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UNBELIEVABLE: Benny andersson - Caught on Camera

Original Abba members celebrate expansion of London education programme

Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad appeared at performance of Abba Voyage for schoolchildren

The Guardian - UK

Abba’s Benny Andersson: Songwriting is like waiting for a dragon to come out

The musician said he still sits at the piano every day.

Evening Standard

Abba Voyage launches new project at east London arena with Benny and Anni-Frid

Two of the band's iconic figures were present to inaugurate the next phase of the music initiative

Evening Standard

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“It was very emotional. There was a feeling that this was the end”: The mystery of Abba’s melancholy parting shot

It was their final recording for 35 years

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"We get so many requests from people wanting to use our tracks but we normally say no. This is only the second time we have given permission”: How Madonna created a dancefloor classic - with a sample that other artists could only dream of using

An intoxicating mash-up of ’70s disco, ’80s electropop and 2000s club music

MusicRadar

Chess review – messy Broadway revival wastes catchy Abba songs

A 1980s concept album, from Tim Rice and Abba members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, is brought back to the stage with uneven results

The Guardian - US

Here We Go Again: the enduring appeal of Mamma Mia!

The blockbuster show has returned to Broadway to further cement its place as the most popular jukebox musical of all time

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Bjorn Ulvaeus uncertain if Abba Voyage will continue if bandmate dies

Virtual versions of the Swedish band currently perform the band’s hits every night in London

The Independent UK

Bjorn Ulvaeus unsure about future of ABBA Voyage if one of his band members dies

Bjorn Ulvaeus has not thought about what would happen to the successful ABBA Voyage show if one of his band mates dies.

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Bjorn Ulvaeus unsure if Abba Voyage will continue if a bandmate dies

The virtual concerts are held in an arena at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Evening Standard

“I immediately heard the melody in my head. I just felt intuitively, ‘This is gonna be something’”: How Madonna created a dancefloor classic — with a sample that other artists could only dream of using

An intoxicating mash-up of ’70s disco, ’80s electropop and 2000s club music

MusicRadar

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus says he is writing a musical with AI at SXSW London

"It is like having another songwriter in the room with a huge reference frame," he said during a talk at SXSW London. The ABBA singer, who is president of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, previously warned of the “existential challenge” AI represents to music.

Euronews

“When we first opened, we never imagined that we’d still be in London three years on”: Abba: Voyage just got four new songs to mark its third anniversary

New fan favourites join the virtual gig’s all-hits line-up following an all-star anniversary party

MusicRadar

Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad reunite for third Abba Voyage anniversary

Tracks added to the concert’s setlist included Abba hits The Name Of The Game, Super Trouper, Money, Money, Money and Take A Chance On Me

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“The finest sound engineer the world has ever seen”: ABBA pay tribute to Michael B Tretow - often referred to as their ‘fifth member’ and a key architect of their sound - who has died, aged 80

“His importance for ABBA cannot be overestimated,” says Björn Ulvaeus

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ABBA lead tributes to the man who shaped their signature sound

ABBA's sound engineer, Michael B. Tretow, has passed away.

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ABBA mourn death of sound engineer Michael B Tretow

Pop veterans ABBA have paid tribute to their former producer and sound engineer Michael B Tretow following his death with Benny Andersson crediting him with making the band's music sound "timeless".

Evening Standard

Who was Michael Tretow? ABBA pays tribute to beloved colleague

The stars of ABBA have paid tribute to the man credited with creating the group’s iconic and world-famous sounds

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Netflix adds ABBA documentary that shows how they beat the odds — and it has some great stories

Netflix has just got this ace doc

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Bjorn Ulvaeus was drunk when he wrote The Winner Takes It All

ABBA star Bjorn Ulvaeus was drunk when he wrote the band's hit track 'The Winner Takes It All'

Evening Standard

Abba ‘adding a little something’ to avatar arena shows for third anniversary

ABBA Voyage is booking until January 2026.

MusicRadar

“He noticed that the studio had a marimba sitting in the corner, and the rest is history”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind ABBA's Mamma Mia

On Mamma Mia's 50th birthday, our resident music prof puts ABBA's infectiously catchy karaoke staple under the musical microscope

Louder

"A ninth album would have been about riffs - interestingly constructed riffs and hypnotic music": Jimmy Page looks back on the tests and turmoil of Led Zeppelin's final albums

The man who led Zeppelin looks back on Presence, In Through The Out Door and Coda

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Pierce Brosnan believes Mamma Mia! 3 is 'doable'

Pierce Brosnan would "welcome the opportunity" to return for a third 'Mamma Mia!' film and he believes another sequel is "doable" following a meeting with producer Judy Craymer over the summer.

The Guardian - UK

The Book of Abba by Jan Gradvall review – dark backstories and new revelations

From Himmler to herring, a Swedish journalist offers unexpected angles on the 70s supergroup

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