Tag: music

Boine supports harassed Sami woman

Mari Boine, one of Norway's most respected musicians, went on national TV this week to speak out against an ugly incident of harassment against...

A-ha wins royal honours

The members of Norway's most internationally successful rock band, a-ha, have been informed they'll be receiving one of their country's highest royal decorations for...

A-ha photos go on display

Norwegian photographer Stian Andersen is mounting an exhibit of "inside" photos he took of Norway's most internationally popular rock band a-ha and the people...

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...
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