Tag: music

Stones concert sold out in a flash

An upcoming concert by the Rolling Stones in Oslo later this spring sold out in 13 minutes, reports concert arranger Live Nation Norway. The...

New Opera boss in the mood

Nils Are Karstad Lysø is leaving the irreverent and successful clothing company Moods of Norway to take over as chief executive of The Norwegian...

Local music biz bucks downturn

The global music industry has hit a sour note in recent years, but paid streaming services like Spotify and Wimp have reinvigorated the Norwegian...

Nesbø all over page, stage and screen

Prolific Norwegian author Jo Nesbø released his latest crime novel Sønnen (The Son) this week, a mere nine months after putting out his last book....

More Norwegian lyrics at ‘by:Larm’ festival

Oslo's first big music festival of the year, by:Larm, was getting underway on Wednesday with more Norwegian lyrics to be heard as more than...

Harket tunes up for new tour

No Norwegian singer has been quite as commercially successful as Morten Harket,  former lead singer for the wildly popular rock band a-ha, who stepped...

‘Retired’ singer embraces prize

Veteran Norwegian folk singer and songwriter Ole Paus said last year that he won't be releasing any more albums. He nonetheless embraced the somewhat...

Norway mourns three losses

Norway's cultural and academic circles were in mourning this week after the deaths of three well-known and respected media and  music experts on the...

Nesbø swaps tomes for tunes

International best-selling crime author. Singer, songwriter and guitarist. Writer of film and television scripts and children's books. A-league footballer. Successful stockbroker. Norwegian Jo Nesbø...

Metal band does well in US

The Norwegian metal band Kvelertak, which literally means the act of grabbing someone by the neck, has grabbed attention in the US. Its album Meir...
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