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

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Soviac - I got the ribbah
02. TALK 1
03. Downstairs - Peephole city
04. Moonbabies - At the ballroom
05. Tar... Feathers - You are lucky to have nothing
06. TALK 2
07. Truckfighters - Atomic
08. Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Corny waltz
09. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet
10. TALK 3
11. Norma - The dark
12. Karin Ström - Klaustrofobi
13. Vapnet - Tjernobyl
14. TALK 4
15. Montt Mardié - The windmill turns all the same
16. Motorpsycho - Hyena
17. Musti Laiton - Tämän iltainen
18. Holiday Fun Club - Hamburg in the night
19. TALK 5
20. Rigas - It's a shame
21. Repoman - Jawbone night
22. Iisole - The words
23. TALK 6
24. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
25. Kasper Bjørke - Back & spine (Fidel Astro remix)
26. Promoe - Headache
27. TALK 7
28. Viola - Imaginary times
29. New Decade - While tonight still is
30. Promise and the Monster - Sheets
31. Trapdoor Fucking Exit - Choking on teeth
32. TALK 8
33. Totalitär - Nej vi ska inte ha nåt
34. Him Kerosene - Whatever get you by
35. The Social Services - Up in arms
36. Jens Lekman - The opposite of hallelujah
37. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
38. TALK 9
39. Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Kristofer Åström - Just a little insane
02. TALK 1
03. Darkthrone - Canadian metal
04. Sambassadeur - Subtle changes
05. Niccokick - Love & neon lights
06. TALK 2
07. Death By Kite - Bhf. Asta
08. The Alpine - Iceland
09. Pluxus - Bootstrap
10. TALK 3
11. Graveyard - Thin line
12. Hospital - Something in the water
13. Attrap - Just a word away
14. TALK 4
15. Jonna Lee - I wrote this song
16. Paper - My life is going under
17. Broder Daniel - You bury me
18. TALK 5
19. Radio LXMBRG - Score on the floor
20. Maia Hirasawa - Gothenburg
21. Rather Sound Than Safe - The beat
22. Det Gamla Landet - Det heliga landet
23. TALK 6
24. Paris - When I laid my eyes on you
25. No Hope for the Kids - Rainy day
26. Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde - If this is the way
27. Barra Head - Overseas
28. TALK 7
29. Superfamily - Warszawa
30. Oskar Schönning - S
31. Brick - Automen
32. TALK 8
33. Miss Li - Leave my man alone
34. Kasper Bjørke - Liquid propagnosia
35. Loveninjas - I wanna be like Johnny C
36. Anti Cimex - Only in dreams
37. TALK 9
38. Pan Sonic - Virta 1

Check out the video for Maia Hirasawa's latest single "Mattis and Maia": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmyHPDowg4

Maia Hirasawa's excellent album "Though, I'm just me" will be released in Japan on November 7 via Smile Records. Look for her to do a few shows over there in support as well: http://www.maiahirasawa.com/shows.asp?menu=shows

Preview a bit of a new Hello Saferide song in this clip from her recent trip to Brazil: http://www.musicadebolso.com.br/videos/volume10/index.html#video2
Also check the page for additional clips from Brazilian tourmates Maia Hirasawa and Suburban Kids with Biblical Names.

Maia Hirasawa and Jonna Lee will tour Sweden together in November:

11/13 - Victoriateatern, Malmö
11/15 - Stenhammarsalen, Göteborg
11/16 - Sagateatern, Borås
11/17 - Konsert och Kongress, Linköping
11/18 - Rival, Stockholm
11/28 - Hörnet (Konsterhuset), Västerås
11/29 - Universitetsaulan, Uppsala
11/30 - Mejeriet, Lund

Last Days of April, Sahara Hotnights, Maia Hirasawa and Pernilla Andersson will represent their homeland at Sweden Sounds in Tokyo on November 6. Read more: http://www.swedensounds.net/ (in Japanese)

Want more info about all those Swedish artists (Hello Saferide, Maia Hirasawa, SKwBN, etc.) heading to Brazil? Go here: http://www.invasaosueca.com.br/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
02. Eva Dahlgren - En blekt blondins ballader
03. Per Gessle - En händig man
04. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
05. Abalone Dots - From a safe distance
06. Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull - Det bästa med
07. Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm just me
08. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
09. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
10. Magnus Carlsson - Live forever - The album
11. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
12. Markoolio - Värsta Plattan
14. Tommy Körberg - Rakt upp och ner
15. Povel Ramel - De bästa av Povels mångsidor
16. Sofia karlsson - Visor från vinden
17. Sarah Dawn Finer - A finer dawn
18. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
19. Torgny Melin - Allting som vi har
20. Måns Zelmerlöw - Stand by for...

