Rockbjörnen (Swedish: the Rock Bear) is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper Aftonbladet. The prize was first awarded in 1979, and is mostly centered on pop and rock.
In 2010, Rockbjörnen was redone and focused more on live performances. This initiative was hailed by artists and industry. The period for selecting the winners of Rockbjörnen was extended from one month to three months (all summer).
Categories
Rockbjörnen's Myspace prize Year Laureate 2007 Kid Down 2008 Billie the Vision and the Dancers
The year's best dance band
Year Laureate 1979 Wizex
The year's best Swedish band Year Laureate 1979 No awards 1980 Noice 1981 Freestyle 1982 Gyllene Tider 1983 Raj Montana Band 1984 Ratata 1985 Imperiet 1986 Europe 1987 Ratata 1988 Roxette 1989 Roxette 1990 the CreepsDiscogs - the Creeps (profile & discography) 1991 Roxette 1992 Roxette 1993 Atomic Swing 1994 Nordman 1995 Just D 1996 Jumper 1997 Kent 1998 The Cardigans 1999 Kent 2000 The Ark 2001 Lambretta 2002 Kent 2003 Kent 2004 Gyllene Tider 2005 Bodies Without Organs 2006 BWO 2007 Sahara Hotnights 2008 Takida
The year's best live group Year Laureate 2010 Kent 2011 The Ark
The year's Swedish female artist Year Laureate 1979 No awards 1980 Liza Öhman 1981 Eva Dahlgren 1982 Anni-Frid Lyngstad 1983 Agnetha Fältskog 1984 Eva Dahlgren 1985 Anne-Lie Rydé 1986 Marie Fredriksson 1987 Marie Fredriksson 1988 Marie Fredriksson 1989 Marie Fredriksson 1990 Titiyo 1991 Eva Dahlgren 1992 Lisa Nilsson 1993 Louise Hoffsten 1994 Lisa Ekdahl 1995 Robyn 1996 Dilba 1997 Cajsalisa Ejemyr 1998 Emilia Rydberg 1999 Robyn 2000 Feven 2001 Lisa Miskovsky 2002 Robyn 2003 Lisa Miskovsky 2004 Lena Philipsson 2005 Laleh 2006 Lisa Miskovsky 2007 Sonja Aldén 2008 Amanda Jenssen 2010 Robyn 2011 Veronica Maggio
The year's female live act Year Laureate 2010 Robyn 2011 Veronica Maggio
The year's Swedish live act Year Laureate 2007 The Ark 2008 Håkan Hellström
The year's Swedish newcomer Year Laureate 2002 The Sounds 2003 Pauline 2004 Ana Johnsson 2005 Laleh 2006 Sebastian Karlsson 2007 Måns Zelmerlöw 2008 Amanda Jenssen
The year's breakthrough Year Laureate 2010 Oskar Linnros 2011 Daniel Adams-Ray
Swedish song of the year Year Laureate 1992 Himlen runt hörnet by Lisa Nilsson 1993 Lilla fågel blå by Staffan Hellstrand 1994 Vandraren by Nordman 1995 Fiskarna i haven by Idde Schultz 1996 Gå & fiska! by Gyllene Tider 1997 Save Tonight by Eagle-Eye Cherry 1998 Big Big World by Emilia Rydberg 1999 Musik non stop by Kent 2000 Hiphopper by Thomas Rusiak feat. Teddybears Sthlm 2001 Come Along by Titiyo 2002 Kom Igen Lena! by Håkan Hellström 2003 Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång) by Per Gessle 2004 Walk Idiot Walk av The Hives 2005 Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö by Timbuktu 2006 7milakliv by Martin Stenmarck 2007 Om du lämnade mig nu by Lars Winnerbäck & Miss Li 2008 Feel Good by Ola 2010 Från och med du by Oskar Linnros 2011 Jag kommer by Veronica Maggio
The year's Swedish male artist Year Laureate 1979 Ulf Lundell 1980 Ulf Lundell 1981 Mikael Rickfors 1982 Ulf Lundell 1983 Magnus Uggla 1984 Dan Hylander 1985 Joakim Thåström 1986 Magnus Uggla 1987 Orup 1988 Tommy Nilsson 1989 Orup 1990 Niklas Strömstedt 1991 Tomas Ledin 1992 Mauro Scocco 1993 Magnus Uggla 1994 Uno Svenningsson 1995 Olle Ljungström 1996 E-Type 1997 Eagle Eye Cherry 1998 E-Type 1999 Orup 2000 Håkan Hellström 2001 Håkan Hellström 2002 Håkan Hellström 2003 Per Gessle 2004 Lars Winnerbäck 2005 Darin 2006 Lars Winnerbäck 2007 Lars Winnerbäck 2008 Lars Winnerbäck
The year's male live act Year Laureate 2010 Lars Winnerbäck 2011 Håkan Hellström
