Discobelle has Anna Järvinen and Annika Norlin (Säkert!/Hello Saferide) performing a Swedish-language cover of Robyn's "With every heartbeat": https://www.discobelle.net/2007/12/27/varje-hjartslag/

Dagensskiva's annual reader poll is open: https://dagensskiva.com/arets-skiva-2007/

Lassus' contribution to the upcoming Förmögenhet tribute (as reported here) is now streaming on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lassustheband

Magyar Posse's upcoming Chinese tour plan is complete: https://www.magyarposse.com/index.php?a=pastgigs&b=futuregigs

The final list of this year's Swedish Grammi nominees have been confirmed:

Best Album
Kent - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
Sahara Hotnights - What If Leaving Is A Loving Thing
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am
Säkert! - Säkert!

Best Dance/Hip-Hop/Soul
Adam Tensta - It's A Tensta Thing
Familjen - Det Snurrar I Min Skalle
Ken - Äntligen Hemma
Mange Schmidt - Känslan Kommer Tillbaks
Petter - God Damn It

Best Folk/Country
Abalone Dots - From A Safe Distance
Ale Möller - Band Djef Djel
Lars Demian - Välkommen Hit
Sofia Karlsson - Visor Från Vinden
Sven-Bertil Taube - Alderville Road - Ord & Toner Av Evert Taube

Best Group
Kent - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
Mando Diao - Never Seen The Light Of Day
Sahara Hotnights - What If Leaving Is A Loving Thing
The Ark - Prayer For The Weekend
The Hives - The Black And White Album

Best Hard-rock/Metal
Entombed - Serpent Saints
Hardcore Superstar - Dreamin' In A Casket
Lillasyster - Hjärndöd Musik För En Hjärndöd Generation
Mustasch - Latest Version Of The Truth
Takida - Bury The Lies

Best Jazz
Alice Babs Med Jan Johansson & Georg Riedels - Orkester Illusion
Bitter Funeral Beer Band W Don Cherry & K. Sridhar - Live In Frankfurt 82
E.S.T. - Live In Hamburg
Nils Landgren - Funk Unit Licence To Funk
Rigmor Gustafsson - Alone With You

Best Songwriter
Annika Norlin - Säkert!
Benny Andersson - Bao 3
Joakim Berg & Martin Sköld - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
Ola Salo - Prayer For The Weekend
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am

Best Female Artist
Anna Järvinen - Jag Fick Feeling
Laleh - Prinsessor
Miss Li - God Put A Rainbow In The Sky
Sonja Aldén - Till Dig
Säkert! - Säkert!

Best Live Act
Lars Winnerbäck
Lena PH & Orup
Takida
The Hives
Timbuktu

Best Song
Lars Winnerbäck & Miss Li - Om Du Lämnade Mig Nu
Mange Schmidt Feat. Petter - Giftig
Sahara Hotnights - Cheek To Cheek
Salem Al Fakir - Good Song
The Ark - The Worrying Kind

Best Male Artist
Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
Moneybrother - Mount Pleasure
Måns Zelmerlöw - Stand By For…
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am
Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande

Best Newcomer
Adam Tensta - It's A Tensta Thing
Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm Just Me
Oh Laura - A Song Inside My Head, A Demon In My Bed
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am
Säkert! - Säkert!

Best Producer
Benny Andersson - Bao 3
Björn Olsson - Never Seen The Light Of Day
Björn Yttling - Writer's Block & What If Leaving Is A Loving Thing
Jon Joshua Schuman & Kent - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am

Best Lyrics
Annika Norlin - Säkert!
Eva Dahlgren - Petroleum Och Tång
Jason Diakité - Oberoendeframkallande
Joakim Berg - Tillbaka Till Samtiden
Salem Al Fakir - This Is Who I Am

MTV-Prize for Best Video
Adam Tensta - My Cool (Dir: Marcus Lundin)
Familjen - Det Snurrar I Min Skalle (Dir: Johan Söderberg)
Kent - Ingenting (Dir: Mattias Montero/Adam Berg)
Slagsmålsklubben - Malmö Beach Night Party (Dir: Andreas Nilsson)
The Ark - Prayer For The Weekend (Dir: Magnus Renfors / Kindpeople)

Read more: https://www.grammis.se/?page=96

Updated Spanish tourdates for Swedish rockers Thunder Express:

02/22 - Sala La Boite, Madrid
02/23 - Sala Stereo, Alicante
02/24 - Sala Four Seasons, Castellón
02/25 - Sala Porta Caeli, Valladolid
02/26 - Sala La Universidad, Ponferrada
02/27 - Antzoki, Bilbao
02/28 - Gazteszena, Donostia
02/29 - Savoy Club, Gijón

Music with Gentle Touch on PSL: https://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=348

Watch behind-the-scenes video footage of Eskobar working on their new self-titled album: https://www.eskobar.com/news/

Updated international tourdates for Slagsmålsklubben:

01/10 - Eurosonic, Groningen (NL)
01/12 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
02/06 - Carling Academy, Oxford (UK)
02/07 - The Fez, Reading (UK)
02/09 - Forum, Tunbridge Wells (UK)
02/10 - Concorde 2, Brighton (UK)
02/11 - Esquires, Bedford (UK)
02/12 - The Underground, Stoke (UK)
02/15 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
02/16 - Bar Academy, Birmingham (UK)
02/17 - Club Academy, Manchester (UK)
02/19 - Carling Academy 2, Newcastle (UK)
02/20 - King Tubs, Glasgow (UK)
02/21 - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh (UK)
02/23 - By:Larm, Oslo (NOR)
02/24 - The Met, Petersborough (UK)
02/26 - Plug, Sheffield (UK)
02/27 - Soundhaus, Northampton (UK)
02/28 - ULU, London (UK)

From now until January 1: spend more than $10, get 10% off all CDs! Spend more than $25, get 15% off! Go shopping!

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

01. Radiohead – In Rainbows
02. Shout Out Louds – Our Ill Wills
03. Sambassadeur – Migration
04. LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
05. Panda Bear – Person Pitch
06. Familjen – Det snurrar i min skalle
07. Regina Spektor – Begin to Hope
08. Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
09. Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
10. Håkan Hellström – Ett kolikbarns bekännelser

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When We Fall has posted a new song from their forthcoming album on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/whenwefall

Surferosa's new single "The future" is now streaming on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/surferosa

Stream the new Universal Poplab single "Fame & hate": https://www.universalpoplab.com/content/view/9/7/

Release the Bats will be putting out new records from a wide range of excellent Swedish acts such as Skull Defekts, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Tsukimono, Tar... Feathers, Sewer Election and much more in 2008. Details: https://www.releasethebats.com/rtb.html