Today the Norwegian Grammy Award (Spellemannsprisen), held a press-conference at Sentralen in Oslo. The nominees got presented to press and bloggers. Some of my favourites from 2016 got nominated as well: Tortusa, MK’s Marvellous Medicine, Nils Bech, Hilma Nikolaisen, Hjerteslag and Kvelertak.
This year the Norwegian Grammy Awards are divided into to different events: The award ceremony and the award show. The award ceremony will be held 28. January at Sentralen, and the show will be at Sentrum Scene at the same date.
But there can’t be an award ceremony without any nominees, so here they are!
The Norwegian Grammy Award nominees
Diverse artister – Gråtass
Løkki – Løkki
Hipp Hurra – Superbarna
Blues
Billy T Band – Reckoning
MK’s Marvellous Medicine – MK’s Marvellous Medicine
Pristine – Reboot
Country
Claudia Scott – Let The Ribbons Fly
Darling West – Vinyl And A Heartache
Paal Flaata – Come Tomorrow (Songs Of Townes Van Zandt)
Signe Marie Rustad – Hearing Colours Seeing Noises
Danceband
Ausekarane – En Hau Med Hitts
Picazzo – Blindvei
Torgeir & Kjendisene – En Runde Til
Elektronica
Biosphere – Departed Glories
Nils Bech – Echo
Telephones – Vibe Telemetry
Tortusa – I Know This Place (The Eivind Aarset Collages)
Folk/tradition-music
Anders Røine – Kristine Valdresdatter
Eli Storbekken & Sigurd Hole – Fabel
Gjermund Larsen Trio – Salmeklang
Lars-Ingar Meyer Fjeld – Hardingfele
Indie
Frøkedal – Hold On Dreamer
Hilma Nikolaisen – Puzzler
Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
The Switch – The Switch Album
Vilde Tuv – D’ Meg
Jazz
Come Shine & Kringkastingsorkesterer – Norwegian Caravan
Eyolf Dale – Wolf Valley
Mats Eilertsen – Rubicon
Moskus – Ulv Ulv
Nils Petter Molvær – Buoyancy
Classical
Christian Ihle Hadland – The Lark
Fragaria Vesca – David Monrad Johansen: Chamber Music
Ingrid Breie Nyhus & Åshild Breie Nyhus – Halvorsen, Kvandal & Nyhus
Trondheimsolistene – Reflections
Vilde Frang – Britten & Korngold: Violin Concertos
Metal
Abbath – Abbath
Nag – Nag
Okkultokrati – Raspberry Dawn
Sarke – Bogefod
Pop-group
Highasakite – Camp Echo
Lemâitre – Lemâitre 2016
No. 4 – Henda I Været
Pop-soloist
AURORA – All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
Bendik – Fortid
Gundelach – Gundelach
Hanne Kolstø – Fest Blikket
Kygo – Cloud Nine
Rock
Death By Unga Bunga – Pineapple Pizza
Hjerteslag – Vannmann86
Kvelertak – Nattesferd
Tusmørke – Ført Bak Lyset
Årabrot – The Gospel
Contemporary
Ensemble Neon – Neon
Henrik Hellstenius – Ophelias: Death By Water Singing
Maja S. K. Ratkje, The 24, RNCM Chamber Choir, Stian Westerhus, Hild Sofie Tafjord, Phil Julian, Mark Durgan, Antoine Chessex, Lasse Marhaug og Nils Henrik Asheim – Crepuscular Hour
Trondheim Voices, Jon Balke & Batagraf – On Anodyne
Urban
Cezinando – Barn Av Europa
Karpe Diem – Heisann Montebello
Lido – Everything
Carol (Viser)
Frida Ånnevik – Her Bor
Hekla Stålstrenga – Ventetid
Marte Wulff – Marte Wulff
Moddi – Unsongs
Stein Torleif Bjella – Gode Liv
Open Class
Erlend Apneseth Trio – Det Åpne Rommet
Stian Westerhus – Amputation
Susanna – Triangle
Trygve Seim – Rumi Songs
TONOs Composer Award
Gjermund Larsen – Salmeklang (Gjermund Larsen Trio)
Maja S. K. Ratkje – Crepuscular Hour (Maja S. K. Ratkje m. flere)
Lene Grenager – Khipukamayuq (Marianne B. Lie & Trondheim Sinfonietta)
Emilie Christensen & Ingeborg Marie Mohn – Henda I Været (No. 4)
Olav Anton Thommesen – The Hermaphrodite (Oslo Sinfonietta)
Scriptwriter
Kristoffer Cezinando Karlsen – Barn Av Europa (Cezinando)
Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch (Jenny Hval)
Kaja Gunnufsen – Ikke Tenk På Det (Kaja Gunnufsen)
Chirag Patel & Magdi Abdelmaguid – Heisann Montebello (Karpe Diem)
Stein Torleif Bjella – Gode Liv (Stein Torleif Bjella)
This years newcomer and Gramo-grant
Aksel Rykkvin – Arias By Bach, Händel & Mozart
Astrid S – Astrid S 2016
Cezinando – Cezinando
Dagny – Dagny 2016
Matoma – Hakuna Matoma
Ondt Blod – Finnmark
Album of the year
AURORA – All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
Karpe Diem – Heisann Montebello
Stein Torleif Bjella – Gode Liv
Årabrot – The Gospel
Music-video of the year
AURORA – I Went Too Far
Highasakite – Golden Ticket
Jaga Jazzist – Priungen
Karpe Diem – Den Islamske Elefanten
Klovner I Kamp – Min Aller Beste Venn
Producer of the year
Bård Ingebrigtsen
Cashmere Cat
Jesper Borgen
Joakim Haukaas/Kid Joki
Morten Lindberg
Song of the year
Alan Walker – Faded
Astrid S – Hurts So Good
Dagny – Backbeat
Freddy Kalas – Jovial
Julie Bergan – Arigato
Kristian Kristensen – Kan Du Lære Me?
Kygo – Stay (feat. Maty Noyes)
Marcus & Martinus – Girls (feat. Madon)
Matoma – False Alarm (feat. Becky Hill)
Sonny Alven – Our Youth (feat. Emmi)
The Spellemann of the year (Årets Spellemann) and the Honorary Award (Hedersprisen) will be presented during the award ceremony at the end of the month.
Good luck to all the nominees!