Excerpts from Aftonbladet's top records of the year list:

02. Moneybrother - Blood panic
04. Broder Daniel - Cruel town
05. The Bear Quartet -Angry brigade
09. The Knife - Deep cuts
10. José González - Veneer

Read more. (in Swedish)

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life
02. Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
03. Tim Christensen - Whispering At The Top Of My Lungs
04. Moneybrother - It's Been Hurting All The Way With You Joanna
05. Redrama - Hang It Up
06. Eskobar - Love Strikes
07. Erik Faber - Century
08. Outlandish - Aicha
09. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
10. Fattaru feat. Masayah - Ton för ton
11. Paperboys - Hey Man
12. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
13. C21 - One Night In Bangkok
14. Christian Kjellvander - Portugal
15. The Latin Kings - Cashen Dom Tas
16. Negative - The Moment Of Our Love
17. Carpark North - Wild Wonders
18. Slow Train Soul - In The Black Of Night
19. Fintelligens - Vaan Sil On Väliä
20. Hardcore Superstar - Still I´m Glad

Challengers:
01. Eagle Eye Cherry - Don´t Give Up
02. Junior Senior - Shake Your Coconuts
03. Safri Duo feat. Clark Anderson - All The People In The World
04. Briskeby - Halleluja
05. Christine Milton - Superstar
06. Majid - Boys And Girls
07. September - We Can Do It
08. L.O.C. - Undskyld

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

Moneybrother and Petter are apparently working in the studio together according to this news item at P3 Musikjournalen. Anders Wendin of Moneybrother says they were inspired by R. Kelly and the Isley Brothers and that the music is really dramatic. Should everything come out sounding good in the end, the track will appear on Petter's next album. (in Swedish)

The Hives will premiere their brand new single at the P3 Gold Awards on January 23 at Storan in Göteborg. Other acts set to play include Nicolai Dunger, Lisa Miskovsky, Patrik Isaksson, Elin Sigvardsson, Timbuktu, Broder Daniel and Soundtrack Of Our Lives. As for the awards themselves, here's the nominees:

Guldmicken (best live act):
José González
Moneybrother
Randy
Robyn
Timbuktu

Best song:
The Cardigans - "For What It's Worth"
Per Gessle - "Här Kommer Alla Känslorna (På En Och Samma Gång)"
Lisa Miskovsky - "Lady Stardust"
Timbuktu - "The Botten Is Nådd"
Broder Daniel - "When We Were Winning"

Best group:
Alcazar - "Alcazarised"
Bad Cash Quartet - "Midnight Prayer"
Broder Daniel - "Cruel Town"
The Cardigans - "Long Gone Before Daylight"
The Knife - "Deep Cuts"

Best male artist:
Per Gessle - "Mazarin"
José González - "Veneer"
Moneybrother - "Blood Panic"
Timbuktu - "The Botten Is Nådd"
Lars Winnerbäck - "Söndermarken"

Best female artist:
Lisa Miskovsky - "Fallingwater"
Miss Universum - "Selfelected"
Pauline - "Candy Rain"
Sophie Rimheden - "Hi-Fi"
Elin Sigvardsson - "Saturday Light Naïve"

Best newcomer:
José González
Miss Universum
Moneybrother
Pauline
Radio Dept.

Best rock:
Arch Enemy - "Anthems of Rebellion"
Cult Of Luna - "The Beyond"
Mörk Gryning - "Pieces of Primal Expressionism"
Nasum - "Helvete"
Satirnine - "Void of Value"

Best dance:
Jesper Dahlbäck - total production 2003
Eric Prydz - total production 2003
Forss - "Soulhack"
Hundarna från Söder - "Hundarna Från Söder"
Plej - "Electronic Music From The Swedish Leftcoast"

Best pop:
Franke - "Optimismens Hån"
The Knife - "Deep Cuts"
Radio Dept. - "Lesser Matters"
Sophie Rimheden - "Hi-Fi"
Tape - "Milieu"

Best hip-hop/soul:
Advance Patrol - "Utskrivna"
Fattaru - "Jordnära"
Ken - "Det Bortglömda"
Latin Kings - "Omerta"
Timbuktu - "The Botten Is Nådd"

For more info, go to P3 Gold's website.

