The Scandinavian Soul Music Awards 2016, organised by scandinaviansoul.com, announced the winners at a full gala event in Stockholm on Thursday 3 March.
The winners were chosen via a combination of public and judges votes.
Huge congratulations to the winners and all nominees, as 2015 saw a highly increased number of superb music released.
BEST VIDEO
Jonas ft. Ukendt Kunstner – Hvor dit hjerte bor
2. Black Dylan – Don’t Wanna Be Alone
3. Dim Out – Standards
BEST SINGLE
WINNER: Les Loups – Stay (feat. Marie Dahlstrøm)
2. Adée – Worlds on Fire
3. Black Dylan – Don’t Wanna Be Alone
BEST EP
WINNER: Artifact Collective – Pick Up Line
2. August Landelius – Float EP
3. D/troit – Do the Right Thing EP
BEST ALBUM
WINNER: The Magnolia – First Time
2. Jonas – Først Til Sidst
3. Soweco – Only You
BEST BAND
WINNER: D/troit
2. Beat Funktion
3. Soweco
BEST COVER ART
Winner: HYLD ( Cover artwork by Lisbeth Damgaard)
Jonas
Les Loups
BEST NEWCOMER
WINNER: Soweco
2. Beat Funktion
3. Artifact Collective
BEST PRODUCER
WINNER: Kriswontwo
2. Beat Funktion
3. Oliver Nelson
BEST SOUL / POP
WINNER: Seinabo Sey
2. Lukas Graham
3. Barbara Moleko
BEST SOUL / R&B
WINNER: Phlake
2. Cherrie
3. Beldina
ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2015
WINNER: Jonas
FULL NOMINATIONS FOR 2015
BEST VIDEO 2015
Aleks – STHLM
Black Dylan – Don’t Wanna Be Alone
Gaél – Regnar
Hanouneh & The Polydramatics – Bruises
Dim Out – Standards
Jonas ft. Ukendt Kunstner – Hvor dit hjerte bor
MARJUT – Highlight
Oliver Nelson – Found Your Love ft. Heir
Don’t Let Go – Miss Tati
BEST SINGLE 2015
Adée – World on Fire
Barbara Moleko – Gør Mig Lykkelig
Bernhoft – Patience Revisited
Black Dylan – Don’t Wanna Be Alone
Charlotte Dos Santos – Watching You
Coco O – Hardest Thing
Dim Out – Standards
Eda Wolf – Wild
Faniel – Samma Sak (Varje dag)
Gaél – Regnar
Gregers – Breaking Through
Hanouneh & The Polydramatics – Bruises
Jay Nemor – Music
Les Loups – Stay (feat. Marie Dahlstrøm)
N-Stuff – Breathe
Moses Hightower – Snefill
Phlake – Pregnant
Snoh Aalegra – Emotional
The Northern Lights – Best Time of The Year
The Magnolia – STORMY WEATHER
BEST EP 2015
Artifact Collective – Pick Up Line
Ankah – Haze EP
Anya – The Credit EP
August Landelius – Float EP
D/troit – Do the Right Thing EP
Gregers – Standing Out
OKAT – Something Better
BEST ALBUM 2015
Beat Funktion – Olympus
Cool Million – Sumthin’ Like This
Humus – Sensibility/Sense
HYLD – The Disobedient Victim
Jay Nemor – Just Sayin’
Jonas – Først Til Sidst
Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators – One In A Million
Opolopo – Superconductor
The Magnolia – First Time
Patrick Dorgan – Painkillers
Soweco – Only You
BEST NEWCOMER 2015
Anya
Charlotte Dos Santos
Artifact Collective
Beat Funktion
Black Dylan
D/troit
Hanouneh & The Polydramatics
HYLD
Jay Nemor
Monica Ifejilika
N’Stuff
Oliver Nelson
Patrick Dorgan
Phlake
Soweco
BEST BAND 2015
Artifact Collective
Beat Funktion
D/troit
Moses Hightower
Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
Soweco
The Magnolia
BEST PRODUCER 2015
Cool Million
Daniel Lantz and Mats Björke (Beat Funktion)
Kriswontwo
Oliver Nelson
Opolopo
BEST SOUL / POP
Barbara Moleko
Lukas Graham
Sabina Ddumba
OMVR
Seinabo Sey
Scarlet Pleasure
BEST SOUL / R&B
Phlake
Beldina
Z.Woods
Saint Cava
Newtimers
Cherrie
Leslie Tay
Unge Ferrari
Seyem
Z.Woods
ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2015
Adée
Barbara Moleko
Lukas Graham
Jonas
Seinabo Sey