31 Jan 2026
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Music New Music Friday

YLC’s New Music Picks

A music fan’s luxury problem nowadays is that there are so many new songs coming out every week and especially on New Music Fridays, that you may find it difficult to keep up. So once again it’s time for us to bring you some of the best new Swedish music releases. We have cherry-picked some of […]

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Culture Festivals Lifestyle Music What's on: Stockholm

Your Living City’s Ultimate Music Festival Guide 2017

We have put together a pretty amazing music festival guide for your convenience – so you don’t have to look anywhere else to get ideas and make plans for your festival year.  In this list you will find all major music festivals in a variety of styles taking place in Stockholm this year – as an […]

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Music Videos

Meet Stockholm DJ and producer Jani Avalon

We recently met up with Stockholm DJ and producer Jani Avalon to talk about his work. Jani Kinnunen, or Jani Avalon as he calls himself professionally, was born and raised in Stockholm with Finnish roots. He got started with music early on in his life, back in 1998 at an after-school programme at a youth […]

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Music New Music Friday Videos

New Music Friday: Rhys & Violet Days

For this New Music Friday, we have picked a couple of gems for you once again from fresh new Swedish music releases.   RHYS – Last Dance The young Swedish-American Rhys is yet another one of those rising artists who are bound for greatness this year. She was born in Portland, Oregon, but moved to […]

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Music New Music Friday

New Music Friday: Skott shines with Glitter and Gloss

For this New Music Friday we bring you the very first music video from SKOTT, who is making so much waves she is bound for an international breakthrough of some sort this year. She’s already got endorsements from the likes of Katy Perry and Lorde, and she’s been a Tune of the Week pick on […]

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Music

Above & Beyond share freedom and love in Stockholm

Last week Above & Beyond offered Stockholm a night of music filled with messages of love and freedom. During their performance at Nobelberget not only did they offer us the progressive trance sounds of their latest hits like: We’re all we need, and classics like Alchemy and World on Fire, but also renewed versions of other hits like Peace of […]

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Avishai Cohen trio jazz Stockholm
Festivals Music

The Stockholm Jazz Festival

So the Stockholm Jazz Festival has come and gone.  Ten glorious days where you get to sample the very best that the jazz world has to offer right now.  Consider it a crash course in Jazz greats then and now.   Now if you happen to be one of those who missed all of it because […]

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Culture Featured Music

Emeli Sandé in intimate settings at Nalen

The Scottish-Zambian singer ended her tour with the Stockholm show at Nalen. The beautiful venue provided a fitting setting for her soulful vocals. She would easily have been able to fill a larger hall in Stockholm, but the intimacy gave the audience an extra dimension to the live experience. Emeli Sandé released her debut album […]

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Culture Festivals Friday Playlist Music News Videos

Interview: Meet Maria Hazell, pop singer and songwriter

Maria Hazell may still be flying under your radar, but her latest single Debut has racked up a cool million streams on Spotify in about two weeks (as of this writing). She brings impeccable vocals and finely crafted songs with great pop sensibilities. We had the chance to talk with Maria about her music and […]

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Culture Music

Molly Sandén on singing in New York and Nynäshamn

We had the chance to chat with Molly Sandén ahead of her appearance in SVT’s new premium music entertainment series En kväll i New York. The series premieres on Saturday the 27th August and brings 13 Swedish stars on stage at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York where the likes of Billie Holiday, Ella […]

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