The write-ins have been tabulated and the nominees for the 25th annual Rockbjornen have been announced. Here's the categories I care about:

Best Swedish male:
Per Gessle
José González
Moneybrother
Timbuktu
Lars Winnerbäck

Best Swedish female:
Carola
Lisa Miskovsky
Pauline
Robyn
Elin Sigvardsson

Best Swedish group:
Alcazar
Backyard Babies
Broder Daniel
Kent
The Cardigans

Best Swedish song:
Per Gessle - Här Kommer Alla Känslorna
Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
Broder Daniel - When We Were Winning

Best Swedish album:
Moneybrother - Blood Panic
Broder Daniel - Cruel Town
The Cardigans - Long Gone Before Daylight
Per Gessle - Mazarin
Lars Winnerbäck - Söndermarken

Best Swedish newcomer:
José González
Jamie Meyer
Moneybrother
Pauline
Elin Sigvardsson

Finland's The Rasmus is also nominated in the best international song, group and album categories. Go here to vote: http://www.rockbjornen.se

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life
02. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
03. Tim Christensen - Whispering At The Top Of My Lungs
04. Redrama - Hang It Up
05. Erik Faber - Century
06. Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
07. Outlandish - Aicha
08. Fintelligens - Vaan Sil On Väliä
09. Moneybrother - It's Been Hurting All The Way With You Joanna
10. Paperboys - Hey Man
11. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
12. Christian Kjellvander - Portugal
13. The Fashion - Let´s Go Dancing
14. The Knife - Pass This On
15. C21 - One Night In Bangkok
16. Negative - The Moment Of Our Love
17. The Latin Kings - Cashen Dom Tas
18. Hardcore Superstar - Still I´m Glad
19. Nina Rochelle - (Happy) Jag hatar att det e så
20. Nicolai Dunger - Hunger

Challengers:
01. Slow Train Soul - In The Black Of Night
02. Koop - Baby
03. Eskobar - Love Strikes
04. Carpark North - Wild Wonders
05. Fattaru feat. Masayah - Ton för ton

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

I didn't make the connection when I first saw the dates posted, but that December 11 show at La Boule Noir in Paris with Moneybrother, User and Hell on Wheels is an Export Music Sweden sponsored showcase.

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life
02. Redrama - Hang It Up
03. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
04. Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
05. Moneybrother - It's Been Hurting All The Way With You Joanna
06. Outlandish - Aicha
07. C21 - One Night In Bangkok
08. Paperboys - Hey Man
09. Erik Faber - Century
10. Negative - The Moment Of Our Love
11. The Knife - Pass This On
12. Fintelligens - Vaan Sil On Väliä
13. Christian Kjellvander - Portugal
14. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
15. The Latin Kings - Cashen Dom Tas
16. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
17. I'Dees - Brave And Optimistic Girl
18. The Fashion - Let´s Go Dancing
19. Blackstrap - In Colored Ways
20. Captain Murphy - I´m A What

Challengers:
01. Nina Rochelle - (Happy) Jag hatar att det e så
02. Hardcore Superstar - Still I´m Glad
03. Magnet ft. Gemma Hayes - Lay Lady Lay
04. Nicolai Dunger - Hunger
05. Tim Christensen - Whispering At The Top Of My Lungs

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

By way of Dagensskiva, here is thist week's Swedish student radio top 20:

01. (01) The Coral "Bill Mc Cai"
02. (02) The White Stripes "The Hardest Button To Button"
03. (04) The Radio Dept. "Pulling Our Weight EP"
04. (09) Monastir "The Shape Up EP"
05. (08) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "We're All In Love"
06. (06) The Chemical Brothers "Get Yourself High"
07. (NY) Essex Green "By The Sea"
08. (06) Niccokick "Turn 27 EP"
09. (NY) Mew "She Came Home For Christmas"
10. (11) Yo La Tengo "Today Is The Day EP"
11. (12) Chicks On Speed "Wordy Rappinghood"
12. (20) The Knife "Handy-Man"
13. (NY) Holly Golightly "Walk A Mile"
14. (NY) Bubba Sparxxx "Deliverence"
15. (13) Laakso "Demon"
16. (07) The Cardigans "Live And Learn"
17. (NY) Bergman Rock "Help The Band"
18. (NY) The Raveonettes "Heartbreak Stroll"
19. (NY) Fattaru Ft. (Masayah) "Ton för ton"
20. (10) Timbuktu Med Peps "Dynamit"

Leaving the chart:
03. Moneybrother "It's Been Hurting All The Way With You, Joanna"
14. Daft Punk "Something About Us"
15. Rocky Dennis "Maple Leaves EP"
16. M.A.S.S. "Live A Little"
17. De Stijl "My Own Way"
18. Radiohead "2+2=5"
19. Travis "The Beautiful Occupation"

