The nominees for the 2012 Swedish Grammis have been announced:
Best Album: Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Deportees - Islands & Shores Ison & Fille - För Evigt Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan
Best Artist: Deportees Lykke Li Melissa Horn Swedish House Mafia Veronica Maggio
Best Electronic/Dance: Adrian Lux - Boy / Alive Avicii - Levels/Fade Into Darkness Little Dragon - Ritual Union Rebecca & Fiona - I Love You, Man Swedish House Mafia - Save The World/Antidote
Best Hip-Hop/Soul: Adam Tensta - Scared Of The Dark Alexis Weak - Till Minne Av Ison & Fille - För Evigt Movits! - Ut Ur Min Skalle Timbuktu - Sagolandet
Best Hardrock/Metal: Graveyard - Hisingen Blues Hammerfall - Infected In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading Opeth - Heritage The Haunted - Unseen
Best Jazz: Freddie Wadling - With A License To Kill Georg Riedel, Sarah Riedel & Nicolai Dunger - Cornelis Vs Riedel Magnus Öström - Thread Of Life Nils Landgren - The Moon, The Stars And You Tonbruket - Dig It To The End
Best Songwriter: Anna Järvinen - Anna Själv Tredje Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Lykke Li, Björn Yttling & Rick Nowels - Wounded Rhymes Melissa Horn - Innan Jag Kände Dig Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Song: Avicii - Levels Den Svenska Björnstammen - Vart Jag Mig I Världen Vänder Eric Amarillo - Om Sanningen Ska Fram (Vill Du Ligga Med Mig?) Eric Saade - Popular Petter & September - Baksmälla September - Mikrofonkåt Swedish House Mafia - Save The World Timbuktu - Resten Av Ditt Liv Tove Styrke - White Light Moment Veronica Maggio - Jag Kommer
Best Music Video: Gustav Johansson - Karl X Johan "Flames (Uncompromised Cut)" Magnus Renfors - Peter Jöback, Filmen Till Albumet "Livet, Kärleken Och Döden - La Vie, L'amour, La Mort" Max Vitali - Robyn "Call Your Girlfriend" Slobodan Zivic - Kriget "Submission" Ted Malmros/Gustaf Von Arbin - Peter Bjorn And John "Gimme Some"
Best Newcomer: Adrian Lux Aleks Den Svenska Björnstammen Newkid Rebecca & Fiona
Best Pop: Ane Brun - It All Starts With One Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan
Best Producer: Christian Walz Johan Eckeborn Masse Salazar Shellback Tobias Fröberg
Best Rock: Deportees - Islands & Shores Eldkvarn - De Berömdas Aveny Kebnekajse - Idioten Me And My Army - Thank God For Sending Demons
Samling - När Mullret Dövar Våra Öron Blir Vi Rädda
Best International Success: Avicii Little Dragon Lykke Li Opeth Swedish House Mafia
Best Lyrics: Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren Mauro Scocco - Musik För Nyskilda Melissa Horn - Innan Jag Kände Dig Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Innovator: Avicii Deportees Erato Looptroop Rockers Veronica Maggio
Pop Group: Eva & The Heartmaker - "Dominoes" Katzenjammer - "A Kiss Before You Go" Montée - "Rendition Of You" Real Ones - "First Night On Earth" Team Me - "To The Treetops!"
Rock: Honningbarna - "La Alarmane Gå" John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - "Det Nærmeste Du Kommer" Kaizers Orchestra - "Violeta Violeta Vol. 1" Oslo Ess - "Uleste Bøker Og Utgåtte Sko" Rumble In Rhodos - "Signs Of Fervent Devotion"
Electronica: Biosphere - "N-Plants" Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz - "Wesseltoft Schwarz Duo" Casiokids - "Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen"
Hip-hop: Joddski - "Bensin På Bålet" Lars Vaular - "Du Betyr Meg" Son Of Light - "War Of The Worlds"
Folk/Traditional: Hekla Stålstrenga - "Makramé" Juusk - "Juusk" Ragnhild Furebotten - "Never On A Sunday" Øystein Sandbukt - "Normør"
Jazz: Helge Lien Trio - "Natsukashii" Håkon Kornstad - "Symphonies In My Head" Mats Eilertsen - "Skydive" Nils Petter Molvær - "Baboon Moon" Ola Kvernberg - "Liarbird"
Open Class: Bárut - Inga Juuso - "Balggis" Biret Ristin Sara - "Áidnen" Fargespill - "Fargespill" Skáidi - "Headland - Skáidegeahci" Susanne Lundeng - "Mot"
Lyrics: Jonas Alaska - "Jonas Alaska" Lars Vaular - "Du Betyr Meg" Maria Mena - "Viktoria" Martin Hagfors - "I Like You" Odd Nordstoga - "Bestevenn"
Composer: Ane Brun - "It All Starts With One" Hilde Marie Kjersem - "Let's Let Go" Marit Larsen - "Spark" Rolf Wallin/Lundeng/Torjesen/Bodø Symfonietta/Eggen - "Wire And String" Synne Skouen - "Call-Notes"
Newcomer/Gramostipend: Honningbarna - "La Alarmane Gå" Jonas Alaska - "Jonas Alaska" Ragnhild Hemsing - "Yr" Razika - "Program 91" Team Me - "To The Treetops!"
Swedish early 80s punk/postpunk act Tant Strul, one of Kajsa Grytt's early bands besides Pink Champagne, has reformed and will be performing a number of gigs this coming summer.
Swedish indierock act The Mary Onettes have recorded a new EP with Dan Lissvik of Studio (RIP) called "Love Forever" which apparently finds them stripping away the reverb to find a more organic sound. It will be released on February 29 via and will be available either as a digital download or on 12" vinyl.
New Swedish mainstream pop from the same production team behind September's monster hit "Cry for you". As much as I want to focus on championing underground punk/hardcore/metal, I must admit that I do actually really like this sort of stuff when it's done well.
(Ironville, Tvärvägen) and , a new subsidiary of , are teaming up to release the debut 7" from Malmö-based indie act Yast. Not sure what the release date is, but the a-side tune is called "Believes" and can be previewed above.