Icelandair is exclusively premiering the new album from Icelandic electro pioneers Gus Gus a month before its release. The album titled, Arabian Horse, set to be released on 23rd May, is currently being premiered a month in advance for Icelandair passengers – the first time a record has been premiered during a flight. Read the full story

The Icelandic musician Jon Thor Birgisson, otherwise known as Jonsi, has been awarded the inaugural Nordic Music Prize. Read the full story

The upcoming concert event in Iceland, Iceland Airwaves, is set to attract thousands of music lovers to the northernmost music capital in the world, Reykjavik; and with most of the line-up already announced, this years’ Airwaves will be as spectacular as ever.

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The Icelandic band Sigur Ros has been honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the Mojo Awards in London. Read the full story

In celebration of his debut solo album “go”, Jonsi of the Icelandic band Sigur Ros will begin his 2010 live tour on April 6th in Vancouver, Canada. Jonsi has teamed up with a British stage production company called 59 productions to create a unique live show for his 2010 “go” tour. The 59 productions team is creating a live stage show which will be a fusion of film, art installation, theatre performance and live concert. Read the full story

The documentary Heima about the Icelandic band Sigur Ros has been ranked the best documentary of all time by the film information website Internet Movie Database(IMDB). According to mbl.is the website is the most popular of its kind, grading films from one up to ten, and after a score of 8.7 Heima hails at the top of the ratings for documentary films. All together just over 2,400 people have given the film a grade, with around 1,360 of them grading the film 10 out of 10. Read the full story

The Icelandic news publication Morgunbladid will be showing tomorrow’s free outdoor concert with Sigur Ros and Bjork live on its website at mbl.is.

The Nattura (nature) concert kicks off at 5pm GMT in Laugadalur, Reykjavik and finishes at 10pm. On the programme are Icelandic music artists Olof Arnalds and Ghostigital, as well as the legendary Bjork and Sigur Ros – two of Iceland’s most famous musical exports.

The idea behind the concert is to raise awareness of the impact of growing aluminum smelting activity on the Icelandic landscape. On her website Bjork says that, “Our politicians must not get away with working against nature. We have to keep them on their toes. The damage could be too great, much greater than the short term profit.”

Up to 40,000 people are expected to attend the free concert. Admission will also be free to the nearby zoo and Laugardalslaug swimming pool where concert goers will be able to use the bathroom facilities.

To see the webcast of the Sigur Ros and Bjork concert, visit www.mbl.is from 7pm GMT on Saturday 28th June.

Iceland’s most popular international band of the decade are to headline their own tour across the United States this autumn to promote their new album.

Starting with a pair of shows in New York City on 17 and 18 September, this ethereal rock band will begin a 15 city tour on the back of a busy European promotional tour.

The band’s fifth studio album “Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust” (“With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly”) was released on June 23rd June, and follows on their gold certified (UK) album ‘Takk….’, which sold 30,000 copies in its first week of release in the States.

American fans will get a live taste of the band’s new ‘international’ sound which is produced by Flood (of U2 and Smashing Pumpkins fame), and even features an English lyrics song ‘All Alright’. Part of it was also recorded in New York City.

Earlier this month, the band made the album free in streaming form through its website and the music community website Last.fm.

Iceland’s two most popular musical exports are teaming up for a free outdoor concert in Iceland on Saturday 28th June.

The concert will feature Bjork, Sigur Ros, Olof Arnalds as well as a number of undisclosed foreign guests and will take place in Laugadalur in the capital, Reykjavik. The aim of the concert is to raise awareness on environmental issues in Iceland.

Icelandic budget airline Iceland Express is celebrating the once-in-a-lifetime event by offering cheap return flights to Reykjavik, Iceland from a number of European destinations.

Return tickets are available from ?148, €195, DKK 1489 and SEK 1828 including taxes from the following destinations: London, Copenhagen, Paris, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Eindhoven, Friedrichshafen, Gothenburg and Basel.

The special offer is available for select flights from 25 June to 2 July 2006. Booking is possible now until midnight GMT on Monday 9th June.

To take advantage of the special offer, visit www.icelandexpress.com