When last we reported on the 2015 Rix FM festival, artists had been announced for the first five stops but fans were left clamouring for word on the final five stops, including the three largest cities in Sweden (Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö). But after countless pleas from fans for word on the other stops and cryptic replies with no sign of an update in sight, Rix FM has finally posted updated rosters for their ten-stop tour set to travel across Sweden this August. So here's how those shows are looking now:

Aug 4 - Sundsvall

Venue: Stora Torget
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 19:00
Artist line-up: Danny Saucedo, Molly Sandén, Dinah Nah, Simon Erics, Ulf Nilsson, Ida LaFontaine, *Axel Wikner*

**Wikner is a new addition to the Sundsvall line-up relative to the first wave of announcements.**

Aug 6 - Eskilstuna

Venue: Strömsholmen
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 19:00
Artist line-up: Molly Sandén, Albin, Dinah Nah, Simon Erics, Ulf Nilsson, Anton Ewald

Aug 7 - Jönköping

Venue: Hovrättstorget
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 20:00
Artist line-up: Darin, Molly Sandén, ISA, Jakob Karlberg, Linus Svenning, Simon Erics, Ulf Nilsson

Aug 8 - Växjö

Venue - Stortorget
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 19:00
Artist line-up: Darin, ISA, Jakob Karlberg, Simon Erics, Linus Svenning, Smith & Thell, Ulf Nilsson

Aug 13 - Norrköping

Venue: Vasaparken
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 18:30
Artist line-up: Darin, Molly Sandén, Simon Erics, ISA, Marietta, Anton Ewald, Jakob Karlberg

Aug 15 - Malmö

Venue: Stortorget
Event opens - 12:00
Concert starts - 18:00
Artist line-up: Danny Saucedo, Molly Sandén, Jakob Karlberg, Dinah Nah, Simon Erics, Anton Ewald, Ida LaFontaine

Aug 16 - Göteborg

Venue: Götaplatsen
Event opens - 11:00
Concert starts - 16:00
Artist line-up: Måns Zelmerlöw, Molly Sandén, Jakob Karlberg, Albin, Dinah Nah, Madcon, Simon Erics, Sabina Ddumba, Loreen, Zara Larsson

Aug 21 - Linköping

Venue: Kungsträdgården
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 18:30
Artist line-up: Molly Sandén, Dinah Nah, ISA, Anton Ewald, Simon Erics, Ulf Nilsson, Smith & Thell

Aug 26 - Karlstad

Venue: Stora Torget
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 19:00
Artist line-up: Madcon, Simon Erics, Mariette, Anton Ewald, Loreen, Ida LaFontaine, Jakob Karlberg

Aug 30 - Stockholm

Venue: Kungsträdgården
Event opens - 12:00
Concert starts - 16:00
Artist line-up: Måns Zelmerlöw, Bebe Rexha, Olly Murs, Albin, Mr Probz, Danny Saucedo, Simon Erics, Sabina Ddumba

The artists that have previously been announced for the Rix FM tour but have yet to be listed for any of the stops are The Veronicas and Mr. "12 points from Sweden goes to..." himself, Guy Sebastian. What's the deal, Australia? When and where are you coming? Your fans are waiting...

Which artists are you most excited to see on the RixFM tour? Are you happy with this year's line-ups? Let us know!

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Following a suspense-ridden few weeks of daily announcements for artists to be taking part in the annual Rix FM festival, Rix FM finally announced the specific artists for its few stops of the summer. So here's how things are looking so far:

Aug 4 - Sundsvall

Venue: Stora Torget
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 19:00
Artist line-up: Danny Saucedo, Molly Sandén, Dinah Nah, Simon Erics, Ulf Nilsson, Ida LaFontaine

Aug 6 - Eskilstuna

Venue: Strömsholmen
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 19:00
Artist line-up: Molly Sandén, Albin, Dinah Nah, Simon Erics, Ulf Nilsson, Anton Ewald

Aug 7 - Jönköping

Venue: Hovrättstorget
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 20:00
Artist line-up: Darin, Molly Sandén, ISA, Jakob Karlberg, Linus Svenning, Simon Erics, Ulf Nilsson

Aug 8 - Växjö

Venue - Stortorget
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 19:00
Artist line-up: Darin, ISA, Jakob Karlberg, Simon Erics, Linus Svenning, Smith & Thell, Ulf Nilsson

Aug 13 - Norrköping

Venue: Vasaparken
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 18:30
Artist line-up: Darin, Molly Sandén, Simon Erics, ISA, Marietta, Anton Ewald, Jakob Karlberg

