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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.

Quiz: This Week on ‘For the Record’

September 3, 2021

Think you're up-to-date on the latest in Spotify news, data, and trends? Take our quiz to test just how well you’ve been following along.

1. ¿Cuál de estos éxitos es el que más streams ha sumado en los primeros dos años de La Reina?
2. ¿Qué artista ostenta la corona con el mayor número de streams al día de hoy en la playlist?
3. ¿Qué canción ha permanecido durante el mayor número de días durante estos primeros dos años?
4. ¿Qué artista ha logrado colocar el mayor número de canciones en La Reina?
5. La Reina reúne los nuevos éxitos del Regional Mexicano junto a clásicos. ¿Sabes cuál es la canción con mayor tiempo de haberse lanzado se programó en la playlist?
6. Como una playlist que reúne a todos los géneros del Regional Mexicano, hay varias versiones de canciones de amor: corridos, mariachi, cumbia o sierreño. ¿Adivina cuál de estos tracks sumó más streams?
7. Las mujeres del Regional Mexicano siempre están representadas en La Reina ¿Qué artista femenina ha logrado más streams en la playlist?

Mark Your Calendars for Seven Swedish Spotify Originals and Five Studio Releases Premiering This Fall

September 1, 2021

Over the last three years, the more than 70 songs recorded in Stockholm’s Spotify Studio have generated over 400 million streams, and it doesn’t stop there. Sweden’s top creators have been hard at work developing even more for you to love. This fall, listeners can expect seven new Spotify Originals and five studio releases from some of the most popular artists and talents in the country.

Included in the upcoming launch are exclusive studio recordings from artist Veronica Maggio and the hip-hop sensations A36 and B.Baby, as well as shows exploring the three biggest trends in Swedish podcasting: comedy, true crime and documentaries, and fiction. The Spotify Originals also innovate within the traditional podcast format. Comedian Filip Dikmen, for example, is launching Spotify’s first Swedish video podcast, or “vodcast,” while influencer Edvin Törnblom and his friends star in an audio sitcom that blends reality and fiction.

“Music and podcasts have been and continue to be an important source for entertainment, information, and joy,” Nordic Head of Content Johan Seidefors shared with For the Record. “And Spotify continues to invest to be the platform that offers the best user experience and content. This fall, we’re proud to offer a series of unique recordings from our Stockholm music studio and seven podcasts with some of Sweden’s most interesting voices right now.”

That’s just the start. Take a look at the upcoming premieres and start rearranging your schedule.

The Fall Forecast: Podcasts

All Our Audio Announcements From Spotify Talks Sweden

April 27, 2021

Today at Spotify Talks Sweden, we shared knowledge, inspiration, and news for Swedish artists, podcasters, and brands. Artists, labels, podcasters, and advertisers from the Nordics tuned in for a unique one-hour long event featuring some of our exciting updates coming out of the region. 

The audience heard from our Nordic Head of Content, Johan Seidefors, and Head of Ad Sales,  Caroline Måhl; our local Music Lead, Daniel Breitholtz, and Podcast Lead Karin Bäckmark, and their editorial teams. Top local artists and podcasters like Veronica Maggio, Anders Lundin, and Isak Jansson joined to share their perspectives on audio streaming and how Spotify has supported them throughout their careers. Adidas’s Nordic Brand Manager, Henrik Hallberg, also joined to talk about two successful artist campaigns we’ve worked on together, and the Nordic Investment Director from media agency OMD, Marcus Norberg, talked about the power of audio with Caroline Måhl. The event was moderated by Amie Bramme Sey, a fantastic journalist and moderator and the host of our own Spotify exclusive show Raseriet.

The audience also enjoyed a live performance by Molly Sandén, one of Sweden’s biggest pop stars. She was recently nominated for an Oscar for the voice of My Marianne in the Original Song “Husavik.” Molly did an intimate performance of her latest single, “Nån annan nu.”

Swedish Pop Star Tove Lo Kicks Off New Nordic Spotify Studio Program With Veronica Maggio Cover

April 1, 2020

From ABBA to Robyn, pop music remains one of Sweden’s greatest exports. And among the artists who have risen to international acclaim is Tove Lo, who helped us kick off the new Nordic Spotify studio program Studio It’s Hits by covering Swedish pop star Veronica Maggio’s “I’m Coming.”

Studio It’s Hits is an extension of Sweden’s most popular playlist, It’s Hits Sweden. The program invites some of the region’s top artists and songwriters to showcase their talent and creativity—whether by recording a cover, remaking one of their own songs, or releasing something totally new. 

“Our ambition is always to support artist creativity and make a positive impact in their career,” says Johan Seidefors, Head of Content Nordics, Spotify. “Through combining this new studio program with the extension of our biggest and most popular playlists, we can give more artists the chance to come to our studio, record something new, and present themselves to existing and new fans.” 

Tove’s cover was recorded earlier this year in Spotify’s headquarters studio in Stockholm. You might be familiar with the original version, “Jag kommer,” which has remained popular since its release a decade ago.

“This song has been one of my absolute favorites since it came out,” Tove told For the Record. “I have so many memories of it, and I’ve always been so impressed with Veronica Maggio’s way with words. I could never write in Swedish the way she can. It’s the perfect mix of poetic, ‘everyday romance’ and making the Swedish summertime feel epic and melancholic all at once.”

While the original song—which has amassed over 65 million streams on Spotify—was written and recorded in Swedish, Tove recorded her version in English. The song was produced by up-and-coming producer Elvira Anderfjärd.

“It was such a cool challenge to translate something so close to my heart and to work with my band and Elvira in the Spotify Studio. Experimenting and playing around with the sound was the perfect studio experience I know and love.”