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It’s Official: Abba Reform To Record Two New Songs

Abba have reformed. It’s official. The classic Swedish pop band of the 70s have recorded two new songs for the joint BBC and NBC TV special to air in December.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, pop, Sweden

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Avicii’s Ex Posts After DJ’s Death

by Music-News.com

Avicii’s ex-girlfriend has shared a heartbreaking tribute to the Swedish DJ who tragically died at the age of 28.

Tagged as: 10s, Avicii, dance, electronica, pop, Sweden

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David Guetta and Rita Ora Avicii Tributes

by Music-News.com

DJ David Guetta and singer Rita Ora have been left heartbroken as the music world continues to mourn the tragic loss of dance superstar Avicii.

Tagged as: 10s, Avicii, Calvin Harris, dance, David Guetta, electronica, Imagine Dragons, Kygo, pop, Rita Ora, Sweden

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Imagine Dragons and Calvin Harris Avicii Tributes

by Paul Cashmere

Imagine Dragons and Calvin Harris are leading the tributes to Swedish DJ Avicii following the tragic news of his death on Friday.

Tagged as: 10s, Avicii, Calvin Harris, dance, electronica, Imagine Dragons, Kygo, pop, Sweden

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Kygo Pays Tribute To Avicii At Coachella

by Music-News.com

Kygo paid tribute to his “musical inspiration” Avicii during his Coachella set.

Tagged as: 10s, Avicii, dance, electronica, Kygo, pop, Sweden

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R.I.P. Avicii 1989-2018

by Music-News.com

Swedish DJ, Avicii, has been found dead in Muscat, Oman according to his representative.

Tagged as: 10s, Avicii, dance, electronica, pop, Sweden

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Abba To Become ‘Abbatars’ For TV Tribute

by Paul Cashmere

Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA are working together to be turned into ‘Abbatars’ for a tribute show being jointing produced by the BBC and NBC.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Abba, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, pop, Sweden

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The Day The Fonz and Captain Kirk Met Bjorn From Abba

by Paul Cashmere

William Shatner, Henry Winkler, George Foreman, Jeff Dye and Terry Bradshaw were greeted by Bjorn from Abba on a new episode of Better Later Than Never, their travel show.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, Bjorn, George Foreman, Henry Winkler, Jeff Dye, pop, Sweden, William Shatner

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Europe To Tour Australia For First Time

by Noise11.com

Europe’s ‘The Final Countdown’ album reached no 3 on the Australian chart in 1986. The title track reached no 2. 32 years on, the band will tour Australia fir the very first time.

Tagged as: 80s, Europe, metal, rock, Sweden

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Abba To Tour As Holigrams

by Music-News.com

Pop icons ABBA are heading back to the stage for their first tour in three decades – to perform as holograms.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, pop, Sweden

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Avicii Is Over Touring

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Dance music superstar Avicii regrets risking his health by touring throughout his 20s after watching his life unfold in a new documentary.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Avicii, electronica, pop, Sweden

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Mamma Mia Here We Go Again To Premiere July 2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Mamma Mia! was a worldwide hit both in the theater and on film. Just in the United States, the movie took in $144 million and is number 6 on the list of all-time live action movie musicals while, throughout the world, it took in $600 million.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, Mamma Mia, pop, Sweden

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Six Abba Solo Albums To Be Reissued On Vinyl

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

ABBA: four letters; four unique talents. Collectively, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad are known for creating some of the most vital pop music in the world; individually, however, they were just as creative.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, pop, Sweden

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Mamma Mia Will Be Back On Australian Stages From November

by Paul Cashmere

Mamma Mia the musical will return to Australian stages in November.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, Australia, Mamma Mia, pop, Sweden, theatre

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Spearfish Have Almost Completed A Jon English Tribute Album

by Paul Cashmere

Spearfish, the Swedish hard rock band that backed Jon English when he performed in Sweden in 2013, is putting the finishing touches on the ‘Spearhead – The English Project’ album.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Jon English, rock, Spearfish, Sweden

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Dead By April To Tour Australia In July

by Paul Cashmere

Sweden’s Dead By April will tour Australia in July.