Aug 15 - Malmö

Venue: Stortorget
Event opens - 12:00
Concert starts - 18:00
Artist line-up: TBA

Aug 16 - Göteborg

Venue: Götaplatsen
Event opens - 11:00
Concert starts - 16:00
Artist line-up: TBA

Aug 21 - Linköping

Venue: Kungsträdgården
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 18:30
Artist line-up: TBA

Aug 26 - Karlstad

Venue: Stora Torget
Event opens - 14:00
Concert starts - 19:00
Artist line-up: TBA

Aug 30 - Stockholm

Venue: Kungsträdgården
Event opens - 12:00
Concert starts - 16:00
Artist line-up: TBA

Previously announced artists who have yet to be listed for any stops include: Loreen, Måns Zelmerlöw, Olly Murs, The Veronicas, Mr Probz, Norlie & KKV, and Sabina Ddumba.

Stay tuned for updated listings!

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Swedish ex-quiff master and two-time Melodifestivalen runner-up, Danny Sauceo, has finally decided to put his quarter-life crisis aside and return to the Swedish pop scene with his first original Swedish-language single, "Brinner i bröstet," which roughly translates to "Burning in the chest." But despite the power of that imagery, the single and accompanying video are often just lukewarm at best.

Danny Saucedo has always been an excellent vocalist. For every E.M.D. (the boyband-trio of which he was a part) single, the grandest vocal lines were always reserved for Danny. It's no surprise that on this latest single, he sounds just as good as he always has. But if the song had started at lower levels to offer up more contrast with the song's climax(es), the greater range would have allowed for more of an impact. The song also could've benefited from more deep percussion throughout the song as well as a more expansive lower register, be that from synthetic bass or cello perhaps. In fact, the greatest point of the song is Danny's emotive vocals which carry the song far more than the production itself. Critiques aside, it is a perfectly competent song and pleasant enough to listen to, but perhaps we were just expecting a more explosive comeback single. Two years is a long time to keep folks waiting...

Final point of analysis is the music video. Before we get to it, perhaps we should revel in the fact that there is a music video at all, particularly when you consider that Danny's greatest single to date, "All In My Head," never had an official music video made and had hardly any promotion for it.

The "Brinner i bröstet" music video starts off with Danny and his back-up dancers in all-white outfits and Danny is wearing some sort of veiled apron attached around his front, making viewers subconsciously reach for their dishes for Danny to wash. With his band of all-white-wearing misfit-waiters around him, I half-expected him to start spouting, "I am Jack's complete lack of surprise." Speaking of lack of surprise, the instant the sneak-peek was posted, revealing that the video would be black and white, I was left flabbergasted at why such a choice would be made for a song with the word "burning" in the title and jumped to the prediction that there would be some done-a-hundred-times-before transition to colour towards the video's end and guess what? It totally does. Little about this video is innovative. The effects (the best-looking of which look virtually identical to Måns Zelmerlöw's "Perfectly Damaged" album cover), lowest-setting wind machine, unconvincing attempts to pantomime playing the song's piano hook by guest-artist Malcolm B, the uncomfortably blank Stepford-gaze of the video's female lead (with whom Danny doesn't even interact with once), and the dollar-store-eyedrops teardrop as part of some contrived attempt to emote the song's actually decent lyrics made this a just-okay video. Have we seen worse? Yes. But were we hoping for more? Absolutely.

But before we leave you thinking that the video has no redeeming qualities, we will note that the second set of outfits (the black-and-white outfits) are overall a much cleaner and stylish look. The use of sign language to communicate the lyrics, as there is no lipsynching at any point during the video, was genuinely touching. The choreography is decent, save for the out-of-sync execution of the moves that go down to the ground and back up again. The moving camera angle at the video's close is also a visually eye-catching point that had us thinking that when combined with the song's decent success on iTunes in Sweden, perhaps Danny is on the right path to getting his career back into a groove. We certainly hope so! We're more so befuddled by the choice to make the lead single of his big comeback be a ballad, particularly so close to the summer season, which is when Swedes tend to drop their biggest party singles. But we're happy to welcome back one of our most cherished blonde bombshells of Sweden. Hopefully, he'll build his momentum back up and return to Melodifestivalen. After all, Måns Zelmerlöw's six-year-gap away from Melodifestivalen led him to the complete and utter slayage of Europe!

What are your reactions to "Brinner i bröstet"? Does the music video ignite your fiery fangirl adoration? Check it out on Aftonbladet and let us know!

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