laleh - Prinsessor
Louise Hoffsten - Så Speciell
Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm Just Me
Miss Li - God Put A Rainbow In The Sky
Sonja Aldén - Till Dig
Sophie Zelmani - Memory Loves You
Säkert! - Säkert!

Best live act:
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Jens Lekman
Lars Winnerbäck
Lena Ph & Orup
Parksommar
Per Gessle
Peter Jöback
Takida
The Hives
Timbuktu

Best song:
Lars Winnerbäck - I Duett Med Miss Li Om Du Lämnade Mig Nu
Mange Schmidt Feat. Petter - Giftig
Markoolio - Ingen Sommar Utan Reggae
Martin Stenmarck - 100 År Från Nu (Blundar)
Måns Zelmerlöw - Cara Mia
Sahara Hotnights - Cheek To Cheek
Salem Al Fakir - Good Song
Sonja Aldén - För Att Du Finns
The Ark - The Worrying Kind
Ola - Natalie

Best male artist:
Christian Kjellvander - I Saw Her From Here / I Saw Here From Her
Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
José González - In Our Nature
Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
Moneybrother - Mount Pleasure
Måns Zelmerlöw - Stand By For...
Peter Lemarc - Kärlek I Tystnadens Tid
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am
Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande
Timo Räisänen - Love Will Turn You Around

Best newcomer:
Abalone Dots - From A Safe Distance
Adam Tensta - It's A Tensta Thing
Anna Järvinen - Jag Fick Feeling
Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm Just Me
Måns Zelmerlöw - Stand By For...
Oh Laura - A Song Inside My Head, A Demon In My Bed
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am
Sonja Aldén - Till Dig
Säkert! - Säkert!
Vincent - Lucky Thirteen

Best producer:
Benny Andersson - Bao 3
Björn Olsson - Never Seen The Light Of Day
Björn Yttling - Writer's Block & What If Leaving Is A Loving Thing
Jari Haapalainen - Svart Blogg
Jon Joshua Schuman & Kent - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
José González - In Our Nature
Laleh - Prinsessor
Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm Just Me
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am
Vincent Pontare - Lucky Thirteen

Best lyrics:
Anna Järvinen - Jag Fick Feeling
Annika Norlin - Säkert!
Eva Dahlgren - Petroleum Och Tång
Jason Diakité - Oberoendeframkallande
Joakim Berg - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
Ola Salo - Prayer For The Weekend
Peter Lemarc - Kärlek I Tystnadens Tid
Plura Jonsson - Svart Blogg
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am

Go here for the full list: http://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=8646

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

More info: http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/p3/nyhetssidor/index.asp?programID=3014

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Carola - I denna natt blir världen ny - Jul i Betlehem II
02. Björn Skifs - I2I
03. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
04. Martin Stenmarck - Det är det pojkar gör när kärleken dör
05. Magnus Uggla - Pärlor åt svinen
06. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
07. The Refreshments - Christmas spirits
08. Eva Dahlgren - Petroleum och tång
09. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
10. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
11. Christer Sjögren - Älskade andliga sånger
12. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
14. Christian Kjellvander - I saw her from here/I saw here from her
15. Petter - God damn it
16. Louise Hoffsten - Så speciell
17. Vincent - lucky thirteen
18. Mats Bergmans - Jubileum
19. Nisse Hellberg - En tiger i tanken
20. Sven-Bertil Taube - Alderville Road - Ord och toner av Evert Taube

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Radiohead
02. Jens Lekman
03. Shout Out Louds
04. Kent
05. Bloc Party
06. Sigur Rós
07. Death Cab for Cutie
08. Belle and Sebastian
09. Sufjan Stevens
10. Stars

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Join us! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Carola - I denna natt blir världen ny - Jul i Betlehem II
02. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
03. Eva Dahlgren - Petroleum och tång
04. Martin Stenmarck - Det är det pojkar gör när kärleken dör
05. The Refreshments - Christmas spirits
06. Magnus Uggla - Pärlor åt svinen
07. Christer Sjögren - Älskade andliga sånger
08. Christian Kjellvander - I saw her from here/I saw here from her
09. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
10. Petter - God damn it
11. Louise Hoffsten - Så speciell
12. Carl-Johan Vallgren - Livet
14. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
15. Nisse Hellberg - En tiger i tanken
16. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
17. Hardcore Superstar - dreamin' in a casket
18. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
19. Sven-Bertil Taube - Alderville Road - Ord och toner av Evert Taube
20. Drifters - Ett liv med dig

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Radiohead
02. Sigur Rós
03. Jens Lekman
04. Kent
05. Belle and Sebastian
05. Bloc Party
07. Shout Out Louds
08. The Knife
09. The Shins
10. Sambassadeur

