The annual Spellemann awards – AKA the Norwegian Grammys – have announced their nominations for Spellemann 2020, celebrating music releases from 2020. The nominations were announced during a digital press conference and will take place virtually on Friday, April 16 on NRK1. Across the 23 categories announced, we’re proud to share that The Orchard distributed artists and labels have received over 40 nominations that span across almost all genres, from Metal and Children’s Music to Jazz and Classical.
Norwegian Americana duo Darling West are nominated in the Country category for their latest album We’ll Never Know Unless We Try. You may remember the duo from The Orchard’s 2020 livestream event Stay Home Fest Part 2, where the group performed a global live streamed performance and Q&A. Also nominated in the Country category is Malin Pettersen for her album Wildhorse, which American Songwriter said is “the kind of storytelling that promises a long, healthy career ─ and she’s just getting started.”
From established artists like Motorpsycho, Knut Reiersrud and Valkyrien Allstars to newcomers like TORA being honored for her album Girls in the Blues genre and young artist Bølgen making waves with his hit song “Er ikke verre” nominated for Breakthrough of the Year, we could not be more proud to work alongside such a wide range of talent.
Find the list of The Orchard distributed nominees below and the full list of nominees here.
Breakthrough Artist
Bølgen (MTG Music)
Children’s Music
hei kalas – hvorfor er jeg allergisk? (Grappa Musikkforlag)
Aslak Brimi og Mari Midtli – Huldra Hildur (Talik Records)
Sarah Camille – Sport av dråper og røde nebb (Ok World / Jazzland)
Andreas Ihlebæk – Northern Lullabies (NXN Recordings / Altissimo!)
Blues
The Bills – Til The Blues Have Gone (Wheeling Records / Musikkoperatørene)
Knut Reiersrud – Ballads and Blues from the 20’s Vol. 1 (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
TORA – Girls (Touchdown Music)
Country
Malin Pettersen – Wildhorse (Die With Your Boots On Records / Jansen Plateproduksjon)
Darling West – We’ll Never Know Unless We Try (Jansen Plateproduksjon)
Elektronika
Niilas – Also This Will Change (Niilas / Indigoboom)
Folkemusikk
Britt Pernille Frøholm – Fokhaugen (Kviven Records / Musikkoperatørene)
Mads Erik Odde – Logne slåttar (Talik Records)
Ronny Kjøsen – BondeBohem (Øra Fonogram)
Johanne Flottorp/Åsmund Solberg – Heimespel (Taragot)
Indie/Alternative
Nils Bech – Foolish Heart (Nils Bech)
Das Body – Peregrine (Das Body Music)
Jazz
Gard Nilssen’s Supersonic Orchestra – If You Listen Carefully the Music is Yours (ODIN / Grappa Musikkforlag)
Møster! – Dust Breathing (Hubro / Grappa Musikkforlag)
Lassen – Human samling (Jazzland Recordings)
Maria Kannegaard Trio – Sand i en vik (Jazzland Recordings)
Classical
Arve Tellefsen, Kaare Ørnung – Haijn Kaare Ørnung å Æ (Simax Classics)
Sandra Lied Haga – Sandra Lied Haga (Simax Classics)
Metal
Okkultokrati – La Ilden Lyse (Southern Lord)
Beaten To Death – Laat maar, ik verhuis naar het bos (Mas-Kina Recordings)
Pop
Emilie Nicolas – Let her Breathe (Little Big Sister)
Rock
Motorpsycho – The All Is One (Rune Grammofon)
Undergrünnen – Ein revnande likegyldighet (Jansen Plateproduksjon)
Lyricist of the year
Tuva Livsdatter Syvertsen (Heilo / Grappa Musikkforlag)
Samtid
Tøyen Fil og Klafferi – Botanisk hage (Aurora)
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble – Many (Hubro / Grappa Musikkforlag)
Kim Myhr & Australian Art Orchestra – Vesper (Hubro / Grappa Musikkforlag)
TONOs komponistpris
Henrik Ødegaard – Beatitudes (Simax Classics)
Daniel Herskedal – Call For Winter (Edition Records)
Andreas Rotevatn – alea iacta est (ODIN / Grappa Musikkforlag)
Maja S. K. Ratkje: Maja S. K. Ratkje – Works for String Orchestra (Fabra)
Viser (Shows)
Valkyrien Allstars – slutte og byne (Heilo / Grappa Musikkforlag)
Marthe Wang – Bakkekontakt (Bjerke)
Terje Norum og Trond Granlund – Skogslusken (Trond Granlund / Lydmuren)
Stein Torleif Bjella – Øvre-Ål Toneakademi (Heime med hund / Ramalama)
Åpen klasse (Open Class)
Hedvig Mollestad – Ekhidna (Rune Grammofon)
Stian Westerhus – Redundance (House of Mythology)Mimmi – Semper Eadem SS (Audio / Musikkoperatørene)
