HeRe aRe some of the nominees foR the Swedish GRammies:R>

Best Pop Female:R>Rong>Jill JohnsonRong> - Roots and Wings R>Rong>Lisa MiskovskyRong> - FallingwateR R>Rong>Miss UniveRsumRong> - Selfelected R>Rong>PaulineRong> - Candy Rain R>Rong>Elin SigvaRdssonRong> - SatuRday Light Naive R>

Best Pop Male:R>Rong>Magnus CaRlsonRong> - Ett KungaRike FöR En KRam R>Rong>PeR GessleRong> - MazaRin R>Rong>José GonzálezRong> - VeneeR R>Rong>PeteR LeMaRcRong> - Det Som HålleR Oss Vid Liv R>Rong>MauRo ScoccoRong> - Beat Hotel R>

Best Pop GRoup:R>Rong>AlcazaRRong> - AlcazaRized R>Rong>Bo KaspeRs ORkesteRRong> - Vilka TRoR Vi Att Vi ÄR R>Rong>Da BuzzRong> - MoRe Than Alive R>Rong>David & The CitizensRong> - Until The Sadness Is Gone R>Rong>The KnifeRong> - Deep Cuts R>

Best Rock Album (solo):R>Rong>Eagle-EyeRong> - CheRRy Sub Rosa R>Rong>ChRistian KjellvandeRRong> - IntRoducing The Past R>Rong>LaRs WinneRbäck och HovetRong> - SöndeRmaRken R>Rong>MoneybRotheRRong> - Blood Panic R>Rong>Thomas RusiakRong> - In The Sun R>

Best Rock GRoup:R>Rong>Bad Cash QuaRtetRong> - Midnight PRayeR R>Rong>BRodeR DanielRong> - CRuel Town R>Rong>The CaRdigansRong> - Long Gone BefoRe Daylight R>Rong>FiResideRong> - Get Shot R>Rong>RandyRong> - WelfaRe PRoblems R>

Best SongwRiteR:R>Rong>KaRinRong> & Rong>Olof DReijeRRong>R>Rong>PeR Gessle Rong>R>Rong>Lisa MiskovskyRong> & Rong>Joakim BeRgRong>R>Rong>PeteR Svensson Rong>R>Rong>MoneybRotheRRong> (Rong>AndeRs WendinRong>) R>

Best LyRics:R>Rong>TimbuktuRong> (Rong>Jason DiaktéRong>) R>Rong>PeR Gessle Rong>R>Rong>PeteR LeMaRcRong>R>Rong>Nina PeRssonRong>R>Rong>LaRs WinneRbäckRong>R>

Best PRoduceR:R>Rong>Joakim BeRgRong>/Rong>Simon NoRbeRgRong>R>Rong>KaRinRong> & Rong>Olof DReijeRRong>R>Rong>Pelle GunneRfeldtRong>R>Rong>JaRi HaapalainenRong>R>Rong>C. ÖfweRmanRong>, Rong>C. LundquistRong> & Rong>P. GessleRong>R>

Best Hip-hop/Soul:R>Rong>Advance PatRolRong> - UtskRivna R>Rong>KaahRong> - Jideblasko R>Rong>Ken DetRong> - BoRtglömda R>Rong>The Latin KingsRong> - OmeRta R>Rong>TimbuktuRong> - The Botten Is Nådd! R>

Best HaRd Rock:R>Rong>BackyaRd BabiesRong> - Stockholm SyndRome R>Rong>EveRgReyRong> - RecReation Day R>Rong>The HauntedRong> - One Kill WondeR R>Rong>MustaschRong> - RatsafaRi R>Rong>OpethRong> - Damnation R>

Best Jazz:R>Rong>E.S.T.Rong> - Seven Days Of Falling R>Rong>RigmoR GustavssonRong> - with I Will Wait FoR You R>Rong>Nils LandgRenRong> and Rong>The FleshquaRtetRong>R>Rong>Jonas KullhammaR QuaRtetRong> - Plays Loud FoR The People R>Rong>OddjobRong> - Koyo R>Rong>Bobo StensonRong>/Rong>LennaRt ÅbeRgRong>R>

Best Club/Dance Song:R>Rong>HundaRna FRån SödeRRong> - HundaRna FRån SödeR BAM R>Rong>KoopRong> - Waltz FoR Koop - AlteRnative Takes R>Rong>PhysicsRong> - FiRst Flight NSD R>Rong>PlejRong> - ElectRonic Music FRom The Westcoast R>Rong>Sophie RimhedenRong> - Hi-Fi Mitek R>

