ABBA Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus has launched a new initiative called Credits Due, aiming to tackle issues surrounding music royalties and metadata.The campaign comes from a collaboration between The Ivors Academy and The Music Rights Awareness Foundation (MRAF), of which Ulvaeus is a co-founder, and was unveiled at last night’s (September 21) 2021 Ivor Novello awards.Credits Due has the aim of ensuring that “complete and accurate song metadata is attached to all recordings at the point of creation,”

ABBA singer Agnetha Fältskog has admitted the band’s forthcoming ‘Voyage’ concert experience may well be their last.The iconic four-piece made their monumental comeback earlier this month, announcing the release of their new album also called ‘Voyage’, on November 5 – and dropping the singles ‘I Still Have The Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’.They also revealed their forthcoming tour will see a “digital” version of ABBA (not holograms) perform alongside a 10-piece live band.

ABBA‘s new album ‘Voyage’ have broken records in the UK after over 80,000 copies were purchased in just three days.Universal Music UK claim its their biggest ever album pre-order, breaking the previous record set by Take That for their ‘Progress’ and ‘III’ albums, according to Music Business Worldwide.ABBA made their monumental comeback last week, announcing the release of ‘Voyage’, on November 5 – and dropping the singles ‘I Still Have The Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’.They also

ABBA’s “revolutionary” new live show ‘Voyage‘ have spoken to NME about the creation of the concert, the chemistry of the band and how long we might expect it to run for.The Swedish pop legends returned last week, announcing details of an immersive new live show called ‘Voyage’ along with a new 10-track album of the same name and the first two singles from it.The ‘Voyage’ live show will see a “digital” version of ABBA performing alongside a 10-piece live band (put together with the help of

ABBA fans have been reacting as tickets for their special 2022 ‘Voyage’ tour in London went on general sale this morning (September 7).Last week (September 2) the pop icons returned with new songs ‘I Still Have The Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ as well as details of ‘ABBA Voyage’.The band also detailed a “revolutionary” new concert experience, also called ABBA Voyage, which will see a “digital” version of ABBA (not holograms) perform alongside a 10-piece live band at the purpose-built

Klaxons, has revealed his role in helping ABBA form their ten-piece reunion band.Righton – who recently dropped a new single of his own, the Soulwax-assisted ‘Release Party’ – shared the tidbit on Instagram over the weekend, posting a photo of himself and ABBA member Benny Andersson working together in a Swedish studio.“I had an incredible/fun/magical/surreal time helping Benny and Bjorn find the 10 piece band for the reunion,” he wrote in the photo’s caption.

Little Boots has revealed that she will perform as part of ABBA‘s upcoming ‘Voyage’ concerts in London.The Swedish pop icons announced the “revolutionary” live experience last week (September 2), while also sharing their first new songs in 40 years: ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’.Beginning next May, the special live shows will present a “digital” version of ABBA (not holograms) performing alongside a 10-piece live band at the purpose-built 3,000-capacity ‘ABBA Arena’ at

ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus has revealed that he and co-songwriter Benny Andersson were “prepared” for bandmates Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog to say no to the band’s upcoming reunion.Yesterday (September 2), the pop icons returned with new songs ‘I Still Have The Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ and details of ‘ABBA Voyage’, their first new songs in over 40 years.The band also detailed a “revolutionary” new concert experience, also called ABBA Voyage – which will see a “digital”

ABBA has new music coming! The pop group announced on Thursday that they're releasing Voyage, their first album in 40 years, on Nov.

ABBA is the Swedish group responsible for some of the most timeless songs in pop — "Mamma Mia," "Dancing Queen," and "Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie!" to name just a few — and they're officially back after a 40-year break.

ABBA fans have been reacting to the news that the Swedish pop giants have returned with two new songs – both of which will feature on a new album – and a “revolutionary” concert experience.Earlier this evening (September 2), the band announced ‘ABBA: Voyage’ – a full new album and their first new music in over 40 years which will be released on November 5 on Universal Music.To accompany the news, ABBA – comprising Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad –

livestream event on Thursday — also aptly called “ABBA Voyage.”The band first cryptically hyped Aug. 26 that the group would possibly reunited and release new music.

