On May 3, Sweden's music industry will come together for the 40th edition of its Grammis awards show to honor its best and brightest musical talents. As one of the gala's sponsors, we're honored to be presenting the award for Best New Artist, a category featuring Cornelia Jakobs, BELL, Olivia Lobato, Hooja, and Stella Explorer as its nominees.
To celebrate, we invited these rising talents to the Spotify studio in Stockholm and gave them each the chance to record a cover for our Spotify Singles program. Cornelia, BELL, and Olivia each picked a song from an artist who was previously nominated in the same category. And to make things interesting, they picked a song that had personal meaning to them.
Now we're excited to share the three new tracks from these exciting artists:
It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane by Cornelia Jakobs
(Originally recorded by 2001 nominee The Ark)
Genom Eld by BELL
(Originally recorded by 2011 winner Oskar Linnros)
M ndagsbarn by Olivia Lobato
(Originally recorded by 2007 winner Veronica Maggio)
The studio is the beating heart of our HQ and a place where both established and aspiring artists can build their careers, realize their visions, and create new chapters in their catalogs, says Sophia Olofsson, Music Program Lead at Spotify. We don't own any rights to the music we record here; rather, the studio is a way for us to contribute to the future and progression of the music industry. It's an amazing luxury to be so close to the creative process, tell stories together with the artists, and open doors for new collaborations.
We're committed to supporting artists at all stages of their careers, and our partnership with the Grammis is just one of many ways we're spotlighting the next generation of talent in the music industry.
Discover more of Sweden's hottest musical exports on our playlist It's Hits Sweden.
More from Spotify
21/09/2023
Bella Latham has long believed in her songwriting and composing abilities-even w...
20/09/2023
Latinx culture continues to set the tone around the world, as evidenced by the rise of genres like M sica Mexicana, corridos, and urbano. September 15 through O...
19/09/2023
What does it mean to be creative and who determines what creativity is? In Screa...
19/09/2023
If you can't stay away from a good mind-bending time travel paradox, look no...
19/09/2023
Last week in Argentina, artists, podcasters, fans, and industry luminaries came together for Spotify's highly anticipated Festival EQUAL to celebrate the cr...
19/09/2023
En Argentina la semana pasada se reunieron artistas, podcasters, fan ticos y luminarias de la industria en el muy esperado Festival EQUAL de Spotify para celebr...
18/09/2023
Dustee Jenkins Chief Public Affairs Officer, Spotify
Five years ago, I sat in a conference room with key members of our legal team, several antitrust experts a...
18/09/2023
Photo credit: Jonathan Parham
In the vibrant tapestry of human expression and experience, music has always been a powerful medium for storytelling, and one wit...
18/09/2023
Good food, good conversation, and amazing music. Is there anything better?
That's what was served up last week in London at our annual Spotify Supper, whic...
15/09/2023
Como cono de la m sica latina a nivel internacional, Shakira ha brindado a sus ...
15/09/2023
Since Spotify's launch in Pakistan in 2021, the platform has become a destination for younger generations to make their voices heard by powering unprecedent...
15/09/2023
Standing tall on the global stage as a beacon of Latin music and representation,...
12/09/2023
Throughout the day, your mood changes, and so does the music you listen to. Last...
11/09/2023
Rema, one of Nigeria's fastest-rising stars, is joining the Billions Club on...
07/09/2023
It's fashion week in New York, and to kick things off we've partnered wi...
07/09/2023
It takes more than a little confidence to strut down a runway. It also requires ...
07/09/2023
From the moment Olivia Rodrigo's second album, GUTS, was announced in June, ...
29/08/2023
Os f s do Spotify no Brasil adoram uma boa hist ria em udio com roteiro, como e...
29/08/2023
Spotify fans in Brazil love a good scripted audio story, as evidenced by the pop...
29/08/2023
In 2021, Spotify took bonding over music to the next level with Blend, our shared social listening experience that combines the different tastes of friends and ...
29/08/2023
This past May, the hosts of five major late-night talk shows had an idea: to mee...
28/08/2023
Entre los innumerables xitos y canciones favoritas de los aficionados a la M si...
28/08/2023
Among the countless hits and fan favorites under the M sica Mexicana umbrella, n...
25/08/2023
Judeline is ready to give fans new twists on La Tortura by Shakira (featuring ...
24/08/2023
On Spotify's Community Support forum, users can find answers to their toughest Spotify questions. These days, we aim for 90% of new help topics to receive a...
23/08/2023
We've been waiting all summer, speculating and ruminating on what hot tracks would rise to the top as the songs of the summer. And now we have our answers f...
23/08/2023
Hemos estado esperando todo el verano, especulando y reflexionando sobre qu canciones llegar an al top como las canciones del verano. Y ahora tenemos las respu...
23/08/2023
As podcast listenership has grown, a global community of creators has risen to m...
22/08/2023
For some, attending a show means belting out your favorite lyrics alongside other screaming fans. For others, it's grooving to the beat of a funky melody. A...
22/08/2023
Ritmos incr veis, footwork sofisticado, dan arinos talentosos, batalhas de tirar o f lego tudo isso comp e o Breaking, uma forma de dan a que combina moviment...
22/08/2023
Incredible rhythms, fancy footwork, talented dancers, heart-pumping battles-all this makes up breaking, a form of dancing that combines complex moves with styli...
21/08/2023
Lana Del Rey's Summertime Sadness stuck in your head? You're not alone...
21/08/2023
You may have noticed that we're into helping our listeners find something ne...
16/08/2023
Fans may already know 23-year-old Rene Rapp from her theater and television car...
16/08/2023
Since 2007, the Way Out West music festival has been a cultural melting pot in S...
16/08/2023
As one of the fastest-growing music markets in the world, Africa is home to dyna...
15/08/2023
The latest Spotify Single from Latin America is a totally women-powered anthem. ...
15/08/2023
There's no better way to display that you're a loud and proud fan of a band than with an iconic T-shirt. The item may be a brand-new tank from the artis...
10/08/2023
Quando o Hip Hop completa 50 anos, f s de todo o mundo comemoram suas bodas de o...
10/08/2023
As hip-hop turns 50, fans around the world are celebrating its golden anniversar...
09/08/2023
You can't get enough of your favorite podcasts-and your favorite creators can't get enough of your listening, either. Many podcasters have turned to Pat...
09/08/2023
Com os artistas de trap dominando o charts em todo o mundo, a cena urbana brasil...
09/08/2023
As trap artists dominate the charts all over the world, Brazil's urbano scen...
08/08/2023
In February, Spotify debuted DJ in beta. DJ is a personalized AI guide that know...
08/08/2023
Hollywood has long held a fascination with the Vietnam War. From films that were...
08/08/2023
At Spotify, we are empowering and amplifying the voices of underrepresented creators. To do that, we must carve out spaces for new stories and perspectives to b...
08/08/2023
With more than 20 years in music, P!nk has cemented herself as a powerful force. She racked up so many top singles that she filled a greatest hits album just 10...
07/08/2023
Bollywood dance music, chill Sufi songs, hot Punjabi hits-all of these sounds make up the diverse and varied world of Desi music. They also represent artists an...
03/08/2023
In 2022 Netflix released Heartstopper, a British television series that follows ...
03/08/2023
Earlier this month, FC Barcelona landed in the U.S. to kick off their preseason ...
On May 3, Sweden's music industry will come together for the 40th edition of its Grammis awards show to honor its best and brightest musical talents. As one of the gala's sponsors, we're honored to be presenting the award for Best New Artist, a category featuring Cornelia Jakobs, BELL, Olivia Lobato, Hooja, and Stella Explorer as its nominees. 