The year's Swedish album Year Laureate 1979 Ripp Rapp by Ulf Lundell 1980 Palsternacka by Dag Vag 1981 Kärlek & Uppror by Ebba Grön 1982 Kär och galen by Ulf Lundell 1983 Välkommen till folkhemmet by Magnus Uggla 1984 Chess by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Tim Rice 1985 Blå himlen blues by Imperiet 1986 Den döende dandyn by Magnus Uggla 1987 Efter stormen av Marie Fredriksson 1988 Look Sharp! by Roxette 1989 35-åringen by Magnus Uggla 1990 Tillfälligheternas spel by Tomas Ledin 1991 Joyride by Roxette 1992 Himlen runt hörnet by Lisa Nilsson 1993 Alla får påsar by Magnus Uggla 1994 Nordman by Nordman 1995 Ingenmansland by Nordman 1996 Verkligen by Kent 1997 Isola by Kent 1998 Gran Turismo by The Cardigans 1999 Det är ni som e dom konstiga, det är jag som e normal by Thåström 2000 Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg by Håkan Hellström 2001 Tillbaks på ruta 1 by Patrik Isaksson 2002 Vapen & ammunition by Kent 2003 Mazarin by Per Gessle 2004 Finn 5 fel! by Gyllene Tider 2005 Du & jag döden by Kent 2006 Changes by Lisa Miskovsky 2007 Tillbaka till samtiden by Kent 2008 För sent för Edelweiss by Håkan Hellström
The year's foreign artist Year Laureate 1979 No awards 1980 Bruce Springsteen 1981 Kim Wilde 1982 David Bowie 1983 David Bowie 1984 Prince 1985 Bruce Springsteen 1986 Bruce Springsteen 1987 Michael Jackson 1988 Bruce Springsteen 1989 Madonna 1990 Sinéad O'Connor 1991 Bryan Adams 1992 Madonna 1993 Meat Loaf 1994 R.E.M. 1995 Björk 1996 Alanis Morissette 1997 Puff Daddy 1998 Madonna 1999 Britney Spears 2000 Eminem 2001 Robbie Williams 2002 Eminem 2003 Robbie Williams 2004 Anastacia 2005 James Blunt 2006 Justin Timberlake 2007 Timbaland 2008 Duffy
The year's foreign group Year Laureate 1979 No awards 1980 Police 1981 Police 1982 Rolling Stones 1983 Police 1984 Alphaville 1985 Dire Straits 1986 Eurythmics 1987 U2 1988 U2 1989 Milli Vanilli (disqualified; it was revealed that they were miming to a record) 1990 Depeche Mode 1991 Guns N' Roses 1992 Guns N' Roses 1993 Aerosmith 1994 R.E.M. 1995 Oasis 1996 The Fugees 1997 The Verve 1998 Five 1999 Red Hot Chili Peppers 2000 Red Hot Chili Peppers 2001 Linkin Park 2002 Red Hot Chili Peppers 2003 Evanescence 2004 Maroon 5 2005 Green Day 2006 Red Hot Chili Peppers 2007 Tokio Hotel 2008 Coldplay
The year's foreign song Year Laureate 1992 Sweat (A La La La Long) by Inner Circle 1993 Runaway Train by Soul Asylum 1994 Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet delade med Always by Bon Jovi 1995 Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio 1996 Killing Me Softly by The Fugees 1997 I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy 1998 Believe by Cher 1999 The Bad Touch by Bloodhound Gang 2000 Hey Ya! by Outkast 2001 Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue 2002 By the Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers 2003 Hey Ya! by Outkast 2004 This Love by Maroon 5 2005 You're Beautiful by James Blunt 2006 Crazy by Gnarls Barkley 2007 Apologize by OneRepublic 2008 Viva la Vida by Coldplay 2010 World Behind My Wall by Tokio Hotel 2011 Born This Way by Lady Gaga 2015 Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
The year's foreign album Year Laureate 1979 Communiqué by Dire Straits 1980 The Wall by Pink Floyd 1981 Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones 1982 Avalon by Roxy Music 1983 Colour by Numbers by Culture Club 1984 Forever Young by Alphaville 1985 Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits 1986 Revenge by Eurythmics 1987 The Joshua Tree by U2 1988 Rattle and Hum by U2 1989 Like a Prayer by Madonna 1990 Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi 1991 Waking up the Neighbours by Bryan Adams 1992 Dangerous by Michael Jackson 1993 Get a Grip by Aerosmith 1994 Monster by R.E.M. 1995 (What's the Story) Morning Glory by Oasis 1996 Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette 1997 Urban Hymns by The Verve 1998 Ray of Light by Madonna 1999 Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers 2000 The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem 2001 Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park 2002 The Eminem Show by Eminem 2003 Life For Rent by Dido 2004 Anastacia by Anastacia 2005 Confessions on a Dance Floor by Madonna 2006 I'm Not Dead by Pink 2007 Timbaland Presents Shock Value by Timbaland 2008 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay
