https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed It’s arguably the biggest success in the history of Norwegian pop, and A-ha’s 1984 pop classic ‘Take On Me’ this week reached a new milestone. https://www.thelocal.no/20200221/take-on-me-tops-a-billion-youtube-views-what-makes-80s-norwegian-hit-so-enduring Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:08:10 +0100 take-on-me-tops-a-billion-youtube-views-what-makes-80s-norwegian-hit-so-enduring Inside a giant igloo in a snowy Norwegian village, the sound of a horn rings out, warming the mood of a freezing audience, huddled together in -24 Celsius. https://www.thelocal.no/20180205/ice-instruments-ring-out-coolest-music-in-norway Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:22:06 +0100 ice-instruments-ring-out-coolest-music-in-norway Whether you are travelling to Bergen for the very first time, or have visited before - Norway's second largest city has something to enchant and surprise everyone. By our travel editor Marie Peyre. https://www.thelocal.no/20170803/bergen-for-first-timers-and-return-visitors Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:33:30 +0200 bergen-for-first-timers-and-return-visitors The Notorious B.I.G. would figure at or near the top on any list of hip-hop all-stars, yet the slain rapper's top song on Spotify comes via a 26-year-old Norwegian. https://www.thelocal.no/20170730/biggie-gets-bigger-via-young-norwegian-dj Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:14:39 +0200 biggie-gets-bigger-via-young-norwegian-dj Fancy a concert in a listed property or a centuries-old fortress? A mausoleum or a snow amphitheatre, maybe? Norway is home to some very special music venues - our travel editor Marie Peyre rounds up some of the best. https://www.thelocal.no/20170504/unique-music-venues-in-norway Thu, 04 May 2017 18:33:53 +0200 unique-music-venues-in-norway When Koen Van Der Wardt was 14, his parents moved with him from their native Netherlands to rural Norway, longing for nature. His musical awakening was an unintended consequence. https://www.thelocal.no/20170415/from-netherlands-to-norway-klangstof-on-dark-rock-journey Sat, 15 Apr 2017 12:27:59 +0200 from-netherlands-to-norway-klangstof-on-dark-rock-journey Want to build an end-of-year playlist Norwegian style? Here are 2016's most streamed tracks in Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20161208/these-are-the-spotify-hits-norwegians-listened-to-in-2016 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:27:58 +0100 these-are-the-spotify-hits-norwegians-listened-to-in-2016 If you needed additional proof that Vikings are still a hot commodity, look no further than the Norwegian band Wardruna. https://www.thelocal.no/20161101/norwegian-band-rides-vikings-success-to-top-of-billboard-chart Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:42:35 +0100 norwegian-band-rides-vikings-success-to-top-of-billboard-chart Bergen native Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, better known as Kygo, is now the highest-ever placing Norwegian act on the Billboard 200 list. https://www.thelocal.no/20160524/kygo-sets-all-time-norway-record-on-billboard-chart Tue, 24 May 2016 11:05:04 +0200 kygo-sets-all-time-norway-record-on-billboard-chart A song about taking drugs in Ibiza has become a smash hit in Europe and the United States, annoying the Spanish holiday island, which is desperate to ditch its reputation for debauchery. https://www.thelocal.no/20160406/norway-duos-smash-hit-irks-ibiza-officials Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:40:29 +0200 norway-duos-smash-hit-irks-ibiza-officials US rock legend Bruce Springsteen is heading to Norway this summer as he brings his much-anticipated 'The River Tour' to Europe. https://www.thelocal.no/20160217/springsteen-gig-confirmed-in-norway Wed, 17 Feb 2016 12:33:34 +0100 springsteen-gig-confirmed-in-norway “I don’t know how to prepare. It won’t be a normal show,” Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes said of the band’s upcoming return to Paris after their Oslo concert on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.no/20160215/eagles-of-death-metal-in-oslo-were-ready-to-make-paris-smile Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:41:35 +0100 eagles-of-death-metal-in-oslo-were-ready-to-make-paris-smile The Eagles of Death Metal will play the Norwegian capital this weekend as they return to the road following the Paris attacks. https://www.thelocal.no/20160211/us-rockers-to-hit-oslo-on-first-tour-since-paris-attacks Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:09:27 +0100 us-rockers-to-hit-oslo-on-first-tour-since-paris-attacks English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has revealed that she nearly ended up in a Norwegian lake on a recent trek through the country. https://www.thelocal.no/20160127/ellie-goulding-had-close-call-on-frozen-lake-in-norway Wed, 27 Jan 2016 13:18:41 +0100 ellie-goulding-had-close-call-on-frozen-lake-in-norway Just days after adding a Motorhead song to honour rock legend Lemmy, the bells at Oslo's City Hall will now also ring to the tune of David Bowie's 'Changes'. https://www.thelocal.no/20160112/bells-at-oslos-city-hall-to-honour-david-bowie Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:41:02 +0100 bells-at-oslos-city-hall-to-honour-david-bowie Throughout the first half of 2016, the Norwegian capital will pay respects to one of the biggest names in hard rock by playing a Motorhead tune at the Oslo City Hall. https://www.thelocal.no/20160111/oslo-city-bells-pay-tribute-to-rock-legend-lemmy Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:50:45 +0100 oslo-city-bells-pay-tribute-to-rock-legend-lemmy Electronic artist Kygo has become the fastest artist to hit one billion streams on Spotify, capping a phenomenal year for him, the music site said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20151218/norwegian-dj Fri, 18 Dec 2015 18:25:59 +0100 norwegian-dj Pop legend Justin Bieber has announced the dates he'll be performing in Scandinavia in 2016, as he attempts to woo back Nordic fans left devastated when he walked off a stage in Oslo earlier this year. https://www.thelocal.no/20151209/can-justin-make-it-up-to-nordic-beliebers Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:06:26 +0100 can-justin-make-it-up-to-nordic-beliebers The Danish singer MØ’s year just keep getting better and better and now it’s guaranteed to go out with a bang. https://www.thelocal.no/20151202/danish-singer-m-to-perform-at-nobel-prize-concert Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:22:13 +0100 danish-singer-m-to-perform-at-nobel-prize-concert Hip hop artist Shawn Carter - better known as Jay-Z - has bought Scandinavian music steaming service Wimp and its parent company Aspiro, despite earlier claims that the bid had been blocked. https://www.thelocal.no/20150313/jay-z-buys-nordic-spotify-rival-wimp Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:34:00 +0100 jay-z-buys-nordic-spotify-rival-wimp