NONS has revealed that Doktor Kosmos will release their new album "En ny skiva med Doktor Kosmos" next April.

Bad Taste has officially signed legendary Swedish hip-hop act Looptroop and will be releasing their new album this coming spring.

The boring, entirely predictable nominations for this year's Rockbjörnen:

Female artist:
Amy Diamond
Miss Li
Robyn
Sonja Aldén
Säkert!

Male artist:
Danny Saucedo
Lars Winnerbäck
Magnus Uggla
Måns Zelmerlöw
Ola Svensson

Group:
Kent
Mando Diao
Sahara Hotnights
The Ark
The Hives

Best newcomer:
Danny Saucedo
Miss Li
Måns Zelmerlöw
Oh Laura
Salem Al Fakir

Best song:
Kent: Ingenting
Lars Winnerbäck: Om du lämnade mig nu
Magnus Uggla: Pärlor åt svin
Måns Zelmerlöw: Cara Mia
Ola Svensson: Natalie

Best album:
Kent: Tillbaka till samtiden
Lars Winnerbäck: Daugava
Magnus Uggla: Pärlor åt svinen
Ola Svensson: Good Enough
The Ark: Prayer for the Weekend

Best live act:
Kent
Lars Winnerbäck
Mando Diao
The Ark
The Hives

Go here to vote: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/rockbjornen2007/article1324994.ab

The Bell's debut album "Make some quiet" (as posted about numerous times), will finally get its proper US release on February 12 via Badman Recording Co.

Division of Laura Lee has added a new track to their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/divisionoflauralee

Restocks coming in later this week, available to order now: Those Dancing Days, "Upp till kamp!" and Paris. Also look for brand new stuff such as E.S.T./Esbjorn Svensson Trio's latest record "Live in Hamburg", the all-star tribute to Cornelis Vreeswijk's masterwork "Poem, ballader och lite blues", the Brödera Lindgren "Vuxen barnmusik!" (Children's music for adults), the "Alvin Eldpojken" album (actual children's music) and a new 2CD classic Swedish prog collection from MNW. I'll be making them available as soon as they arrive, so check back!

Hanne Hukkelberg's sophomore album "Rykestrasse 68" will receive a North American release on March 4 via Nettwerk. Look for US tourdates to be announced for March along with a SXSW showcase.

Not terribly surprising: "Young folks" is the iTunes song of the year.

Svenska Akademien has posted their Xmas tune "Klappjakt" for free download: https://www.betraktaren.com/svenska_akademien/default.asp?sida=media&undersida=1

Preview a brand new track from Swedish death metal legends Dismember: https://www.myspace.com/dismemberpromo

Ratatosk interviews Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson: https://www.ratatoskonline.net/article/interview-thomas-jonsson-denver-2007

Pelle Carlberg on tour in Asia:

01/17 - Yu Gong Yi Shan Club, Beijing
01/18 - ZhiJiang Dream Factory, Shanghai
01/19 - HITEC Auditorium 3/f, Hong Kong
01/23 - The Esplande Recital Studio, Singapore
01/25 - Performing Arts Centre Pentas 2, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

Katatonia's moden classics "Tonight's decision" (my personal fave) and "Last fair deal gone down" have both been reissued in limited 2xLP 180gm vinyl special editions, complete with b-side bonus tracks culled from various singles. Details here: https://katatonia.com/knews/?p=126

Hockey Rawk's next release will be "Kär och sjuk" from Manlig Kärlek. Super limited and ready for release on January 1.

More acts confirmed for by:Larm: https://www.musikknyheter.no/news/3280