Lopez Blogs

Like I promised you we're finishing this weekend with final bunch of some last mixes. It doesn't mean fun is over though as I already have plans to tell you about some interesting music pieces during nearest days. But let's say goodbye to previous week loud and glad!

Anders Fernette is hot candidate before next year Melodifestivalen so in case if it'll happen we have a chance to see this amazing artist everywhere if he'll succeed so we keep out fingers crossed and till there's no sign of new single we can enjoy Mark Pride dance remix of his latest single "Lola".

Remember few days ago I told you about Adrian Lux? Earlier this year he has made remix for one of the biggest hits of this Summer - Oskar Linnros' "Från Och Med Du", original track is quite summerish and warm so the finest thing in this mix that this lightness doesn't disappear. Mix was pushed out on iTunes as separate release.

And the last but not the least at all. Thomas Di Leva has released new mix and video for the last single "Another Day In Paradise". Unfortunately I can't say I was blown away by original track (I mean it's still Phil Collins' cover but in original Di Leva's version) but I was completely sold for Bassflow mix - combination of strong guitar baseline and "Hero"-esque beat immediately made this track one of the worthiest music dishes that I strongly recommend you to check right away.

This year Rockbjörnen seems to collect more pop-names than rock ones. Ola, Anna Bergendahl, Oskar Linnros, Salem al Fakir, Eric Saade, Kent, Mando Diao and foreign Tokio Hotel, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber look especially on fire. I don't even have a clue how Justin Bieber got to (as I thought) Swedish category but seems like this guy has really powerful fanbase in Sweden. Linda Sundblad is going to be host of Rockbjörnen and you can watch interview with Rock-bear and her here.

Best female artist
Robyn
Melissa Horn
Amanda Jenssen
Anna Bergendahl
Agnes


Best group
Kent
Mando Diao
Hoffmaestro & Chraa
The Ark
In Flames


Best Swedish song
Från och med du – Oskar Linnros
Keep on walking – Salem Al Fakir
Unstoppable – Ola
Nothing without you – Mando Diao
Manboy – Eric Saade


Best breakthrough
Oskar Linnros
Eric Saade
Anna Bergendahl
Justin Bieber
Andreas Grega


Best male artist
Salem al Fakir
Oskar Linnros
Lars Winnerbäck
Eric Saade
Ola


Best foreign song
Tokio Hotel - World behind my wall
Lady Gaga - Bad romance
Justin Bieber - Baby
Lady Gaga - Telephone
Lady Gaga - Alejandro

Best concert
Tokio Hotel
Mando Diao
Lady Gaga
Kent
Lars Winnerbäck

Best festival
Peace & Love
Getaway
Sweden rock
Metaltown
Arvika

These days I'm sorta lost track of the biggest music TV-shows of Sweden and seems like the most actual thing around them recently was not even performances but drama around low viewing figures of Allsång På Skansen and some radical decisions media required from this show like replacing Anders Lundin with Måns Zelmerlöw as a new host, you can read it more detailed in interesting article of our dear friend EuropeCrazy. Speaking about performances I'm not gonna give give a full review this time but mark some most interesting highlights. Let's start from Allsång På Skansen.

Huge public favorite Salem Al Fakir gave performance of his 2 last singles "Keep On Walking" and "4 O'Clock" well supported by audience, the last one turned to be especially joyful with such a wonderful public feedback.

Oskar Linnros has recently released album "Vilja Bli" that peaked at #2 and as I still can't write review of it you should also visit EuropeCrazy to read interesting review there. Oskar also performed his 2 last singles "Från och med du" and "Ack, Sundbyberg".

Jasmine Kara who just released her debut album "Blues Ain’t Nothing But A Good Woman Gone Bad" and autobiography "Hälsa henne att hon ska dö" performed already familiar for audience songs "In The Basement" and "Try My Love" showing all of her sweetness and amazing voice (still one of my top-candidates for Melodifestivalen-2011).

Mando Diao has chosen 2 biggest chart favorites "Dance With Somebody" and "Gloria", very high-level performance that you can expect from one of the most popular Swedish rock-bands.

And sure I need to mention amazing medley of Real Group singing some most notable Swedish export-hits mostly from Golden Cheiron era, much appreciated!

Aftonbladet opens voting for so-called summer plagues - infectious summer-hits that you're gonna listen on all the corners around the season and finally will be hating closer to September. Besides some world hits from Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Shakira, Lena, Yolanda Be Cool and Stromae in list you can also find new Swedish releases from Robyn, Oskar Linnros, Agnes and even not published yet single of Kissie - famous blogger who's trying solo-career now. You can also see 2 Internet phenomemons - Sean Banan's "Skaka Rumpa" and Dj Mangoo ft Deadline's "Fanta & Rosé" - newcomers with simple and funny tunes who's got Sweden with the storm last month (I would also recommend another joyfull club-track from Dj Mangoo - "I'm Back").

Probably new name for you but last days new single of Oskar Linnros has extremely tightly got #1 of Swedish iTunes chart and it means we need to give him our attention. Before decision to show himself as solo-artist Oskar was involved in some popular projects like hip-hop duo Snook and another hip-hop project Maskinen (the biggest success band achieved in 2009 with their single "Alla som inte dansar") but probably the closest to his new solo music he made with Veronica Maggio. In 2008 they written together Veronica's album "Och vinnaren är...", the album has become platinum and spent 77 weeks in albums chart. Impressive? So imagine Veronica's light summer pop with male vocal and you'll get new Oskar's songs. First single "Ack, Sundbyberg" was released back in January but only the second one "Från och med Du" has shot immediately and you can get a taste of it below. Oskar's album "Det är första gången för mig med" will be released very soon and you can check its trailer here.