The annual Spellemann awards – otherwise known as the Norwegian Grammys – have announced their nominations during a digital press conference, celebrating music releases from 2021. The ceremony will take place on Friday, April 22 on NRK1. Across the 28 categories announced, we’re proud to share that The Orchard distributed artists and labels have received 51 nominations that span genres, from Metal and Hip-hop to Jazz, Classical, and Children’s Music.
Ash Olsen and Murder Maids point to the future with their exciting career debuts and nominations in the category Breakthrough Artist. We’re thrilled to see young artists being recognized for their work in different categories. In Hip-hop, you’ll find Mo Ayn and B-Boy Myhre, while Bendik HK and Vilde Tuv receive recognition in Electronica. In the Rnb/Soul category, we have Beharie and Marie Noreger.
There are legendary longtime musicians too: Vidar Busk is well known to the Blues category after more than 20 years of playing the blues guitar. Violinist and composer Ola Kvernberg is nominated in two categories for his masterwork Steamdome II, including the credible Release of the Year (previously called Album of the Year) and Alternative Pop & Rock. Finally, the experimental guitarist Hedvig Mollestad is nominated for two different awards with her albums released in 2021: her internationally acclaimed trio band is nominated in Rock with Ding Dong. You’re Dead., while her second solo album Tempest Revisited is nominated among the Uncategorized Works.
Huge congratulations to all our labels and artists!
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Find the list of The Orchard distributed nominees below and the full list of nominees here.
Release of the Year
Ola Kvernberg – Steamdome II: The Hypogean (Grappa Musikkforlag)
Breakthrough Artist
Ash Olsen (EZ Money)
Murder Maids (F*cking North Pole Records)
Alternative Pop & Rock
Orions Belte – Villa Amorini (Jansen Records)
Ola Kvernberg – Steamdome II: The Hypogean (Grappa Musikkforlag)
Hiphop
Mo Ayn – Gjeter (Dunya Records)
B-Boy Myhre – Absolute B-Boy Myhre (B-Boy Myhre)
Electronica
Bendik HK – Progressive Rock Music (Mutual Intentions)
Vilde Tuv – Melting Songs (Poesy)
Children’s Music
Christine Sandtorv – Stjerneteller: Automagisk (Ifemmera Records)
Du og jeg og vi 2-3-4 – Balkongfest (Du og jeg / Indigoboom)
Tone Hulbækmo – Eg kan (Grappa Musikkforlag)
Blues
Adam Douglas – Better Angels (Compro Records)
Vidar Busk & His True Believers – The Civilized Life (Blue Mood / Grappa Musikkforlag)
Norsk Utflukt – Heder & Verdighet (Grammofon)
Country
Ole Kirkeng – Rocking Chair (Die With Your Boots On)
Jazz
Flukten – Velkommen håp (Grappa Musikkforlag)
Friends and Neighbors – The Earth is # (Trem Azul)
Ole Morten Vågan & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra – Plastic Wave (ODIN / Grappa Musikkforlag)
Siri Malmedal Hauge – Slowly, slowly (Jazzland Recordings)
Classical
Håkon Skogstad, Atle Sponberg & Trondheimsolistene – Visions of Tango (Øra Fonogram)
Sonoko Miriam Welde & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra – Bruch / Vaughan / Williams / Barber (LAWO Classics)
Metal
Einherjer – North Star (Napalm Records)
Djevel – Tanker som rir natten (Aftermath)
Nekromantheon – The Visions of Trismegistos (Indie Recordings)
Pop
Bernhoft – Dancing On My Knees (Kikitepe Cassette)
Rock
Erlend Ropstad – Da himmelen brant var alle hunder stille (Indie Recordings)
Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Ding dong. You’re dead. (Rune Grammofon)
Kanaan – Earthbound (Jansen Records)
Rnb/Soul
Beharie – Beharie // Beharie (Compro Records)
Marie Noreger – GRAVITY (Tight Music)
Traditional Folk Music
Synnøve Brøndbo Plassen – Hjemve – Slåttetralling fra Folldal (Heilo / Grappa Musikkforlag)
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola – The Smoky Smirr o Rain (Eight Nerve / Musikkoperatørene)
Contemporary Folk Music (Viser)
Daniela Reyes – Engangsdager (Grappa Musikkforlag)
Marthe Valle – Tilbakestilling (Fauna / Musikkoperatørene)
Eva Weel Skram – Sleppe Tak (Heartmaker Music)
Uncategorized
Erlend Apneseth Trio – Lokk (Hubro / Grappa Musikkforlag)
Hedvig Mollestad – Tempest Revisited (Rune Grammofon)
Ulver – Scary Muzak (House of Mythology)
Contemporary Classical Music
Alpaca Ensemble – Rehnqvist / Lindquist (LAWO Classics)
Håvard Gimse – 20 Norwegian Piano Miniatures (Fabra)
Signe Bakke / James Clapperton / Kjetil Møster / BIT20 Ensemble – soccorsi (LAWO Classics)
TONO’s Composer Award
Alpaca Ensemble & Eirik Hegdal with Thea Ellingsen Grant – The Sky Opens Twice (Particular Recordings Collective)
Sjøforsvarets Musikkorps / Ingar Bergby – L ‘homme armé: Works by Ketil Hvoslef (LAWO Classics)
Tora Augestad, Diego Lucchesi, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra – Henrik Hellstenius: Past & Presence (LAWO Classics)
Ingfrid Breie Nyhus – Slåttepiano II (LabLabel)
International Success of the Year
AURORA (Petroleum Records)
Music Video of the Year
Sei Selina – Only When You’re Asleep (GR:OW Records)
Sondre Justad – Sorry (feat. Musti) (Petroleum Records)
Lyricist of the year
Daniela Reyes – Engangsdager (Grappa Musikkforlag)
Lars Saabye Christensen – Et snev av evig (Grappa Musikkforlag)
