The gala took place at Annexet in Stockholm and was broadcast live on YouTube. Niklas Strömstedt hosted the event, opening with a joke: "This isn't broadcast live on TV, so you can party hard. But I'm worried, I read that you young people don't party anymore." He also quipped that the Minister of Culture likely stayed home because only water and popcorn were offered. On the red carpet, Swedish duo Hooja brought a stuffed radio-controlled bear. Veronica Maggio opened the live performances, followed by Nektar, Miss Li, Adaam, and Greekazo.
Zara Larsson previously won three Grammis awards in 2018 when she was 21. Viagra Boys also won the same award in 2023 and are nominated in three other categories this year. Adaam and Greekazo are nominated for Årets hiphop for the EP 'Nya skolans ledare'. Ghost has the most nominations with six, followed by Viagra Boys with four, and Anna von Hausswolff, Biji, and Lisa Nilsson with three each. Nominees for Årets nykomling include Ida-Lova, Fanny Avonne, Biji, Nektar, and Valter Nilsson. The winners of other categories have not been confirmed, and it remains unclear whether Ghost won any awards.
This isn't broadcast live on TV, so you can party hard. But I'm worried, I read that you young people don't party anymore.
You are only offered water and popcorn, no wonder the Minister of Culture stayed home.