Aftonbladet reports that Hultsfred will no longer be working with Ema Telstar so the booking agency has decided to start their own festival on the same date in cooperation with Luger: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article1557929.ab (in Swedish)
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Pitchfork does the guest list thing with The Tough Alliance: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/46213-guest-list-the-tough-alliance
The nominees for this year's Spellemanprisen (the Norwegian Grammy) have been announced:
Female artist:
Ane Brun - Live In Scandinavia (Det Er Mine/V2)
Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance (Sony BMG)
Sissy Wish - Beauties Never Die (Sony BMG)
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (MBN)
Male artist:
Kenneth Ishak - Silver Lightning From A Black Sky (Division Records As)
Magnet - The Simple Life (Sony BMG)
Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles (Hektor Grammofon)
William Hut - Nightfall (Universal Music AS)
Pop group:
Blind Archery Club - The Union (Sony BMG)
Superfamily - Warszawa (Propeller Rec.)
The Royalties - The Royalties (Blister Music)
Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord Og Ögonblick (Sony BMG)
Electronica:
Alog - Amateur (Rune Grammofon)
Diskjokke - Staying In (Smalltown Supersound)
Salvatore - Days Of Rage (Racing Junior)
Rock:
BigBang - Too Much Yang (Warner Music/Grandsport Records)
Moving Oos - Peace And Love (Kong Tiki Records)
My Midnight Creeps - Histamin (MMC Records)
Raga Rockers - Übermensch (EMI/Pilot/Virgin)
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss (Racing Junior)
Country:
Hellbillies - Spissrotgang (EMI Music Norway)
Hemisfair - Blue Blue Grass Of Home (Wilma Records/Playground Music)
Shit City - God Bless Our Home (Voices of Wonder)
Steinar Albrigtsen - Moment Of Peace (Sony BMG)
Metal:
Audrey Horne - Le Fol (Indie Recordings)
Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli (Nuclear Blast)
Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao (Season Of Mist)
Red Harvest - A Greater Darkness (Season Of Mist)
Hip-hop:
El Axel - It Is Wha It Is (Pass It Records)
Madcon - So Dark The Con Of Man (Bonner Amigo)
Tommy Tee - No Studio No Time-The Wait (Tee Productions)
Folk:
Berit Opheim - Den Blide Sol (NorCD AS)
Ragnhild Furebotten - Endelig Vals (Talik Da)
Sigrid Moldestad - Taus (Heilo)
Trio Mediaeval - Folk Songs (ECM/Grappa)
Jazz:
Fossum-Aarum Quartet - F.A.Q. (Schmell)
Jon Balke - Book Of Velocities (ECM/Grappa)
Petter Wettre - Fountain Of Youth (Household Records)
Sharp Nine - Sudoku (The Real Thing Da/Staffan)
The Core - Office Essentials (Jazzland)
Open class:
Frode Haltli - Passing Images (ECM/Grappa)
Live Maria Roggen - Circuit Songs (Jazzland)
Pust - Femkant (Pust Records)
Shining - Grindstone (Rune Grammofon)
The Source - The Source Of Christmas - Live (Grappa Musikkforlag AS)
Best music video:
Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering (Nuclear Blast)
Heroes & Zeros - A Strange Constellation (Nightliner/Universal)
My Midnight Creeps - Don`t Let’Em Bring You Down (MMC Records)
Turbonegro - Do You Do You Dig Destruction (Scandinavian Leather Recordings)
WE - Hurdy Gurdy (Nun Music)
Best Newcomer:
Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance (Sony BMG)
Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations (Nightliner/Universal)
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (MBN)
Tine Thing Helseth - Haydn/Hummel/Albinoni/Neruda (Simax Classics)
Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars (Heilo)
Best song:
Kurt Nilsen - "Push Push" (Sony BMG)
Madcon - "Beggin'" (Bonnier Music)
Postgirobygget - "Tidløs" (EMI Music Norway)
Sichelle - "Fuck Deg" (Eccentric Music)
Venke Knutson - "Holiday" (Universal)
Read more: https://www.spellemann.no/
Tobias Fröberg will travel to New Orleans to produce a new album from Swedish/American artist Theresa Andersson. He'll also be working as co-producer on Existensminmum's next album. As for his own solo work, look for the new record "Turn heads" to be released soon.
Regain Records and Infernus present the new Gorgoroth lineup: https://www.regainrecords.com/viewItem.php?id=176
Upcoming albums on the way from Norwegian drum wunderkind Paal Nilssen-Love: https://www.paalnilssen-love.com/news.php
For tours, go here: https://www.paalnilssen-love.com/upcomingtours.php
José González has a new, slightly less-awful website: https://jose-gonzalez.com/
It's readable, but it's still a pure-flash, full-screen mess.
Finnish hardcore label Fullhouse Records has announced the signing of Out of Breath. Look for a new MCD in the near future and hear samples here: https://www.myspace.com/fullhouserecords
Thomas Dybdahl will contribute his cover of "Wanna be your lover" to an upcoming Norwegian Prince tribute, due out in June.
Millencolin's new album will be released sometime around March/April. Look for extensive touring to follow, including dates in Australia.
GBG-based pop duo Pacific! will release their proper debut full-length "Reveries" on February 27 via Dolores Recordings.
Danish pop act The Alpine will release their new album "There's only so much you can do" sometime around April.
Nicolai Dunger's new album "Nicollide & the Carmic Retribution" will be out on January 23. Preview samples: https://www.myspace.com/nicolaidunger
Lykke Li's new single "I'm good I'm gone" will be out January 16. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lykkeli
As mentioned before, her debut full-length "Youth novels" will be released on January 30.