The nominees for the 2006 Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian Grammy, have been annnounced:

Female artist:
Elvira Nikolaisen - Quiet Exit (Sony BMG)
Marit Larsen - Under The Surface (EMI Music Norway)
Mira Craig - Mira Mira (Homemade Records)
Male artist:
Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde (Petroleum/Sony BMG)
Odd Nordstoga - Heim Te Mor (Universal Music AS)
Thomas Dybdahl - Science (Universal Music AS)
Pop group:
Delillos'85 - Suser Videre (Universal Music AS)
Jim Stärk - Turn Around And Look (Sweet Recordings)
Minor Majority - Reasons To Hang Around (Big Dipper Records)
Electronica:
Lindstrøm - It's A Feedelity Affair (Smalltown Supersound)
Splaxxter Watts - The Shakeout (Cafe Superstar DA)
The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams (Smalltown Supersound)
Rock:
120 Days - 120 Days (Smalltown Supersound)
Bonk - Bonk Against Nothing (Racing Junior)
Madrugada - Live At Tralfamadore (EMI Music Norway)
The Low Frequency In Stereo - The Last Temptation Of... (Rec 90)
The School - Espionage (Kong Tiki Records)
Metal:
Benea Reach - Monument Bineothan (Tabu Recordings)
Enslaved - Ruun (Tabu Recordings)
Gorgoroth - Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (Regain Records)
Keep Of Kalessin - Armada (Tabu Recordings)
Hip-hop:
Darkside Of The Force - El Dia De Los Puercos (C+C Records)
Karpe Diem - Rett Fra Hjertet (Bonnier Amigo Music Norge)
Tungtvann - Siste Skanse (C+C Records)
Jazz:
Atomic - Happy New Ears! (Jazzland)
Helge Sunde/Norske Store Orkester - Denada (Act)
Håkon Kornstad/Håvard Wiik - The Bad And The Beautiful (Moserobie)
Ken Vandermark/Paal Nilssen-Love - Seven (Smalltown Superjazzz)
The Thing - Action Jazz (Smalltown Superjazzz)
Open class:
Hanne Hukkelberg - Rykestrasse 68 (Propeller Recordings AS)
Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook (Universal Music AS)
Mari Boine - Idjagiedas - In The Hand Of The Night (Universal Music AS)
Terje Isungset - Igloo (All Ice Records/Grappa)
Wibutee - Sweet Mental (Sonne Disk)
Best newcomer:
120 Days - 120 Days (Smalltown Supersound)
Elvira Nikolaisen - Quiet Exit (Sony BMG)
Marte Wulff - Jacket (It's Definitly Records)
Mira Craig - Mira Mira (Homemade Records)
Rockettothesky - So Sing You Apple Trees (Trust Me Records)
Music video:
Bjørn Eidsvåg M/Elvira Nikolaisen - Floden (Sony BMG)
Christel Alsos - Come On (Sony BMG)
Grand Island - Us Annexed (Racing Junior)
Marit Larsen - Don't Save Me (Emi)
The White Birch - Seer Beliver (Racing Junior)

The rest of the categories are here: http://www.spellemann.no/nomine.html

This week's Norwegian top 20 album chart:

01. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
02. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
03. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
04. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
05. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
06. Jan Werner - Stronger
07. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
08. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
09. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
10. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
11. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan
12. Malin - Malins Jul
13. Arve Tellefsen/Nidarosdomens Guttekor - Aria
14. Christian Ingebrigtsen - Paint Christmas White
15. Elisabeth Norberg Schulz - Hellige natt
16. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
17. Paal Flaata - Christmas Island
18. Diverse artister - Jul i Svingen
19. Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons
20. 120 Days - 120 Days

Check out some live tracks from Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl recorded at Lido in Berlin: http://journal.boblycat.org/audio/by/album/live_at_lido_berlin_2006

This week's Norwegian top 20 album chart:

01. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
02. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
03. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
04. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
05. Jan Werner - Stronger
06. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
07. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
08. Malin - Malins Jul
09. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
10. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan
11. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
12. Arve Tellefsen/Nidarosdomens Guttekor - Aria
13. Christian Ingebrigtsen - Paint Christmas White
14. Ole Paus - Hellige jul - Jul i Skippergata
15. 120 Days - 120 Days
16. Diverse artister - Jul i Svingen
17. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
18. Paal Flaata - Christmas Island
19. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
20. Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons

This week's Norwegian top 20 album chart:

01. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
02. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
03. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
04. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
05. Jan Werner - Stronger
06. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
07. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
08. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan
09. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
10. Arve Tellefsen/Nidarosdomens Guttekor - Aria
11. Malin - Malins Jul
12. Diverse artister - Jul i Svingen
13. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
14. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
15. Paal Flaata - Christmas Island
16. Ole Paus - Hellige jul - Jul i Skippergata
17. Christian Ingebrigtsen - Paint Christmas White
18. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
19. Anne Nørdsti - Her vil jeg bo
20. Maj Britt Andersen - Onger er rare

This week's Norwegian top 20 album chart:

01. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
02. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
03. Jan Werner - Stronger
04. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
05. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
06. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
07. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan
08. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
09. Arve Tellefsen/Nidarosdomens Guttekor - Aria
10. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes & Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
11. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
12. Anne Nørdsti - Her vil jeg bo
13. Aleksander With - Coming Home
14. Ole Ivars - Ole Ivars så klart
15. Maj Britt Andersen - Onger er rare
16. Sondre Lerche - Duper Sessions
17. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
18. Christian Ingebrigtsen - Paint Christmas White
19. Ole Paus - Hellige jul - Jul i Skippergata
20. Malin - Malin på månen

This week's Norwegian top 20 album chart:

01. Jan Werner - Stronger
02. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
03. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
04. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
05. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan
06. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes & Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
07. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
08. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
09. Ole Ivars - Ole Ivars så klart
10. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
11. Aleksander With - Coming Home
12. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
13. Maj Britt Andersen - Onger er rare
14. Knut Reiersrud/Iver Kleive - Nåde over nåde
15. Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons
16. 120 Days - 120 Days
17. Hellbillies - Røta - Hellbillies' beste
18. Ole Paus - Hellige jul - Jul i Skippergata
19. Per Asplin - Putti Plutti Pott
20. I - Between Two Worlds

The second part of Ratatosk's interview with Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl is now online: http://ratatoskonline.net/index.php?axelref=news&id=659

MIC Norway sits down with singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006111615424755066605

RatatoskOnline interviews Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl: http://www.ratatoskonline.net/index.php?axelref=news&id=650

Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl will be releasing a remix album in the near future. Artists confirmed so far include Morcheeba and Ben Christophers.

Video mix: Katatonia, Nikola Sarcevic, Munck//Johnson, Frida Hyvönen, Thomas Dybdahl, more...

Thomas Dybdahl is reportedly collaborating on a project with Morcheeba.

MIC Norway profiles Thomas Dybdahl: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006092210531639045548
The video for his most recent single "B A part" is available for download here: http://www.thomasdybdahl.com/media/musicvideos/bapart.wmv

NRK is reporting that Norwegian all-star group The Nation Bank (feat. Thomas Dybdahl and members of Jaga Jazzist) are working on a new record: http://www.nrk.no/musikk/1.1016101