10 Jun 2026
Music
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Festivals Music Videos

Way Out West – more WOW than ever!

In its 11th edition Way Out West has thrown its biggest festival so far – bigger size, bigger line-up, bigger production… Total WOW factor everywhere! Around 34,000 souls stepped into Gothenburg’s Slottskogen fields every day, looking to satisfy their thirst for excitement, music and fun, because this is what Way Out West is all about, as we could discover by talking to the […]

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Jennie Abrahamson
Music

In Pictures: Jennie Abrahamson @ Gröna Lund

Jennie Abrahamson ended her summer tour at Gröna Lund, and Your Living City’s resident pop nerd Nina Uddin was there with her camera. Jennie Abrahamson‘s latest album Reverseries  (her fifth) is full of well-crafted, subtle and ethereal pop, and the tour has taken Jennie around Europe before returning in style to meet the home crowd in Stockholm […]

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Skott
Music New Music Friday

Fresh Swedish Sounds: Music Video Round-up

Some of our favorite Swedish artists have great new music videos out, so here are the ones you absolutely shouldn’t miss from July’s crop of music videos!   Skott: Mermaid Skott brings us dreamy under-water sequences that go amazingly together with her hauntingly beautiful song Mermaid. Skott is getting a lot of critical acclaim and hype […]

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Culture Music

Maxida Märak brings intensity and conviction

The first time I saw Maxida Märak live, she awoke my curiosity singing a duet at a huge charity gala. The second time I saw her, she blew my mind. It was another charity event with plenty of big artists performing, at a very small church, sometime before Christmas 2015. Maxida was the host of […]

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Friday Playlist Music

YLC Playlist: Stockholm Summer 2017

Are you looking for some fresh Swedish sounds for your summer playlist? Look no further, because we have put together an all-Swedish, all-awesome playlist of wonderful tunes that will get you into the summer state of mind in no time. We have Tove Styrke‘s excellent Say My Name, as well as Neiked‘s Call Me, which both give […]

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Featured Music What's on: Stockholm

Rita Ora and other stars of Sommarkrysset

Sommarkrysset is a long-running summer entertainment format of Swedish TV4, going on its 13th season. It is broadcast live from the Gröna Lund amusement park on summer Saturdays, giving the music fans the chance to enjoy performances by Swedish and international artists either on location or through their TV screens. The programme also includes a […]

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Culture Music Swedish Culture

Sing-along at Skansen – The ultimate summer tradition

The Swedes absolutely love a good sing-along and Allsång på Skansen is really the most Swedish of all things Swedish. On summer Tuesdays, the crowds gather in thousands to sing together at Skansen, and another million or two watch it on the telly.  The sing-along tradition at Skansen actually dates back to 1935, and its run […]

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Culture Featured Music Videos

Josefine Myrberg – Making music on her own terms

We met up with Swedish singer and songwriter Josefine Myrberg to talk about her music, her inspirations and influences, and dreams for the future. Check out the video above and read on to find out more about Josefine.   Josefine Myrberg first caught our attention with her raspy voice and disarming smile on the Swedish […]

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Culture Friday Playlist Music New Music Friday

New Music Friday: YLC’s Recommended June Jams

We are once again celebrating New Music Friday by cherry-picking the Swedish releases you can’t miss. Josefine Myrberg: Head Over Heels (video) Josefine Myrberg has today released her new video for Head Over Heels. She’s now made videos for all three of her new songs released this year, forming a kind of trilogy of storytelling […]

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Music

Radiohead at Globen

The last time Radiohead touched Swedish ground for a performance was in 2003, that’s 3 of the band’s albums ago. Back then they were touring with the Hail to The Thief – and the music from Kid A, their legendary album that revolutionised the rock n’ roll’s musical landscape forever, was still a fresh flavour in […]

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