Rockbjörnen (English: The rock bear) is a Swedish popular music award established by the Stockholm evening newspaper Aftonbladet in 1979.[1] The award, which is awarded annually, is divided into several categories and is mostly concentrated around the genres Pop and Rock. The first award was however given to the Swedish dansband Wizex in the category "Dansband of the year".[2] This was the only time this category was included.