Tag: music

Orchestras losing money

Norway's philharmonic orchestras both in Oslo and Bergen have racked up losses and been forced to chip into their capital accounts.  Both blame the...

Eurovision winner back home again

Margaret Berger, who represented Norway in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, was back on stage in Trondheim this week, not far from where she...

Music dies hard at Vestfold festival

For more than 20 years, the large Vestfoldfestspillene music festival has been a much-loved tradition for residents of Vestfold County and their many summer...

Röyksopp back to court

Electronica duo Röyksopp must head back to court for a second time, to face a former colleague who claims Röyksopp's two musicians neglected to...

Now it’s ‘Sir’ Pål, Morten and Magne

All three members of Norway's most internationally popular band ever, a-ha, were invited to meet King Harald V on Monday, seven months after the...

Singer Ole Paus ready for last verse

Ole Paus, a singer-songwriter whose career has spanned almost half a century, is kissing the record business goodbye with no less than a triple...

Black metal fans arrived for Easter

The annual Inferno Metal Festival Norway was once again attracting crowds of black metal music fans in Oslo during the Easter holidays. It's become...

Filmmaker celebrates right to use ‘Beatles’ music

The Norwegian producers behind a film version of a highly acclaimed Norwegian novel "Beatles" were both relieved and jubilant, after their project was granted rights...

‘Monroes’ guitarist dies of cancer

Eivind Rølles, guitarist for the Norwegian pop duo "The Monroes," died during the night after a lengthy battle with cancer. He and colleague Lage...

Tributes roll in for Børretzen

Musicians, literary figures and songwriters were among those paying tribute to Odd Børretzen, who died over the weekend after a career spanning six decades....
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