These are nominated for the Music Publishers Award 2022

The eighth edition of the Music Publishers Award will take place on April 6, 2022. These are the nominees.

 / 28/02/2022 /

The Music Publishers Award honors Norwegian music publishers and their authors who are members of TONO.

The nominees in the categories Work of the Year, Breakthrough of the Year, Author of the Year og Synchronization of the Year has now been announced. You can read a full list below.

In addition to the above awards, the following are also honored: Most played song of the year og Honorary Award of the YearThere are no nominees in these categories.

The award ceremony is organized by the organization Musikkforleggerne, an association of Norwegian registered music publishers. Musikkforleggerne is one of the organizations that has permanent representatives on TONO's board.

You can read more about the Music Publishers and TONO's group associations. here..

The nominees for the 2022 Music Publishers Award are:

Synchronization of the Year

"Matches" (score) to the film Grosse Freiheit
Nils Petter Molvær – Arctic Rights Management / BMG Rights Management Scandinavia

"SUCCESS" in the series We are Lady Parts by Sløtface
Haley Shea – Propeller Music
Nils Jørgen Nilsen – Propeller Music
Lasse A. Lokøy – Propeller Music
Tor-Arne Vikingstad – Propeller Music

"Aksel Score", film music for the documentary film "Aksel"
Kristoffer Lo – GILT
Fay Wildhagen – Budde Music Scandinavia

Breakthrough of the Year – Popular Music

Synne Vo – Arctic Rights Management / BMG Rights Management Scandinavia

Vetle Junker – Edda Music

Gucci Caliente - Nordic Music Partners Oslo

Work of the Year – Popular Music

"Bøgda" (Hagle, Staysman)
Anders Nilsen – Warner Chappell Music Norway
Mathias Nilsen – Popular Demand / Universal Music Publishing AB
Stian Thorbjørnsen – Popular Demand / Universal Music Publishing AB
Magnus Hagen Clausen – Universal Music Publishing AB
Hallvard Gaardløs
Matias Hilmar Iversen
Andre Jensen
Almir Meskovic
Kay Arne Sulutvedt
Olav Tokerud

"Sorry" (Alan Walker feat. ISÁK)
James Njie – MER Publishing
Alan Walker – Sony Music Publishing Publ. Scandinavia
Fredrik Borch Olsen – MER Publishing
Marcus Arnbekk – MER Publishing
Sander Meland – MER Publishing
Gunnar Greve – Sony Music Publishing Publ. Scandinavia
Øyvind Sauvik – MER Publishing
Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen
Carl Hovind

"badminton" (Lokoy)
Lasse Andreassen Lokøy aka Lokoy – Nordic Music Partners Oslo

"Creme de la Creme" (The Camel)
Emir Hvidsten Hindic – Warner Chappell Music Norway
Anders Nilsen – Warner Chappell Music Norway
Andre Jensen
Marcus Moll Mosele
Maciek Ofstad
Adrian Rendell

"Dopamine" (Purple Disco Machine feat. Eyelar)
Alexander Standal Pavelich – Warner Chappell Music Norway
Eyelar Mirzazedeh – Ultra Music Publishing Scandinavia
Tino Schmidt – BMG Rights Management
Edvard Førre Erfjord – EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia
Jenson David Aubrey Vaughan – Kobalt Music Publishing LTD

"Soaring high up there" (Erlend Ropstad)
Erlend Ropstad – Indie Music Publishing

"Fighter" (Fay Wildhagen, Kristoffer Lo)
Kristoffer Lo – GILT
Fay Wildhagen – Budde Music Scandinavia

"Sofia" (Askjell, Iris, AURORA)
Askjell Solstrand – Warner Chappell Music Norway
Vilde Kolltveit – Warner Chappell Music Norway
Aurora Aksnes – Budde Music Scandinavia

"The Smile in Your Own Mirror" (Chris Holsten)
Synne Vo – Arctic Rights Management / BMG Rights Management
Christoffer Holsten – Warner Chappell Music Publishing
Lars Rosness – Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia
Alexander Fallo
Benjamin Giortz

"Serotonin" (girl in red)
Marie Ulven – Universal Music Publishing AB

Author of the Year – Popular Music

Lars Rosness – Sony Music Publishing

Nils Petter Molvær – Arctic Rights Management / BMG Rights Management Scandinavia

Alida – Honua Music Publishing

Marie Ulven - Universal Music Publishing UK

Alexander Pavelich - Warner Chappell Music Norway

Breakthrough of the Year – Classical/Contemporary Music

Fredrick Schjelderup – Norwegian Note Service, Vigmostad & Bjørke AS

Axel Vedi – Norwegian Music Publishers

Ingebjørg Vilhelmsen – Norwegian Note Service, Vigmostad & Bjørke AS

Work of the Year – Classical/Contemporary Music

"Considering Icarus", Maja SK Ratkje – Edition Wilhelm Hansen

"Relieff – Cello Concerto", Knut Vaage – Norwegian Music Publishers

"Tuba Mirum", Marcus Paus - Norwegian Music Publishers

"Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra", Ørjan Matre – Edition Peters

"Personal Best", Eivind Buene – Edition Wilhelm Hansen

Author of the year

Ørjan Matre – Edition Peters

Marcus Paus – Norwegian Music Publisher

Arild Jensen – Cantando Music Publishing, Vigmostad & Bjørke AS

Thomas Caplin – Cantando Music Publishing, Vigmostad & Bjørke AS