mánudagur, janúar 22, 2007

Icelandic Music Awards 2006 Nominees

Steinunn Jakobsdóttir for Grapevine
http://www.grapevine.is

A list of nominees for the upcoming Icelandic Music Awards were announced today. Bluesy newcomer Lay Low was nominated in four categories, including female singer of the year, song of the year and album of the year for her debut, Please Don’t Hate Me. Ghostigital, Baggalútur and Pétur Ben received three nominations each. The award ceremony will take place on January 31. This marks the thirteenth time they are given out.

The nominations are decreed by a panel of music industry experts, and read as following:

Pop / Album of the year
Hafdís Huld - Dirty Paper Cup
Benni Hemm Hemm - Kajak
Sálin & Gospel - Live in Laugardalshöll

Rock and Alternative / Album of the year
Reykjavík! - Glacial Landscapes, Religion, Opression & Alcohol
Pétur Ben - Wine for my Weakness
Lay Low - Please Don’t Hate Me

Contemporary Pop / Album of the year
Ýmsir - Pældu í því sem pælandi er í
Bogomil Font and Flís - Bananalýðveldið
Baggalútur - Aparnir í Eden

Various music / Album of the year
Ghostigital - In Cod We Trust
Barði Jóhannsson - Haxan
Skúli Sverrisson - Sería

Jazz / Album of the year
Atlantshaf - Atlantshaf
Jóel Pálsson - Varp
Tómas R. Einarsson - Romm Tomm Tomm

Classic and Contemporary / Album of the year
Tónamínútur - by Atli Heimir Sveinsson.
Í rökkri - by Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson.
Þorlákstíðir - by Voces Thules

Jazz / Performer of the year
Hilmar Jensson
Kristjana Stefánsdóttir and Sigurður Flosason quartet
Útlendingahersveitin

Classic and contemporary / Performer of the year
Frank Aarnink percussionist
Stefán Jón Bernharðsson horn player
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson pianist

Classic and Contemporary / Composition of the year
Áskell Másson – Violin concert
Hugi Guðmundsson - Equilibrium IV
Karólína Eiríksdóttir - Skuggaleikur

Classic and Contemporary / Song of the year
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson - Passing through
Einar Valur Scheving - Líf
Jóel Pálsson - Innri

Pop, Rock, Alternative, Contemporary pop and Various music
/ Performer of the year
Baggalútur
Björgvin Halldórsson
Bubbi Morthens

/ Song of the year
Baggalútur and Björgvin Halldórsson - Allt fyrir mig
Lay Low - Please Don’t Hate Me
Ghostigital - Not Clean

/ Female singer of the year
Regína Ósk
Andrea Gylfadóttir
Lay Low

/ Male singer of the year
Bubbi Morthens
Friðrik Ómar
Pétur Ben

/ Music video of the year
Trabant - The One
Hafdís Huld - Tomoko
Ghostigital - Northern Lights

/ Album cover of the year
Lay Low - Please Don’t Hate Me
Ampop - Sail to the Moon
Toggi - Puppy

/ Most promising newcomer
Elfa Rún Kristinsdóttir
Jakobínarína
Pétur Ben

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