Swedish pop giants ABBA, shown here posing in Stockholm in 1974, have been named to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. Olle Lindeborg/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olle Lindeborg/AFP via Getty […]
Members of the Mark de Lisser Singers perform the iconic ABBA song ‘Waterloo’ at Waterloo Station in London on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption toggle caption Alastair Grant/AP Members of the Mark […]
For the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision victory, ABBA has posted a rare joint statement for their fans. They are also celebrating the anniversary with a “piano moment” and a limited edition album box set. Since […]
ABBA is one of the biggest groups in the history of pop music, with an iconic catalogue of era-defining songs. Here we take a look at the band members’ lives, careers and what they’re up […]
Legendary rockers Kiss sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million, it was announced Thursday. This isn’t the first time the […]
My, my! Fifty years after ABBA’s international breakthrough with ‘Waterloo’ in the Eurovision Song Contest, Polar Music International celebrates this milestone with a special 50th anniversary reissue, due for release on 5th April 2024 and […]
HITS by Taylor Swift and Adele have replaced Abba and Shania Twain on the list of karaoke favourites. They are even being pushed out by songs from Japanese and Korean pop stars. 2 Modern day […]
Kate McKinnon was joined by fellow Saturday Night Live alumni Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph and current cast member Bowen Yang in a sketch spoofing ABBA. The foursome starred as the Swedish pop group, promoting their […]
Agnetha Fältskog’s recent single, Where Do We Go From Here?, came with an animated video. It depicted the cartoonish version of the Abba singer that is permanently burned into the collective memory: blond hair, blue […]
ABBA won’t reunite for The Eurovision Song Contest 2024. During a recent interview for the BBC, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson were asked whether they were considering making an appearance at next year’s event – […]
The stars of ABBA have led tributes to late guitarist Lasse Wellander. On Sunday, Wellender’s family announced that the musician died at the age of 70 on Friday following a battle with cancer. Following the […]
Lasse Wellander, the musician who long served as the guitarist for iconic pop group ABBA, has died at 70. Wellander died Friday after a cancer diagnosis, his family said Sunday. The Swedish musician played on […]
Lasse Wellander has died at the age of 70. The musician was most known for having played the guitar on 24 classic tracks performed by Swedish pop supergroup ABBA but passed away on Good Friday […]
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From midday today, audiences can watch and listen to U2’s Bono and The Edge perform for Radio 2’s Piano Room on BBC iPlayer here and in an hourlong special, which includes an extended interview, on […]
Since her father is a longtime music journalist and her mother is a musician, it was inevitable that my 10-year-old daughter would fall in love with music. But I never imagined that the music she […]
Coldplay brought Steve Coogan on stage as his infamous, inept media personality Alan Partridge to cover some of the character’s favorite numbers from ABBA and Kate Bush. The performance took place over the weekend at the […]
ABBA Voyage, the digital avatars playing in London. Image by Tim Sandle. ABBA are back, at least virtually. Playing in London is the show ABBA Voyage, using digitally recorded avatars of the four band members, […]
It’s been 50 years, and ABBA is still at it. The group formed in 1972, and their career really took off when they won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. Now, the foursome are known […]
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