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Join us! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
02. Martin Stenmarck - Det är det pojkar gör när kärleken dör
03. Christian Kjellvander - I saw her from here/I saw here from her
04. Hardcore Superstar - dreamin' in a casket
05. Christer Sjögren - Älskade andliga sånger
06. Magnus Uggla - Pärlor åt svinen
07. Louise Hoffsten - Så speciell
08. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
09. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
10. Petter - God damn it
11. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
12. Nisse Hellberg - En tiger i tanken
14. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao 3
15. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
16. Shirley Clamp - Tålamod
17. The Hives - The black and white album
18. E-Type - Eurotopia
19. Drifters - Ett liv med dig
20. Mando Diao - Never seen the light of day

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Radiohead
02. Kent
03. Jens Lekman
04. Feist
05. Shout Out Louds
06. Sigur Rós
07. Cat Power
08. The Knife
09. Belle and Sebastian
10. Bloc Party

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Join us! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
02. Magnus Uggla - Pärlor åt svinen
03. Christer Sjögren - Älskade andliga sånger
04. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
05. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao 3
06. E-Type - Eurotopia
07. Petter - God damn it
08. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
09. Nisse Hellberg - En tiger i tanken
10. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
11. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
12. Mando Diao - Never seen the light of day
14. Shirley Clamp - Tålamod
15. The Hives - The black and white album
16. Jaqee - Nouvelle d'amour
17. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
18. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
19. Hammerfall - Steel meets steel - Ten years of glory
20. Miss Li - Songs of a rag doll

MP3: Bay Laurel - Outside these walls

I spent quite a bit of time combing through my music archives looking for dark and scary music to use in my various Halloween playlists, naturally digging up quite a bit of my old goth and doomrock in the process. One of the bands that jumped out was Bay Laurel, a Swedish act that I probably first became aware of through Katatonia, back when I used to regularly check the current playlist section of their website to see what they were listening to. I discovered quite a few great acts that way- it led me to revisit Kent and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and got me into other stuff like Ben Christophers, Novembre and Madrugada. Bay Laurel actually reminds me a bit of Madrugada, come to think of it, at least their older material circa "Industrial silence". It strikes a similar mood the guitarists do a decent job of approximating Robert Burås' superb use of space. It also helps that Bay Laurel frontman Rikard Löfgren has a deep voice reminiscent of Sivert Høyem, though his lyrical aspirations don't quite match up. Still, I appreciate Rikard's incredibly earnest delivery even if he sometimes over-indulges in cliché. And the music is great; dark and heavy without crossing the line into metal. Too bad there aren't more bands like this around nowadays or, if there are, I'm certainly not hearing about 'em.

Bay Laurel - Outside these walls

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
02. Magnus Uggla - Pärlor åt svinen
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao 3
04. Christer Sjögren - Älskade andliga sånger
05. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
06. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
07. Nisse Hellberg - En tiger i tanken
08. Mando Diao - Never seen the light of day
09. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
10. The Hives - The black and white album
11. Petter - God damn it
12. Shirley Clamp - Tålamod
14. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
15. Avatar - Schlacht
16. Ken - Äntligen hemma
17. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
18. José González - In our nature
19. Hammerfall - Steel meets steel - Ten years of glory
20. Tommy Körberg - Rakt upp och ner

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Radiohead
02. Kent
03. Jens Lekman
04. Beirut
05. Sigur Rós
06. Death Cab for Cutie
07. The Knife
08. Bloc Party
09. Band of Horses
10. Belle and Sebastian

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Join us! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
02. Christer Sjögren - Älskade andliga sånger
03. The Hives - The black and white album
04. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
05. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
06. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
07. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
08. Ola - Good enough
09. José González - In our nature
10. Hammerfall - Steel meets steel - Ten years of glory
11. Miss Li - Songs of a rag doll
12. Hans Martin & Tommys - Mina egna favoriter
14. Soilwork - Sworn to a great divide
15. Dia Psalma - Djupa skogen
16. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
17. Bo Sundström & Frida Öhrn - Den lyckliges väg
18. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
19. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
20. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Radiohead
02. Kent
03. Jens Lekman
04. The Knife
05. Beirut
06. Iron & Wine
07. Bob Dylan
08. The Hives
09. Feist
10. José González

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Join us! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
02. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
03. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
04. Thorleifs - Våra bästa år
05. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
06. Dia Psalma - Djupa skogen
07. Ola - Good enough
08. Hammerfall - Steel meets steel - Ten years of glory
09. José González - In our nature
10. Hans Martin & Tommys - Mina egna favoriter
11. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed
12. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
14. Rigmor Gustafsson - Alone with you
15. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
16. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
17. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
18. Måns Zelmerlöw - Stand by for...
19. September - Dancing shoes
20. BWO - Fabricator