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Lay Low Signs With Nettwerk
 Smoky-voiced country-blues singer Lay Low has signed a worldwide record deal (excluding Iceland) with Canada’s leading independent label Nettwerk. The deal came about after Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride - who was in town attending the IMX conference "You are in Control" in October last year, saw Lay Low perform at Reykjavík’s Fríkirkjan Church. The concert was a release party for her second album "Farewell Good Night's Sleep”.
Iceland Heads To By:Larm
 Ólafur Arnalds, Hjaltalín and Retro Stefson will head to Oslo next month to play the lauded By:Larm festival, which takes place between 19th-21st February. A conference by day and festival by night, By:Larm’s main focus is to present artists that are on the verge of success, either in their homelands or internationally. This year, more than 200 acts from all over Scandinavia will play. Click here for the full line up, read on for more info on the Icelandic acts.
Kira Kira & Hafdís Huld @ Nordklang
 Two of Iceland’s most enigmatic female starlets will play the third edition of the excellent Nordklang Festival in St. Gallen, East Switzerland next month. Experimental composer and visual artist Kira Kira and internationally renowned pop artist Hafdís Huld will join a considered selection of Nordic bands. The festival runs from the 7th-8th February – click here for more details on that, and continue reading for info on the shows, as well as Kira Kira's forthcoming European Tour.
Hjaltalín:MIDEM + Extra Tour Date
 Melodic, magical, multi-layered pop sensations Hjaltalín are to play music-bizz mainstay Midem on Wednesday 21st January, 2008. They will perform at the Midem Talent night (Magic Mirrors) at 18:45. In addition, the band have also added an extra show to their January tour: on the 24th Jan, they play Coventry's Kasbah, where they will co-headline with Animal Kingdom.
Stórsveit Nix Noltes Join Fat Cat
 UK label FatCat are to release Stórsveit Nix Noltes’ stellar new album “Royal Family – Divorce” this spring. The label recently signed Iceland’s finest 11-piece Balkan-folk ensemble, which is comprised of some of Iceland’s most prominent academic and indie musicians, including members of múm, Benni Hemm Hemm and Kría Brekkan to name a few.
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