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Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dave Grohl Wants To Turn ABBA Into GrABBA

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Grohl has offered to play drums for ABBA after he “wept like a baby” listening to their comeback single.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, pop, Sweden, UK charts, Voyage

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IMAGE ABBA Digital Portrait Credit Industrial Light & Magic

ABBA Score First UK Top 40 Hit In 40 Years

by Music-News.com

Pop icons ABBA are back with a bang, earning their first Top 10 single on the UK Official Chart in nearly 40 years today.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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ABBA Score First Hits On Australian Chart Since 1980

by Paul Cashmere

The two new ABBA songs ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ and ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ have made the Australian Top 40 giving ABBA their first chart hit in Australia since ‘On and On and On’ in 1980.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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Google Honors Avicii’s 32nd Birthday

by Music-News.com

Avicii has been honoured with a Google Doodle on what would have been his 32nd birthday (08.09.21).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Avicii, EDM, Google, Sweden

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ABBA ‘Voyage’ Breaks UK Record For Pre-Orders

by Paul Cashmere

Two months out from its official release ABBA ‘Voyage’ has broken a UK record for pre-orders, held for more than decade by Take That.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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Sydney Harbour Bridge Lights Up For ABBA

by Paul Cashmere

ABBA have included Sydney, Australia in their Voyage launch today with the Sydney Harbour Bridge lit up to join the celebration.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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IMAGE ABBA Mo Cap Suits Portrait Credit Baillie Walsh

ABBA Aren’t Back To Compete With Drake

by Paul Cashmere

ABBA’s new music released today is out the same day as Drake’s new album ‘Certified Lover Boy’ but the guys from ABBA don’t see Drake as competition.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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ABBA Decided To Reunite Before They Were Dead

by Paul Cashmere

The four members of ABBA had one motivation to reunite. They wanted to do it for they were dead.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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Listen To The Two New ABBA Songs Here Now

by Paul Cashmere

ABBA have debuted their first new music in 39 years ahead of the album ‘Vovage’ and ‘ABBAtar’ theatre show.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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Frida Was The Only ABBA Member To Have A Solo Hit Globally

by Paul Cashmere

It is incredible considering the success of ABBA that only one member went on to have a solo hit. Frida (Anni-Frid Lyngstad) scored a no 3 hit in Sweden, no 5 hit in Australia, no 13 in the USA in 1982 with the Phil Collins produced ‘I Know There’s Something Going On’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Europe, Frida, Phil Collins, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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ABBA Leak Expected To Announce Full Album Of 10 Songs And Release Two This Week

by Paul Cashmere

A leak ahead of the ABBA Voyage announcement this week is suggesting 10 new songs are on the way making for a complete ‘Voyage’ album with two of the new songs set for release this week.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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ABBA Generate Over 4 Million First Day Tik Tok Views

by Paul Cashmere

ABBA have joined social media platform Tik Tok and in just over 24 hours have generated over 4 million views.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden

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ABBA In Australia By The Hits

by Paul Cashmere

With the announcement later this week of the new ABBA project Voyage, Noise11 looks back at the 20 times ABBA graced the Australian Top 40 chart.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden

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ABBA ‘Voyage’ Expected To Be A Complete Album and Stage Production

by Paul Cashmere

ABBA’s announcement on 2 September 2021 is expected to reveal a complete new album for the Swedish as well as a full-on theatre production for the long awaited Hologram show.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, Aniara, Aniara Film Ltd, Aniara Ltd, Benny Andersson, Ludvig Andersson, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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Abba from ABBA The Official Photo Book, Noise11, Photo

New ABBA Gets Real As ABBAVoyage Website Opens

by Paul Cashmere

ABBA fans, things are getting real. A new website called ABBA Voyage has just launched and opened up a mailing list for an imminent announcement.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, Aniara, Aniara Film Ltd, Aniara Ltd, Benny Andersson, Ludvig Andersson, pop, Sweden, Voyage

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ABBA Community Gets Excited Over Studio Image

by Paul Cashmere

ABBA fans have been whipped into a frenzy after a photo posted at the ABBAtalk Facebook page suggests an announcement is imminent.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, ABBAtalk, Europe, pop, Sweden

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Sweden Renames Stockholm Venue Avicii Arena

by Paul Cashmere

Sweden’s Ericsson Globe in Stockholm has been renamed Avicii Arena in honour of Sweden DJ Tim Bergling (aka Avicii).

