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Abba, cabaret and smug marionettes: the 1974 Eurovision song contest reviewed!

Fifty years since Abba won with Waterloo, fans are paying tribute to a pop classic. Its status is a far cry from its origins in a celebration of weedy pop and dodgy lyrics – and, whisper it, ‘nul points’ from Britain

The Guardian - UK

Swedish composer becomes Spotify’s most-famous musician you’ve never heard of

Johan Röhr’s 2,700 songs have been streamed 15bn times and have more plays than Britney Spears or Abba

The Guardian - UK

“They don’t know how to make a bad album!” Metal Hammer writers battle it out over which Ghost album is best

Every Ghost album is a fan-favourite, but which one is the ultimate in their devilish discography? We got the five biggest fans in Team Hammer to fight it out.

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Frank Farian: Boney M’s mastermind was one of pop’s greatest oddballs

He never got the reappraisal that Abba did, but with covers of 60s psych, songs about the Troubles and an unerring knack for hooks, the late German songwriter leaves a daring legacy

The Guardian - UK

8 obscure but brilliant 1970s glam rock songs

Def Leppard singer and ’70s glam connoisseur Joe Elliott on 10 glitter rock masterpieces

Louder

‘Feel no shame for what you are’: the greatest songs about the new year

From Abba to U2, midcentury vocal groups to 00s emo, we highlight songs that clear up the previous year’s party and look to a fresh start

The Guardian - UK

‘It had me weeping’: Nick Offerman, Leona Lewis and more on culture they loved in 2023

From being a dancing queen at Abba Voyage to wallowing in Byron’s dystopian darkness, comedians, actors, musicians and more share the culture that shaped their year – whether it was made in 2023 or 1816

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The French 'Mamma Mia!' musical on stage in Paris

In this edition of arts24, we discover the French version of the global smash hit musical seen by more than 65 million people and based on Abba's catchy tunes, which is on stage in Paris. Also on the programme, we visit the new queer, unapologetic and inclusive Paris exhibition of…

France 24

Stock Aitken Waterman’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As a musical featuring the British production trio’s songs tours the UK, we list their best tracks – from Divine to Dead or Alive

The Guardian - UK

Music, magic and a museum market: What's on in Canberra this weekend

Split Milk and Fred Smith are other attractions.

The Canberra Times

Morning Mail: Albanese hails China visit, borrowers brace for rate hike, Trump on the stand

The prime minister says meeting Xi Jinping will ‘take forward’ relations with Beijing; RBA tipped to pile agony on financially stretched households

The Guardian - AU

The subtle melancholy of Abba provides me with solace against the mean world

As society has renewed its desire to be cruel, we turn inward to our comforts, looking for warmth

The Guardian - AU

The week in TV: Three Little Birds; Life on Our Planet; Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream; The Burning Girls – review

Lenny Henry’s heartfelt Windrush drama pulls its punches, Netflix can only dream of David Attenborough – and how much Abba can Corfu take?

The Guardian - UK

Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream review: ITV talent show wonderfully captures musical’s unhinged party atmosphere

The hunt is on for two rising stars to play young couple Sophie and Sky in the stage show, with Zoe Ball on hosting duties and armed with endless Abba puns

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Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream review – no reality show has ever featured this much screaming

Fourteen overexcited hopefuls head to Greece to compete for West End roles in the Abba musical. It’s a wildly rushed, tension-free series that is never less than shrill

The Guardian - UK

Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream: an Abba-themed musical TV contest? The prospect is horrific

Will we ever get sick of watching someone or something sing Waterloo? Apparently not, judging by this ITV reality series – and yet it’s way more fun than it sounds

The Guardian - UK

Swedish ‘stud’ Ludvig Åberg unfazed by extraordinary rise to Ryder Cup

Only four months out of college the 23-year-old Ludvig Åberg, described as a generational talent, looks poised to make a major impact for Europe

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‘Money, Money, Money’: Ancient ‘ABBA’ Coin Set For Auction

It is one of just five ABBA coins in collections today.

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KLF donate copy of reconstructed 1987 album to British Library

Unsold copies of original album were destroyed after a legal dispute with Abba

The Independent UK

Father of Omagh bomb victim tells of sadness over Sinead O’Connor’s death

Michael Gallagher said he had not been aware that O’Connor had recorded a version of Abba’s Chiquitita to support the victims’ families.

Evening Standard

Antony Costa joins cast of Mamma Mia! The Party playing at the O2 London

The production has been executively produced by Abba’s Bjorn Ulvaeus

The Independent UK

Rail staff perform Abba hit to mark London Waterloo’s 175th anniversary

The station first opened to customers on July 11 1848 as Waterloo Bridge.

The Independent UK

Dolly Parton uninterested in having her own AI hologram: ‘I don’t want to leave my soul on Earth’

Parton joked that ‘any intelligence’ she had and ‘everything’ about her was artificial

Daily Mirror

Why ABBA classic is still going strong as biggest dancefloor-filler of all time

A list of the 30 greatest floor-fillers put Dancing Queen at the top of the charts, with Dexys Midnight Runners’ 1982 tune Come On Eileen second

Metal Hammer

Lemmy's golden rules of songwriting, and the three songs he loved the most

Late Motörhead mainman Lemmy on the genius of Abba, what he shares with Jimi Hendrix, the best lyric he ever wrote, and the greatest songs ever written

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