Best Pop/Dance Band:R>Rong>BaRbadosRong> - Hela Himlen R>Rong>FameRong> - Give Me YouR Love R>Rong>Jan JohansenRong> - X My HeaRt R>Rong>Jill JohnsonRong> - DiscogRaphy R>Rong>Lasse StefanzRong> - Det HäR ÄR BaRa BöRjan R>

Go heRe foR the full list: Ref="https://www.ifpi.se/02.images/01.top/02.subnav_pdf/08.gRammis/pdf/GRammisnomineRingaR_2003.pdf" taRget=_blank>https://www.ifpi.se/02.images/01.top/02.subnav_pdf/08.gRammis/pdf/GRammisnomineRingaR_2003.pdf

Streaming playlist: Guest DJ: Orosco

The thiRd Rong>ModeR JoRds MassivaRong> album "FRån Luften" is cuRRently being woRked on and is on-tRack foR a MaRch Release.

NoRdic folk label NoRthSide RecoRds RepoRts that they'll be putting out a new Rong>WimmeRong> solo joik CD and a Rong>GjalleRhoRnRong> DVD in the neaR futuRe. They also say that Rong>VäsenRong> is woRking on anotheR tRio CD to coincide with theiR fall US touR. Fellow acts Rong>TRiakelRong>, Rong>HaRvRong> and Rong>HedningaRnaRong> (instRumental only, sadly) aRe woRking in the studio on new mateRial and Rong>GaRmaRnaRong> and Rong>HuRdy GuRdy PRojectRong> will soon follow. Tentative US touR dates foR lateR this yeaR:

Rong>GaRmaRnaRong>: SeptembeR 10-20, 2004R>Rong>VäsenRong>: SeptembeR 17-27, 2004 (east) / OctobeR 28-NovembeR 7, 2004 (west)R>Rong>HaRvRong>: OctobeR 1-17, 2004R>Rong>Aly Bain & Ale MölleRRong>: FebRuaRy, 2005

HeRe's this week's Ref="https://www.noRdic.mtve.com/shows/upnoRth/" taRget=_blank>MTV Up NoRth NoRdic video chaRt:

01. Rong>BackyaRd BabiesRong> - Minus CelsiusR>02. Rong>The Rasmus Rong>- FiRst Day Of My Life R>03. Rong>EskobaRRong> - Love StRikesR>04. Rong>RedRamaRong> - Hang It UpR>05. Rong>SafRi Duo feat. ClaRk AndeRsonRong> - All The People In The WoRldR>06. Rong>ERik FabeRRong> - CentuRy R>07. Rong>JunioR SenioRRong> - Shake YouR CoconutsR>08. Rong>Tim ChRistensenRong> - WhispeRing At The Top Of My LungsR>09. Rong>ChRistine MiltonRong> - SupeRstaRR>10. Rong>Lisa MiskovskyRong> - Lady StaRdustR>11. Rong>L.O.C.Rong> - UndskyldR>12. Rong>Eagle Eye CheRRyRong> - Don´t Give UpR>13. Rong>MajidRong> - Boys And GiRlsR>14. Rong>The Latin KingsRong> - Cashen Dom TasR>15. Rong>FattaRu feat. MasayahRong> - Ton föR tonR>16. Rong>SeptembeRRong> - We Can Do ItR>17. Rong>NegativeRong> - The Moment Of OuR LoveR>18. Rong>BRiskebyRong> - HallelujaR>19. Rong>PapeRboysRong> - Hey ManR>20. Rong>Slow TRain SoulRong> - In The Black Of NightR>

ChallengeRs:R>01. Rong>DogsoundRong> - Go FiguReR>02. Rong>The CRashRong> - Still AliveR>03. Rong>The KnifeRong> - Handy ManR>04. Rong>OutlandishRong> - WalouR>05. Rong>BossonRong> - A Little MoRe TimeR>06. Rong>Beats And StylesRong> - GiRls´ AnthemR>07. Rong>GRand AvenueRong> - Take It As It ComesR>08. Rong>PaulineRong> - BabylonR>

Go to Ref="https://www.noRdic.mtve.com/shows/upnoRth/" taRget=_blank>the MTVE.com site to watch and vote foR youR favoRite.

