Tag: music
Nesbø recovering at local hospital
Jo Nesbø, Norway's multi-talented artist and best-selling author, had to be admitted to a local hospital this week following an "acute illness." It forced...
‘Norwegian Wood’ festival cancelled
Norway's traditional but troubled music festival "Norwegian Wood" has been cancelled this year, after an attempt to revive it stranded because of poor ticket...
Tono reports Tidal to the police
Songwriters are fuming and the organization charged with taking care of their rights has now gone to the police, filing a formal complaint over...
Rybak takes his loss with a smile
At least Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) won't have to spend as much as NOK 150 million producing and hosting the Eurovision Song Contest next year....
Tidal has some explaining to do
Static is rising around the music-streaming platform Tidal, after Oslo-based newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) reported in detail this week about how Tidal seems to...
Rybak takes Norway to Eurovision final
Norwegian musician Alexander Rybak made it into the last batch of 10 finalists who'll be competing in Saturday's annual Eurovision Song Contest. Rybak won...
Sigrid sang for 3 million Americans
A 21-year-old singer from Norway's scenic coastal town of Aalesund, who simply calls herself "Sigrid," scored a sanding ovation Tuesday night on the US's...
‘Musical ambassadors’ head for Oslo
The Norwegian Military Tattoo will get underway for the 14th time this weekend, when Norway's defense department will be welcoming marching bands and other...
Rybak wins a return to Eurovision
UPDATED: Norway's Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest by the largest number of points in history nine years ago, will be making...
‘A very good by:Larm’
The annual Nordic music festival and conference in Oslo known as by:Larm attracted rave reviews after it ended this weekend. One critic called it...
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