Tagged as: 00s, Dead By April, metal, Sweden

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Frida from Abba Was On An Adam & the Ants Song

by Paul Cashmere

Frida from Abba did the spoken word part of Adam & The Ants ‘Strip’ but she couldn’t be credited.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, Adam & The Ants, Adam Ant, pop, rock, Sweden, UK

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ABBA Are Up To Something But No-One Knows Exactly What It Is

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

ABBA has plans to return but the form is a bit of a mystery.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, ABBA Are Up To Something But No-One Knows Exactly What It Is, pop, Sweden

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Swedish Psych-Rock Band Dungen To Play Sydney and Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Dungen from Sweden will play shows in Sydney and Melbourne in December.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Dungen, music news, Sweden, Swedish Psych-Rock Band Dungen To Play Sydney and Melbourne

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U2 Sweden Show Cancelled After Security Breach

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Word of a man with a gun has caused U2’s Sunday night show in Stockholm, Sweden to be postponed.

Tagged as: music news, Stockholm, Sweden, U2, U2 Sweden Show Cancelled After Security Breach

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Snoop Dogg Arrested In Sweden

by Music-News.com

Snoop Dogg was briefly arrested in Sweden last night.

Tagged as: music news, Snoop Dogg, Sweden

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Guy Sebastian, photo by Ros O'Gorman, noise11

Sweden Wins Eurovision, Australia Comes In Fifth

by Paul Cashmere

Sweden has won Eurovision 2015 with Russia in close second place followed Italy in third place. Guest nation Australia came in fifth following a star performance by Guy Sebastian.

Tagged as: Eurovision, Guy Sebastian, Måns Zelmerlöw, music news, Sweden, winners

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Abba from ABBA The Official Photo Book, Noise11, Photo

Third Run Abba Special Does As Well As ARIA Awards Rating

by Paul Cashmere

A two-year old Abba special run for the third time on television on Sunday night as pulled almost the same sized audience as the ARIA Awards.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, ABC, ARIA Awards, Australia, Bang A Boomerang, music news, pop, Sweden

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Abba To Release Complete 1979 Wembley Concert

by Paul Cashmere

Abba will release the complete ‘Live At Wembley Arena’ concert for the first time in October.

Tagged as: Abba, Amy Poehler, comedy, Europe, Greg Poehler, Live At Wembley Arena, music news, Sweden, UK, Welcome To Sweden

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Jon English Rocks With Kiss, Krokus, Quo And Skid Row In Sweden

by Paul Cashmere

Q. Where in the world is Jon English this weekend? A. Sweden.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Europe, Jon English, Kiss, Krokus, Rock festival, Skid Row, Status Quo, Sweden

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ABBA Beats Beatles Into Second Place On UK Charts

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It’s a big week for ABBA. Not only has Agnetha Fältskog’s new album, A, debut at number 6, but the group’s album, Gold, has overtaken the Beatles to become the second biggest selling album in British music history.

Tagged as: 1960s, 1970s, 2010s, Abba, Agnetha Fältskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Britain's Official Charts Company, Eurovision Song Contest, pop, Queen, rock, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sweden, The Beatles, U.K.

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Engelbert Humperdinck - image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Engelbert Humperdinck Writes To Bonnie Tyler Before Eurovision

by Paul Cashmere

Engelbert Humperdinck, last year’s entrant for Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest, has sent a note of support to Bonnie Tyler, who is representing the UK this year.

Tagged as: 60s, Bonnie Tyler, Engelbert Humperdinck, Eurovision, pop, Sweden, UK

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ABBA’s Agnetha And Björn Say No To Reunion

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Two separate ex-members of ABBA, appearing in two different corners of the world, have each quashed any rumors that the group will reunite.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Abba, ABBA museum, Agnetha Fältskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, pop, Sweden

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First Aid Kit Announce Falls Sideshows

by Andrew Tijs

Swedish folkie country duo First Aid Kit book two shows in Australia alongside their New Year’s appearances.

Tagged as: country, First Aid Kit, folk, Sweden

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Swedish House Mafia Offer Mix Album ‘Until Now’

by Andrew Tijs

Scandinavian electro stars Swedish House Mafia prepare “final tour soundtrack” with remixes, collabs and new tunes.

Tagged as: Coldplay, dance, electro, Florence + The Machine, house, Miike Snow, remix, Sweden, Swedish House Mafia, The Temper Trap

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