24 Nov 2024
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Emeli Sandé in intimate settings at Nalen

The Scottish-Zambian singer ended her tour with the Stockholm show at Nalen. The beautiful venue provided a fitting setting for her soulful vocals. She would easily have been able to fill a larger hall in Stockholm, but the intimacy gave the audience an extra dimension to the live experience. Emeli Sandé released her debut album […]

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Maia Hirasawa releases first album in Swedish

Swedish-Japanese singer-songwriter Maia Hirasawa has just released her first ever album in Swedish, Vacker och ful. But her international fans need not worry, she’s not abandoning English or Japanese. Maia Hirasawa tells Swedish was actually the first language she started writing songs in at age 22. But when she learned to play the guitar, the […]

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Interview: Meet Maria Hazell, pop singer and songwriter

Maria Hazell may still be flying under your radar, but her latest single Debut has racked up a cool million streams on Spotify in about two weeks (as of this writing). She brings impeccable vocals and finely crafted songs with great pop sensibilities. We had the chance to talk with Maria about her music and […]

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Unmissable TV this autumn

Autumn is here and whether we want it or not we become a little bit more comfortable staying at home and cozying up on our sofas enjoying a good film or a good tv show. And some of Sweden’s biggest TV channels know it! We had a chance to have a sneak peek on what […]

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PREMIERE – Your Living City Profiles: Sara Steele

We are premiering our new Profiles video series with the very talented singer and songwriter Sara Steele. A rising star from Stockholm with an unique sound in the line of progressive dark pop with lots of beats and some post-rock as well. Steele describes her own work as a cinema show, but with music.

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Molly Sandén on singing in New York and Nynäshamn

We had the chance to chat with Molly Sandén ahead of her appearance in SVT’s new premium music entertainment series En kväll i New York. The series premieres on Saturday the 27th August and brings 13 Swedish stars on stage at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York where the likes of Billie Holiday, Ella […]

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Way Out West celebrates its 10th year by breaking records

Way Out West celebrated its 10th anniversary this year and the festival was bigger than ever with more booked musical acts than ever, as well as daily film screenings and TV show releases. The festival had a record-breaking average of 33.000 people per day and the crowds gathered around the five stages to celebrate with music […]

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Stockholm Music & Arts 2016

Stockholm Music & Arts took place from the 29th to 31st of July, gathering a broad audience with a mixture of all ages, all styles and all tastes. But they all shared the same energy and spirit, inspired by their love for music and arts. The first day saw it’s highs with the likes of […]

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Festival-filled August brings the music outdoors

Who else has their calendar full of events for August? Once again we can expect an amazing month when it comes to live music and festivals in Stockholm and nearby. We’ve put together our best picks of outdoor music events you should not miss this month. Gröna Lund concerts  Gröna Lund has filled their whole […]

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Swedish summer traditions: Sing-along at Skansen

The Swedes really love a good sing-along and there’s nothing more Swedish than Allsång på Skansen. The crowds gather in thousands to sing together at Skansen, and another million or two watch it on the telly.  The sing-along tradition at Skansen actually dates back to 1935, and its run on the TV started in 1979. […]

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