This week's radio show is all women:

01. Hello Saferide - I was definitely made for these times
02. TALK 1
03. Susanne Sundfør - I resign
04. Sahara Hotnights - Drive dead slow
05. Margaret Berger - Seek I'll hide
06. TALK 2
07. Marit Bergman - I will always be your soldier
08. El Perro Del Mar - Party
09. Octavia Sperati - As fire swept clean the earth
10. TALK 3
11. Robyn - Cobrastyle
12. Montys Loco - Man overboard
13. Honey Is Cool - Summer of men
14. TALK 4
15. Those Dancing Days - Hitten (demo version)
16. Christel Alsos - Come on
17. Red Moon - Landslide
18. TALK 5
19. Sophie Zelmani - To know you
20. Sanna Kurki-Suonio - Minne
21. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - Enjoy the silence
22. TALK 6
23. Otur - Overture
24. Midaircondo - Perfect spot
25. Doughnuts - Drowning
26. TALK 7
27. Fe-mail - Jacob's leketøy
28. September - Satellites
29. Gåte - Sjå attende
30. TALK 8
31. Maia Hirasawa - Mattis & Maia (ft. Miss Li)
32. Stina Nordenstam - Parliament square (The Knife remix)
33. Munck//Johnson - Slavesong
34. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
35. TALK 9
36. Säkert! - Sanningsdan
37. Asha Ali - A promise broken
38. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer
39. TALK 10
40. Anja Garbarek - The last trick

In case you missed it, the music summer camp for girls that Marit Bergman helped found is called Popkollo and you can find out more information here: http://www.popkollo.se/
Non-Swedish speakers, check the 'English' link on the bottom left for more details.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Eva Dahlgren - En blekt blondins ballader
02. Per Gessle - En händig man
03. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
04. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
05. Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull - Det bästa med
06. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
07. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
08. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
09. Markoolio - Värsta Plattan
10. Sarah Dawn Finer - A finer dawn
11. Måns Zelmerlöw - Stand by for...
12. Tommy Körberg - Rakt upp och ner
14. Säkert! - Säkert
15. Sofia karlsson - Visor från vinden
16. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed
17. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
18. Calaisa - Calaisa
19. Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm just me
20. Cornelis Vreeswijk - CV - Det bästa med Cornelis Vreeswijk

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

01. Håkan Hellström – Ramlar
02. Jens Lekman – And I remember every kiss
03. Shout Out Louds – Tonight I have to leave it
04. Okkervil River – Our life is not a movie or maybe
05. Jens Lekman – Sipping on the sweet nectar
06. Modest Mouse – Dashboard
07. Maia Hirasawa – Gothenburg
08. Shout Out Louds – You are dreaming
09. The National – Green gloves
10. Jens Lekman – The opposite of hallelujah

Good to see a few of my posts actually make the chart! Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Join us! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/

The playlist for this week's all-GBG radio show:

01. Maia Hirasawa - Gothenburg
02. TALK 1
03. Hemstad - Sommar i Göteborg
04. Division of Laura Lee - We are numbers
05. Håkan Hellström - Kom igen Lena!
06. TALK 2
07. In Flames - Everything counts
08. Pistol Disco - Walking with Jesus
09. Viktor Sjöberg - W/nothing
10. TALK 3
11. Kristofer Åström - Just a little insane
12. The Knife - Listen now
13. Broder Daniel - Dark heart
14. TALK 4
15. Samuraj Cities - All along the shoreline
16. MPTP - Jim Morrison
17. At the Gates - Cold
18. TALK 5
19. The Book of Daniel - The camels parade
20. Silverbullit - Magnetic city
21. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Nevermore
22. TALK 6
23. Nicolai Dunger - What tomorrow
24. The Kid - Portion control (Fatsuit haze/Zlatan wins the World Cup remix)
25. The Idealist - The knives are my eyes
26. C.Aarmé - Visions
27. TALK 7
28. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - I could have sworn I heard them SING
29. Junip - Official
30. Diabolique - Catholic
31. TALK 8
32. Convoj - My timekeeping heart
33. Tsukimono - Dear sister
34. Eric Beyond - Step off
35. TALK 9
36. Björn Kleinhenz - Out of style
37. Detektivbyrån - E18
38. TALK 10
39. Bad Cash Quartet - Too bored to die

MP3: Maia Hirasawa - Gothenburg

I'm off to Göteborg today, so for the rest of the week I'm posting nothing but GBG-related music. I'll be covering some classics later on, but first I've got a repost of Maia Hirasawa's "Gothenburg". It's a great song that's made even better by the oh-so-charming video. I don't share Maia's apprehension about the city, in fact it's quite the opposite. I couldn't be more excited for my visit and anticipate only greatness. Good people, good music... really, what else do I need? Back with regular updates next week.

Maia Hirasawa - Gothenburg