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

01. Glitz - Away from you (FIN)
02. Technicolour - Fireflies (FIN)
03. Nina Rochelle - Taxi 43 (SWE)
04. The Rasmus - The first day of my life (FIN)
05. Garbo - Won't be in your way (DK)
06. Xantom - Miss you (DK)
07. Johnny Deluxe - Elskovspony (DK)
08. Zen Café - Piha ilman sadettajaa (FIN)
09. User - To feel (SWE)
10. Jonna - Kaikki talossa (FIN)

Challengers:
01. The Latin Kings - Cashen dom tas (SWE)
02. Klovner i kamp - Konger i kamp (NOR)
03. Fintelligens - Vaan sil on väliä (FIN)

Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week, as reported by Aftonbladet:

01. Peter LeMarc - Det som håller oss vid liv
02. The Refreshments - Rock 'n' Roll X-mas
03. Markoolio - I skuggan av mig själv
04. Peter Jöback - Jag kommer hem igen till jul
05. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
06. Carola - Guld platina & passion - det bästa
07. Per Gessle - Mazarin
08. Backyard Babies - Stockholm Syndrome
09. Lasse Stefanz - Det här är bara början
10. Lars Roos - För de som älskar
11. José González - Veneer
12. Bo Kaspers orkester - Vilka tror vi att vi är
13. Mauro Scocco - La Dolce Vita
14. Carola - Jul i Betlehem
15. Christer Sjögren - För kärlekens skull 14 visklassiker
16. Helen Sjöholm / Anders Widmark - Genom varje andetag
17. Mats Ronander - Bästa
18. Bamse - Bamses dunder-hits
19. Broder Daniel - Cruel town
20. Lisa Ekdahl - En samling sånger

By way of Dagensskiva, here is thist week's Swedish student radio top 20:

Leaving the chart:
06. Paris "Rainy Day In London"
13. Bring Me The Fucking Riot...Man "Lolita Riotta"
14. The Legends "There And Back Again"
16. Guided By Voices "The Best Of Jill Hives"
17. Slow Train Soul "In The Black Of Night"
19. Primal Scream Ft. (Kate Moss "Some Velvet Morning"
20. The Bear Quartet "Ask Me, Don't Axe Me"

As you've probably already heard, the first couple bands for next year's Hultsfred fest have been confirmed: Broder Daniel, C.Aarmé, Rocky Dennis, The Legends, Snook and The Kid. The show isn't until next July, but tickets go on sale at the end of December. Details: www.rockparty.se

Café Magazine says Moneybrother is the best artist of 2003. Read the article here. (in Swedish)

By way of Dagensskiva, here is thist week's Swedish student radio top 20:

Leaving the chart:
02. Christian Kjellvander "Portugal"
06. The Latin Kings "Cashen dom tas"
10. The Kid "Baton Rouge"
15. The Strokes "12:51"
16. Björns Vänner "Vad ska jag med ett foto på dig? "
19. José Gonzales "Crosses EP"
20. The Warlocks "Baby Blue"

By way of Dagensskiva, here is thist week's Swedish student radio top 20:

Leaving the chart:
06. Nicolai Dunger "Hunger"
14. Rocky Dennis "Maple Leaves EP"
15. Captain Murphy "I'm A What"
18. Franz Ferdinand "Darts Of Pleasure"
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Fortune Faded"
20. Broder Daniel "When We Were Winning"

Moneybrother has a newly redesigned website, soon to feature information also in English. Some of the text has also been converted to plain format from Flash (thank goodness) and there's a forum and merch info now, too.

Nominees in the Swedish categories for the Swedish Hit Music Awards:

Best Swedish group:
Moneybrother
Alcazar
Robyn
A-Teens

Best Swedish Song:
Da Buzz - Alive
Per Gessle - Här kommer alla känslorna
Miio feat. Daddy Boastin' - När vi två blir en
Håkan Hellström - Kom igen Lena

Best Swedish hip-hop/r'n'b
Looptroop - Don't Hate The Player
Timbuktu - The botten is nådd
Advance Patrol - Min musik
Fattaru - Bättre

Best Swedish video
The Concretes - You Can't Hurry Love
The Knife - Heartbeats
José González - Crosses
The Cardigans - You're The Storm

Best Swedish rock
Moneybrother - Reconsider Me
Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer
The Sounds - Living In America
Millencolin - E20 Norr

Best 'ZTV-färsking':
Satirnine - Hey No Hell
Moneybrother - Reconsider Me
Pauline - Runnin' Out Of Gaz
José González - Crosses

Winners be announced November 9 on ZTV. More info: http://www.ztv.se/shma/