Tagged as: 10s, Avicii, DJ, electronica, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sweden, Tim Bergling

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Bjorn Ulvaeus Rules Out ABBA Biopic

by Music-News.com

ABBA have ruled out a biopic while they are still alive.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, Europe, pop, Sweden

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Cher In Talks For Mamma Mia 3

by Music-News.com

Cher is talking up a potential ‘Mamma Mia 3’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, Cher, Mamma Mia, pop, Sweden, USA

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Avicii Book To Be Published In November

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

An Avicii biography ‘Tim: The Official Biography of Avicii’ is coming in November.

Tagged as: Avicii, biography, DJ, Europe, mobius, Sweden

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Roxette Drummer Pelle Alsing Dies At 60

by Paul Cashmere

Roxette’s longtime drummer Pete Alsing has died at the age of 60.

Tagged as: 90s, Europe, Pete Alsing, pop, Roxette, Sweden

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The Hives Plot World Tour Without Leaving Sweden

by Music-News.com

The Hives are planning to tour the world without leaving their native Sweden.

Tagged as: 90s, Europe, punk, rock, Sweden, The Hives

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New ABBA Music Bumped Into 2021

by Paul Cashmere

ABBA will release five new songs in 2021 (or not). The new music that was to surface in 2018 has been delayed once again.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, Europe, pop, Sweden

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Babba Presents Abba To Stream From Memo Music Hall This Saturday

by Paul Cashmere

Memo Music Hall will present the live stream of dancing queen’s Babba performing the music of Abba this Saturday (6 June).

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, Australia, Babba, Memo Music Hall, pop, Sweden

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Bjorn Ulvaeus Still Expects New Abba Music For 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Abba’s Bjorn Ulvaeus says he still thinks we will hear Abba’s two new songs in 2020.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, Europe, pop, Sweden

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Sweden’s Alex Alexander Aims Global Working With Former Matchbox Twenty Guitarist Adam Gaynor and Sophie Simmons

by Paul Cashmere

Swedish recording artist Alex Alexander is wrapping up a few good years out of Europe with a target on the USA for 2020 with a little help from former Matchbox Twenty guitarist Adam Gaynor.

Tagged as: 20s, Adam Gaynor, Alex Alexander, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Matchbox Twenty, pop, Sophie Simmons, Sweden

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Per Gessle Pays Tribute To Marie Fredriksson

by Music-News.com

Roxette’s Per Gessle thanked his long-time musical partner Marie Fredriksson for their “wonderful” 40-year friendship after Marie passed away on Monday (09.12.19) at the age of 61 following a reported 17-year long battle with a brain tumour.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Europe, Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle, pop, Roxette, Sweden

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Marie Fredriksson of Roxette Has Died at Age 61

by Paul Cashmere

Roxette co-founder Marie Fredriksson has died at age 61.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Europe, Marie Fredriksson, pop, Roxette, Sweden

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Björn Ulvaeus Confirms There Are Now Five New Abba songs

by Paul Cashmere

Abba co-founder Björn Ulvaeus has confirmed that Abba has five new songs on the way.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, pop, Sweden

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a-ha and Rick Astley to play A Day On The Green

by Paul Cashmere

a-ha will return to Australia for the first time in 34 years for shows for A Day On The Green in February and they are bringing along Rick Astley for all shows.

Tagged as: 80s, A Day On The Green, A-ha, disco, pop, Pseudo Echo, Rick Astley, Sweden, UK

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