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Icelandic musician Björk was awarded at the 2013 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles last night for her album Biophilia in the Best Recording Package category.
Art directors Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak accepted the Grammy on the artist’s behalf, icelandmusic.is reports.
Biophilia was nominated for two awards; the other nomination was for Best Alternative Album, which was won by Gotye (for the album Making Mirrors).
Björk has been up for Grammys 13 times in her career but never won the trophy until last night.
In other news, Björk has canceled her Kickstarter project, aimed at raising funds to adapt the Biophilia app for Android and Windows 8.
According to The Guardian, the project was canceled because only 4.1 percent of the funding goal had been reached after ten days.
Click here to read more about the project and here to read other Biophilia-related news.
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Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós are set to appear on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show on NBC on Friday next week.
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Chairman of the Progressive Party Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will become Iceland’s next prime minister and leader of the Independence Party, Bjarni Benediktsson, will take up the position of Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, as reported in the Icelandic media yesterday.
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The festival Reykjavík Music Mess kicks off at KEX Hostel in the center of the capital with an opening party on May 23 at 8 pm. An art exhibition themed around the participating bands will open at the occasion and Boogie Trouble will play a few songs. Entry is free.
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Coalition talks between the Independence and Progressive Party are in the final stages, set to be completed today or tomorrow, and a decision on a new government for Iceland is expected to be announced tomorrow or on Tuesday.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Fida Abu Libdeh moved to Iceland from East Jerusalem at 16, made her way through the Icelandic education system and now runs a promising startup company.
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The 27th Reykjavík Arts Festival starts this week.
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