Swedish Hit Radio Logo600 is the magic number that makes us jumping for joy: In August, Swedish Hit Radio had more than 600 listening hours per day for the very first time (30-days-average). That means, given that every listener stays tuned in for one hour per day, our station reaches out to more than 600 people. Every day! Worldwide! The record for one day was set already on August 3rd when 905 listening hours were counted. We are now eagerly waiting to make it into the 4-digit-sphere.

Most of our listeners live in Sweden which doesn't come as a surprise considering our name and the music we are playing. Half of all listening hours (50%) are generated there. The second biggest market is Germany (19%), followed by Japan (5%) which only recently pushed the USA (4%) from 3rd place. The Top 10 is completed by China, Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom, and Canada (1%).

Also in August, Swedish Hit Radio reached more than 600 followers on the world's largest radio aggregator TuneIn. Right now there are exactly 615 followers - and counting. Only on Facebook we still need to go a bit more to reach the magic 600. However, we are grateful for every one of you outhere who supports us by listening and/or following. And we have much more things planned. So stay tuned!

Zara LarssonIt’s the year of Måns Zelmerlöw: The 29 years old Swede did not only win Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest in spring, he was now even voted the best male Swedish artist and best male Swedish live act of the yeear. His Eurovision entry “Heroes” also received the award as the Swedish song of the year. On the female side, Zara Larsson who currently is topping the Swedish charts with “Lush Life” won the prices. Tove Lo was awarded the Rockbjörn as breakthrough of the year, while The Fooo Conspiracy got the price as best Swedish band and for the concert of the year. Even the guys from Europe got an award – as the best live act Metal/Hardrock.

Rockbjörnen is a music price from the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet which has been awarded since 1979. It’s devided into several categories and the winners are elected by the readers of the newspaper.

Summer Sweden Swedish Hit Radio You may not believe it when you see the weather conditions in Sweden right now: But Summer is finally here! With the Midsommar celebrations last Friday all the typical summer activities in Sweden have kicked off. One of the most popular summer traditions is Allsång på Skansen. This year's season starts on June 23rd. Guests in the first programme will be the Swedish Hit Radio favourites Carola, Hasse Andersson, and Panetoz.

We on Swedish Hit Radio are celebrating Summer by blending in more Swedish Summer songs in our ration - both classics and fresh ones. Also, every Tuesday from 6-8 pm we will give you a warm up for all Allång på Skansen shows. So tune in and get the Swedish Summer feeling wherever you spend you are!

Danny Saucedo feat. Malcolm B Brinner i bröstetDanny Saucedo is back. And for the first time since his participation in Swedish Idol he has released a single in Swedish. Brinner I bröstet is a hymnic R’n’B ballad that sticks out, not only because it has Swedish lyrics but also because of the sound and Danny’s voice. It also includes a rap part which is done by Malcolm B – and even this in Swedish. With his new song Danny starts promoting his forthcoming album which will be released in autumn. It’s produced by Mattias Andréasson, Danny’s former E.M.D. bandmate.

Moraeus med mera LogoSwedish Television svt has announced yet another season of the popular music show Moraeus med mera. And even this year the host of the show Kalle Moraeus can welcome a great line-up of Swedish artists in the little town Orsa on the coast of lake Siljan. Among them are Darin, Little Jinder, Medina, Petra Marklund, Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Danny, Petter, Molly Sandén, Ulrik Munther, Viktoria Tolstoy, and Lilla sällskapet to name just a few - most of them very well known to the listeners of Swedish Hit Radio. The show will be recorded between May 26th and June 7th and broadcasted on svt in autumn.

The Swedish hip-hop-duo Norlie & KKVNorlie & KKV have been working together since 2009. Right now they seem to be more successful than ever before as their latest release "Ingen annan rör mig som du" made it to number 2 in the Swedish single charts Sverigetopplistan. We added this song to our playlist where it matches well with the other songs of Norlie & KKV that Swedish Hit Radio has been playing, "Där jag hänger min hatt", "Tröjan du hatar" and "Nej". With a hit like "Ingen annan rör mig som du" Norlie & KKV will have a busy summer ahead playing all over Sweden. So far they are scheduled for "Summer in the Park" in Örnsköldsvik (11/7), Smögen Sea Lodge Live festival (17/7), Strömpis in Örebro (29/7), and Arvika hamnfest (7/8).

Så mycket bättre LogoWhile the broadcaster TV4 still takes its time to name the participants of this years show the taboloid Aftonbladet published the names of all seven artists. And the line-up really promises a lot! Andreas Kleerup had hits with Robyn and Titiyo. Sven-Bertil Taube is one of Swedens best known singers and actors. Jenny Berggren was member of Ace of Base. Miriam Bryant had her breaktrough 2013 with "Push, play". The rapper Ison Glasgow is one half of Ison & Fille. Lisa Nilsson became big in the early 90ies with her song "Himlen runt hörnet". Niklas Strömstedt had hits a solo artist but also with the group GES. Så mycket bättre will be recorded in summer and on TV screens in autumn.

Loreen Paper Light (Higher)She won the Eurovision Song Contest 2012with the epic "Euphoria". Now Loreen is back with a new song that fits her perfectly: "Paper Light (Higher)". The song surely had the best promotion when Loreen presented it in Melodifestivalen's Andra Chansen. It has already climed the Swedish single charts and is played on many radio stations across Sweden - and of course also on Swedish Hit Radio!

Måns Zelmerlöw. Foto: Stina Stjernkvist/svtMåns Zelmerlöw made it! He was the big favourite to win Melodifestivalen and so he did. Both, the international juries and the viewers of Swedens biggest TV show wanted to see im winning. With 288 points "Heroes" had more than twice as many points as Jon Henrik Fjällgren who came second with his joik "Jag är fri (Manne Liem Frije)". Third came Mariette with "Don't Stop Believing" written by Miss Li. Former Melodifestivalen winner Eric Saade placed fifth, just one point after Hasse Andersson who charmed the Swedish audience with gold and green forrests ("Guld och gröna skogar"). With his impressive victory Måns will now represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, even there considered to be one of the strongest contestants. 

Isa and Jon Henrik Fjällgren. Photo: SVT Stina StjernkvistSaturday saw another semi final of this year's Melodifestivalen. While Sami singer Jon Henrik Fjällgren was considered to be one of the favourites with his impressive joik ”Jag är fri” (Manne Leam Frijje), Isa's direct qualification to the final with her uptempo song  ”Don't Stop” came as a surprise. Kristin Amparo's ballad "I See You" as well as Andreas Weise's pop-jazz ”Bring Out the Fire” made it to andra chancen. Last year's surprise success Ellen Benediktson came fith with her interesting song "Insomina". Kalle Johansson who qualified for Melodifestivalen with his victory of "Svensktoppen nästa" finished sixth, leaving the last place for Andreas Johnson and his song "Living To Die". Next week we will get to know the last two direct qualifiers for the big final of Melodifestivalen 2015 on March 14th in Stockholm.