Tag: music
Norwegians tops in streaming
The international music industry is looking to Norway to learn the secrets of streaming, a technology that lets the user listen to music directly...
Ministry tunes out Flagstad prize
Organizers of an annual festival in honor of Norway's pioneering opera singer Kirsten Flagstad wanted to draw extra attention to it by awarding a...
By:Larm festival sets new records
Norway's capital wasn't being overrun only by snowboarders this weekend, as they competed in their own World Championships in the hills above the city....
Music prize show ended in scandal
Norway's annual music industry awards show called Spellemannsprisen started off with complaints from top classical artists like pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, and ended in scandal...
A-ha reunites for memorial concert
The only Norwegian band ever to have been top of the charts in the USA, A-ha, will reunite for one time only to play...
Cathedral concert honours victims
A memorial concert held at Oslo Cathedral for the victims, survivors and emergency service personnel involved in the terror attacks on Oslo and Utøya...
Diplomats trained in black metal
The Norwegian foreign ministry has begun training aspiring diplomats in "TNBM - True Norwegian Black Metal" - after foreign service missions reported a rise...
Mari Boine to sing in English
Norway's indigenous star Sami singer, Mari Boine, is branching into new directions and now plans a new album with English lyrics. She also may...
Pop act Röyksopp headed for court
Norwegian pop duo Röyksopp is caught in a legal conflict with former associate Rune Lindbæk, who demands credits and a share of the income...
New conductor greeted with glee
Russian Vasily Petrenko has been named the new conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra from Spring 2013 – and has already laid out his...
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