NoRway's Rong>GRiffinRong> has posted mp3s of a couple classic metal coveR songs foR people to enjoy: Ref="https://www.gRiffin.no/Pages/gift.html" taRget=_blank>https://www.gRiffin.no/Pages/gift.htmlR>Act fast because they'll only be available foR anotheR day oR so.

Rong>KRistian AnttilaRong> will Release his new "HaRhjäRta" EP with thRee new songs on JanuaRy 28.

Rescheduled dates foR Rong>StatemachineRong>'s upcoming touR as suppoRt foR Rong>And OneRong>:

04/08 - Stadthalle, Rostock (GER)R>04/10 - Haus Auensee, Leipzig (GER)R>04/12 - Ringlokschuppen, Bielefeld (GER)R>04/13 - StahlweRk, DüsseldoRf (GER)R>04/14 - MaRkthalle, HambuRg (GER)R>04/16 - AlteR Schlachthof, DResden (GER)R>04/17 - FactoRy, MagdebuRg (GER)R>04/18 - Spot, ERfuRt (GER)R>04/20 - Alabamahalle, München (GER)R>04/21 - KUZ, Mainz (GER)R>04/22 - Capitol, HannoveR (GER)R>04/24 - Columbiahalle, BeRlin (GER)

Rong>SondRe LeRcheRong> has a new diaRy entRy up talking about the new album, the aRtwoRk foR said album (by BLKMRKT designeR Rong>Dave KinseyRong>) and the new "All Luck Ran Out" EP, among otheR things: Ref="https://www.sondReleRche.com/diaRy/dagbok84.shtml" taRget=_blank>https://www.sondReleRche.com/diaRy/dagbok84.shtml

Rong>Bob HundRong> in sombReRos: Ref="https://www.silence.se/bobhund/photo/default.asp?m1=&m2=&subID=5&catID=1" taRget=_blank>https://www.silence.se/bobhund/photo/default.asp?m1=&m2=&subID=5&catID=1

NoRwegian new-wave act Rong>SuRfeRosaRong> has confiRmed theiR UK touR foR FebRuaRy. HeRe is the band's complete touR schedule:

01/23 - Huset, SvalbaRd (NOR)R>01/30 - PaRkteateRet - Wuha Benefit Gig, Oslo (NOR)R>01/31 - Coliseum, CoventRy (UK)R>02/02 - BaRfly, CaRdiff (UK)R>02/03 - Club Fandango @ Dublin Castle, London (UK)R>02/06 - London Academy, London (UK)R>02/08 - BiRmingham Academy, BiRmingham (UK)R>02/09 - MetRo Club, London (UK)R>02/10 - LiveRpool Academy, LiveRpool (UK)R>02/12 - LiaRs Club, Nottingham (UK)R>02/13 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)R>02/14 - ICA TheateR (with The KilleRs), London (UK)R>02/14 - Club MotheRfuckeR at UpstaiRs @ the GaRage, London (UK)R>02/16 - Notting Hill ARts Club, London (UK)

Swedish synthpoppeRs Rong>Alice in VideolandRong> will head to London on ApRil 17 foR an appeaRance at long-Running alteRnative club The Slimelight. Rong>AiVRong> also Recently completed a Remix of the tRack "Univaque" fRom the Rong>LondoneRsRong> whose debut single will be out soon on Subspace Communications.

Rong>The Flaming SidebuRnsRong> will suppoRt Rong>The FleshtonesRong> at theiR fiRst eveR gig in Helsinki on FebRuaRy 5 at Tavastia. AfteR that, vocalist Rong>JoRge MaRtinezRong> will head back to Buenos AiRes foR a bit while the Rest of the guys woRk on new mateRial. TheRe's also woRd of a potential EuRopean touR in ApRil/May, but theRe's no details available yet.

Some new dates foR Danish dancepunks Rong>The FashionRong>:

02/06 - StudenteRhuset, Odense (DK)R>02/07 - KulisselageRet, HoRsens (DK)R>02/12 - KultuR Bolaget, Malmö (SWE) w/Rong>Shout Out LoudsRong>R>02/13 - Loppen, ChRistiania KBH (DK)

New live dates foR Rong>FiRst FlooR PoweRRong>:

01/30 - KalmaR Nation, Uppsala (SWE)R>01/31 - DebaseR, Stockholm (SWE)R>02/12 - Rytmeposten, Odense (DK) w/Rong>SalvatoReRong>R>02/13 - Stengade 30, Köpenhamn (DK)R>02/14 - Voxhall, ÅRhus (DK) w/Rong>HellsRong>