22 Nov 2024
Music
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Melodifestivalen 2022 – Your Guide to Heat 3!

So last week’s Melodifestivalen saw Liamoo advancing straight to the final with what was clearly the strongest effort of the night. John Lundvik got to join him with his rather bland ballad, but it’s obvous the people love him. The new point counting system didn’t turn out so exciting after all, when John got the […]

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Melodifestivalen 2022 – Your Guide to Heat 2!

So Melodifestivalen finally kicked off last weekend, with Cornelia Jakobs making a big impression and Robin Bengtsson getting to join her in the final. On the negative side, the app voting crashed, so we didn’t get to see the new and improved counting of the votes – so we have something to look forward to […]

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Melodifestivalen 2022 – Your Guide to Heat 1!

Can you believe it’s already Melodifestivalen time!? The first heat will be held on Saturday the 5th of February at Avicii Arena. The whole festival will be hosted by Oscar Zia and we are expecting a solid performance from him. We’ll tell you what to expect in the first heat, and you can read about […]

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YLC's Top 50 Swedish Pop 2021
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YLC’s Top 50 Swedish Pop of 2021

Even though the year’s musical experiences have still been hampered by the pandemic, we have actually managed to enjoy some live music during the summer and the autumn, and it’s been such an emotional high! The artists have however spent more of their time on creating and releasing some amazing new music. So we of […]

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Climate Live
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In Pictures: Climate Live

Live music is back as the restrictions have been lifted, so Greta Thunberg was able to realize her dream of putting together a Live Aid, but for the climate. Climate Live’s aim is to engage, educate and empower, and there are similar concerts being arranged in around 20 countries. The Swedish event took place on […]

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Pop Stars of the Future on Stage

UNITED STAGE has put together a mini-festival in mid-August, bringing out some of the most interesting rising stars on the Swedish pop sky right now. If you would ask us at Your Living City to put together a wishlist of fresh new Swedish artists we would really like to see (and haven’t been able to […]

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The audience is hungry for live music - record interest after the pandemic
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Stockholm is hungry for live music after the pandemic

The ongoing pandemic has put the music culture and live industry on pause. However, recent figures and studies have shown, that the lack of cultural experiences is already putting high pressure on the upcoming concerts and festivals in 2022 – and that the audience is ready for action as soon as the restrictions ease. When […]

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Who will win at Eurovision 2021?

YLC’s Eurovision expert Rafi Uddin has been a real superfan of the Eurovision Song Contest for nearly 15 years. He’s got a great track record in predicting the outcome, getting almost every winner right since 2012. The exceptions were 2013 when his winner pick got third place, and 2018 where his winner pick got second […]

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Melodifestivalen 2021 – the Grand Finale!

How quickly did that five weeks of preliminary rounds go? It is already time for the Grand Finale of Melodifestivalen, the Pandemic Edition. Be sure to tune in on Saturday the 13th March at 8pm CET – this year SVT is treating international fans to actual live commentary in English! Each show has had different […]

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Zara Larsson online concert
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New album and an online concert from Zara Larsson

Sweden’s biggest pop star Zara Larsson drops her long-awaited album Poster Girl and is ready to play the songs live for the first time in a free online concert on the International Women’s Day. Stockholm’s own Zara Larsson is undoubtedly the biggest pop star we have in this country, with her big breakthrough hit Lush Life […]

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