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First-Ever Stockholm Music Week Celebrates the Industry’s Present and Future

April 30, 2026

A performer on stage

Between April 22-29, the first inaugural Stockholm Music Week brought together thought leaders and partners across industries including music, tech, government, and academia, with the shared goal of continuing to shine light on Sweden’s music scene and the impact it has around the world.

The international initiative served as a hub for expert-led panels, fan events, artist talks, and more, all celebrating Sweden’s creative legacy while looking ahead toward its future.  

Adding to the excitement, Spotify released the Swedish Loud & Clear report, timed to coincide with the week’s agenda. The annual report showed that in 2025, artists in Sweden generated nearly 2 billion kronor (over USD $214 million) in royalties, nearly double the amount earned in 2018. 

Learn more about our findings on our Loud & Clear website and read on for our recap of Stockholm Music Week.

Celebrating 20 years with fans and artists

Spotify was founded in Stockholm 20 years ago, and as part of our anniversary celebrations, the 1,700 top listeners of Swedish artists Boko Yout, Agnes, Lykke Li, and Sebastian Ingrosso were invited for an unforgettable night of live music and fandom. The event was hosted at Fållan in Stockholm, and made possible in partnership with L’Oréal brands Redken and Maybelline.

Sweden’s Best New Artists Celebrate Their Grammis Nominations With New Spotify Singles

April 28, 2023

On May 3, Sweden’s music industry will come together for the 40th edition of its Grammis awards show to honor its best and brightest musical talents. As one of the gala’s sponsors, we’re honored to be presenting the award for Best New Artist, a category featuring Cornelia Jakobs, BELL, Olivia Lobato, Hooja, and Stella Explorer as its nominees. 

To celebrate, we invited these rising talents to the Spotify studio in Stockholm and gave them each the chance to record a cover for our Spotify Singles program. Cornelia, BELL, and Olivia each picked a song from an artist who was previously nominated in the same category. And to make things interesting, they picked a song that had personal meaning to them. 

Now we’re excited to share the three new tracks from these exciting artists:

“It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane” by Cornelia Jakobs

(Originally recorded by 2001 nominee The Ark)

“Genom Eld” by BELL

(Originally recorded by 2011 winner Oskar Linnros)

“Måndagsbarn” by Olivia Lobato

(Originally recorded by 2007 winner Veronica Maggio)

“The studio is the beating heart of our HQ and a place where both established and aspiring artists can build their careers, realize their visions, and create new chapters in their catalogs,” says Sophia Olofsson, Music Program Lead at Spotify. “We don’t own any rights to the music we record here; rather, the studio is a way for us to contribute to the future and progression of the music industry. It’s an amazing luxury to be so close to the creative process, tell stories together with the artists, and open doors for new collaborations.”

We’re committed to supporting artists at all stages of their careers, and our partnership with the Grammis is just one of many ways we’re spotlighting the next generation of talent in the music industry. 

Discover more of Sweden’s hottest musical exports on our playlist It’s Hits Sweden.