ABBA have at long last announced their return, confirming details of a new album and “revolutionary” concert experience ‘ABBA: VOYAGE’ – as well as releasing two brand new songs.Back in 2017, it was announced that the band would reunite in digital form in 2019, performing as “Abbatars” for the first time since they split in 1983.

ABBA are set to make a “special livestream announcement” later this week, the pop group have confirmed.The Swedish quartet – comprised of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderssn and Anni-Frid Lyngstad – reunited in 2016 after breaking up in 1983.The new announcement is the latest teaser in the mysterious ABBA Voyage project, which the group began trailing last week (August 26).

ABBA have joined TikTok and they’ve teased some big news coming later this week – see the clip below.The Swedish pop giants have officially offered up their catalogue to the TikTok community after becoming the most-searched-for group without a dedicated profile.According to a press release (via Billboard), the group’s music was the most requested from an act without an official account on the platform.ABBA – comprised Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad – have

ABBA appear to have teased their long-awaited return with a cryptic social media post – check it out below.The Swedish pop icons announced back in 2018 that they were set to release their first new material in 35 years.

Portishead have released their cover of ABBA‘s ‘SOS’ on streaming for the first time – you can listen to it below.The Bristol trip-hop group put a haunting spin on the classic single back in 2016, and have today (July 8) made it available to stream via SoundCloud in aid of mental health charity Mind.Revenue from listens will be generated through the platform’s new fan-powered royalties model, which was announced back in March.

ABBA‘s iconic greatest hits compilation album ‘ABBA Gold’ has made history, becoming the first album to spend 1,000 weeks on the UK charts.From the week beginning on July 2, ‘ABBA Gold’ sits at number 17, almost two decades following its release.

Black Country, New Road covered the ABBA classic ‘Mamma Mia’ at a socially distanced gig last night (June 20) – watch footage below.The band were playing a show at the Future Yard in Birkenhead in support of their debut album ‘For the first time‘.The band’s ABBA cover, which stayed largely true to the original, featured additional sax and violin, and follows the seven-piece’s recent cover of MGMT’s ‘Time To Pretend’.Watch Black Country, New Road cover ‘Mamma Mia’ below.The band are currently on

ABBA.It will be the first time the Swedish group have released new music in 40 years. The last album the group released was ‘The Visitors’ in 1981.Speaking to The Herald Sun, Ulvaeus said: “There will be new music this year, that is definite, it’s not a case anymore of it might happen, it will happen.”He also went on to reveal more about the group’s time back in the studio.He added: “We’re really, really good friends.

ABBA biopics in the near future.Despite the success of biopics like Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and Elton John’s Rocketman, Ulvaeus has vetoed the chances of an ABBA biopic appearing any time soon.Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Ulvaeus said: “I don’t think we would want that actually, I certainly know myself I wouldn’t want an actor – not while I’m alive – to play me on the big screen and I don’t think the others would like that either.”You can watch the interview below:Earlier this week (April

ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus has teased the band’s forthcoming avatar tour, promising that it “still sounds very much ABBA.”Back in 2017, it was announced that the band would reunite in digital form in 2019, performing as “Abbatars” for the first time since they split in 1982.When the reunion tour was then delayed, the Swedish pop icons announced back in 2018 that they would be sharing two new tracks: ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’, which was then expanded to five new tracks as a

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus has said a fairer payment model needs to be in place for songwriters.Writing in The Guardian, Ulvaeus said a new royalties model is needed if the industry is to see any kind of “risk-taking” or “creativity” from artists whose writing, he says, is being affected by the pressures of the “dysfunctional” current model.Ulvaeus said: “The dominant currency in streaming is individual songs; data shows that when people use a streaming platform such as Spotify, they search more for

Mamma Mia!” The popular ABBA movie made $600 million at the global box office, but the former 007 was still roundly mocked for his renditions of “S.O.S.” and “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do.”The crooner is back in a story with songs in “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” a comedy starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as an Icelandic pop duo who makes it into the famous music competition, Eurovision.