Well there are really two norwegian languages - bokmål ("book language") and nynorsk ("new norwegian"). Bokmål is what is spoken in Oslo and in the southern areas. Nynorsk is more rural and is more common on the north and west coasts. When most people say they speak norwegian, they probably mean bokmål.
Bokmål is incredibly close to Danish, such that they are basically mutually intelligible, if one can understand the accents. It's also really close to Swedish. Often I cannot tell the difference between written danish and bokmål. When I was in Copenhagen, I would speak bokmål at people and they would understand me clearly, I just could never understand their responses.
Nynorsk is closer to old norse and icelandic, though it is still quite similar to bokmål. If you've ever listened to Gåte, they sing in nynorsk. If you know Lumsk, they sing in bokmål. If you've heard Kaizers Orchestra, they sing in a local dialect of bokmål. I can't think of any more bands that sing in a norwegian language.
no subject
Bokmål is incredibly close to Danish, such that they are basically mutually intelligible, if one can understand the accents. It's also really close to Swedish. Often I cannot tell the difference between written danish and bokmål. When I was in Copenhagen, I would speak bokmål at people and they would understand me clearly, I just could never understand their responses.
Nynorsk is closer to old norse and icelandic, though it is still quite similar to bokmål. If you've ever listened to Gåte, they sing in nynorsk. If you know Lumsk, they sing in bokmål. If you've heard Kaizers Orchestra, they sing in a local dialect of bokmål. I can't think of any more bands that sing in a norwegian language.