Oto 50 najlepszych albumów skandynawskich nominowanych do The Nordic Music Prize:
Ísland (Islandia)
•Blood Group, Dry Land
•Kimono, Easy music for difficult people
•Seabear, We Built a Fire
•Hjaltalín, Terminal
•Ólöf Arnalds, Innundir skinni
•Jónsi, Go Do
•Agent Fresco, A Long Time Listening
•Retro Stefson, Kimbabwe
•-Jónas Sigurðsson, Allt er eitthvað
•Nolo, No-Lo-Fi
Svíþjóð (Szwecja)
•Familjen, Mänskligheten
•The Radio Dept., Clinging to a scheme
•Robyn, Body talk
•Anna von Hausswolff, Singing from the grave
•Håkan Hellström, 2 steg från Paradise
•Dungen, Skit i allt
•The Tallest Man On Earth, The wild hunt
•First Aid Kit, The big black & the blue
•This Is Head, 0001
•Watain, Lawless darkness
Finnland (wiadomo)
• Minä ja Ville Ahonen, Minä ja Ville Ahonen
•Uusi Fantasia, Heimo
•Magenta Skycode, Relief
•Circle, Rautatie
•Paleface, Helsinki - Shangri-La
•Stam1na, Viimeinen Atlantis
•Jenni Vartiainen, Seili
•Pariisin kevät, Astronautti
•Jo Stance, Jo Stance
•Yona, Pilvet liikkuu, minä en
Danmörk (Dania)
• Under Byen, Alt er tabt
•Agnes Obel Philharmonics
•Murder, Gospel of Man
•Chimes and Bells, Chimes and Bells
•Trentemøller, Into The Great Wide Yonder
•Frisk Frugt, Dansktoppen møder Burkina Faso i det himmelblå rum hvor solen bor, suite
•Efterklang, Magic Chairs
•Sleep Party, People Sleep Party People
•Fallulah, The Black Cat Neighborhood
•Bjørn Svin, Browen
Noregur (Norwegia)
• Shining, Blackjazz
•Casiokids Topp, Stemning På Lokal Bar
•Susanne Sundfør, The Brothel
•Motorpsycho, Heavy Metal Fruit
•Lars Vaular, Helt om natten, helt om dagen
•Serena Maneesh, S-M 2: Abyss in B Minor
•Lindstrøm & Christabelle, Real Life is No Cool
•Kvelertak, Kvelertak
•Kråkesølv Bomtur, til jorda
•Enslaved Axioma, Ethica Odini

300 ekspertów wybrało, a 12 najlepszych zostanie wyłonionych już w styczniu w Oslo. To pierwsza edycja tej imprezy.