The year's newcomer in the songwriter/producer category was Fanny Avonne, the newcomer in the artist/band category was Engla Li, and the year's international newcomer was Sonny Tennet.
Rob'n'Raz received a special honorary award.
The influential producer Denniz Pop was one of the co-founders of the hit factory Cheiron Studios in Stockholm in the 1990s and wrote songs for, among others, Ace of Base, E-Type and Robyn before his death in 1998. The award was established in 2013.