The year's concert Year Laureate 2010 Welcome to Humanoid City with Tokio Hotel 2011 Mando Diao at Peace & Love
The year's festival Year Laureate 2010 Peace & Love 2011 Peace & Love
The year's live act metal Year Laureate 2011 Metallica
The year's live act hard rock/metal Year Laureate 2011 Iron Maiden
The Century's foreign group/artist Year Laureate 1999 The Beatles
The century's Swedish group/artist Year Laureate 1999 ABBA
Qualifications
The year's female live artist, The year's male live artist & The year's livegroup The artist will play at least three occasions in Sweden, at least three songs and the performance should be open to regular audience (fans) in front of the stage (not only on TV). The concerts must take place in Sweden.
The year's breakthrough Formerly known as the prize The year's Newcomer. The artist must have played in Sweden for public at least three occasions. Must not be their own concerts. Can be, for example, Rix FM Festival.
The year's concert The performance will be the artist's own concert (not concerts like Rix FM Festival) in Sweden. It's enough with just one occasion.
The Year's hard rock/metal The artist can be both from Sweden or another country, and must be current with a tour during the period.
Time of Rockbjörnen For all categories for the period: From the day after Rockbjörnen gala until the voting form closes. For example, for the year 2012: September 1, 2011 to August 2, 2012
Livelöpet
'Livelöpet is an interactive digital scene on aftonbladet.se. where artists perform live concerts. At the concert, the audience can interact with both the artist and their Facebook friends through a variety of touch as to clap, shout, like songs, take pictures and post on Facebook, swaying with lighters and even making out with someone else in the audience. The artist takes part of all interactions.
Livelöpet was launched August 17, 2010 by Rockbjörnen Live, Aftonbladet's music prize since 1979, which that year went through a change and became a prize with focus on live performances. The investment was a strategic move to reposition Rockbjörnen from a traditional music prize to one that rewards the live scene in Sweden. The repositioning had its roots in the changing music industry underwent a technological paradigm shift (from about 1998 onwards) where music is increasingly consumed through digital media and the live scene grew stronger.
The first year seven Livelöpet concerts was performed, by Mando Diao, The Ark, Robyn, Salem Al Fakir, Ola, Anna Bergendahl och Eric Saade.
The artist plays live in the Aftonbladet studio. The concert streamed live over the web and with a custom-built application where the audience can interact with each other and the artist through various buttons. The artist takes part of the audience interaction via a monitor in the studio where all shouts appear in a live feed, just as the number of applause, waving lighters and snogging. A live update of the most requested songs are also listed on the monitor and the artist can choose whether it wants to meet the audience's wishes or not. Concerts can also be experienced with no impact if desired.
This can the audience do during the live concerts: Clap your hands, Shout, Wishing songs, Taking photos and post them on Facebook, Sway with the lighters, Make out with a Facebook friend or someone in the audience, See the concert without any effects
The total number of unique visitors was 44 000. Total number of interactions between audience and artists was 2.4 million. 29 million people worldwide were reached by the news of Livelöpet, which was spread through social media. The number of unique visitors to www.rockbjornen.se was increased with more than 300%. Traffic from 63 countries could be measured during the seven concerts.
There are a lot of advantages of the interactive digital scene Livelöpet. The artist reaches out to a large number of fans wherever they are geographically, and then reaches the so-called Long tail. The concert can be experienced by people who do not normally have the opportunity to get to or go to concerts, such as minors.