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“It didn’t feel that good. There was nothing special about it, other than it had belonged to Kurt Cobain.” Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt wasn’t impressed when he got to play the Nirvana frontman’s guitar

The Opeth mainman admits he wasn’t that wowed when he recently got his hands on Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” guitar

Metal Hammer

"After shaking her hand, I went out and had like five cigarettes in a row just to calm myself down. I get starstruck easily": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on the time he met ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog and had dinner with her

Mikael Åkerfeldt looks back on the time he was starstruck after meeting fellow Swedish legend, Agnetha Fältskog from ABBA

Metal Hammer

Mogwai's new single Fanzine Made of Flesh sounds like "ABBA meets Kraftwerk" according to guitarist Stuart Braithwaite

Scottish post-rock quartet Mogwai will release their brand new studio album The Bad Fire in January

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“I could be listening to Abba one minute and then Morbid Angel. It doesn’t seem strange to me”: How Porcupine Tree reinvented progressive rock for the 21st century metal generation

Porcupine Tree’s 2010 album The Incident capped their rise from cult psychedelicists to prog metal giants

Metal Hammer

"Most of my favourite bands, their fourteenth album was shit": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on ABBA, nearly buying a record shop, and their awesome 14th album

When ABBA-mad Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt met one of their singers, he “lost it”. She didn’t sing on their new concept album, but some other, perhaps unlikely, big names did

Metal Hammer

Michael Fassbender finally 'understood' ABBA after scary brush with death

Michael Fassbender developed a new appreciation for ABBA following a near-death experience during a late night boat trip to Ibiza.

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The top music documentaries to watch this Christmas (and where to find them)

Give Christmas Top of the Pops and The Two Ronnies the swerve this year with our pick of essential festive music viewing

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AP's top music documentaries of 2024: Taylor Swift, ABBA, the Boss and more — and where to watch

Here are some of The Associated Press’ favorite music documentaries of the year — in no particular order — along with where to find them

The Independent UK

Abba ‘chose the UK’ for virtual show which brings £1.4bn boost to economy

Executive producer Michael Bolingbroke said the Swedish pop group ‘chose the UK when they could have gone anywhere else’.

The Independent UK

Abba Voyage gives £1.4bn economic boost - and may stay in London 'forever'

Executive producer Michael Bolingbroke said the Swedish pop group ‘chose the UK when they could have gone anywhere else’

Evening Standard

"We weren’t fiddling around and wondering what to do, we were going to nail this sucker": Steve Howe names the best record he's ever made

Yes guitarist Steve Howe picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance

Louder

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.

BANG Premier

‘We tried to get Mariah Carey … and found out she costs $1m’: the songs musicians chose for their first dance

Does Charlie Simpson regret choosing Sigur Rós? Did Chesney Hawkes play ‘that’ song? And who picked an eight-minute jam by LCD Soundsystem? Musicians on the songs they chose for their wedding dance, for better or for worse

The Guardian - UK

ABBA's Bjorn Among 11,000 Artists Issuing AI Warning

Thousands of artists including ABBA singer Bjorn Ulvaeus, Hollywood actress Julianne Moore and Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro have signed a statement warning about the unlicensed use of artificial intelligence.

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The Independent UK

ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure musicians sign AI protest letter against 'unlicensed use' of works

Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools

The National (Scotland)

Everything you need to know as beloved musical Mamma Mia comes to Edinburgh

HERE is everything you need to know about tickets and show dates for Mamma Mia at the Edinburgh Playhouse...

The Guardian - UK

Dressed for success: Malmö launches Roxette jukebox musical Joyride steered by Brits

Based on a Jane Fallon novel and directed by Guy Unsworth, a new show is powered by the Swedish pop duo’s songs. Co-founder Per Gessle reflects on Roxette’s arrival in the opera house

Guitar World

Eric Stewart worked with Paul McCartney and ABBA’s Agnetha Faltskog, but as guitarist for 10cc, he created one of the most thrilling pop sounds in British music history

Learn the chart-conquering guitar style of 10cc’s Eric Stewart, which puts melody to the forefront

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International Business Times

White Stripes' Jack White Threatens To Sue 'You Fascists' After Trump Camp Uses His Song

The former president's campaign used "Seven Nation Army" in a video of Trump boarding a plane for a political rally

The Independent UK

Jack White rages against Trump campaign’s use of his music: ‘Lawsuit coming’

Donald Trump’s deputy director of communications shared a since-deleted video of the former president departing for Michigan and Wisconsin overlayed with the song ‘Seven Nation Army’

The Independent UK

Pop group ABBA ask Donald Trump to stop using their songs, but Trump team says they have the OK

Swedish supergroup ABBA has asked Donald Trump to stop using their music at campaign rallies, but the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign says it has permission

Al Jazeera

ABBA tells Trump to stop playing its songs at his events

Representatives of numerous artists have taken issue with Trump’s unauthorised use of their music at campaign events.

The Guardian - US

Abba demand Trump campaign stop using their music at rallies

Universal Music says footage used in Minnesota featuring Abba songs and videos must be taken down

Metal Hammer

”Every time you go into the mainstream, I get really uncomfortable”: Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt declined to join an Abba tribute band at Eurovision this year

Opeth’s leader was approached to help celebrate 50 years of Abba’s 1974 Eurovision win, but turned the chance down

Autosport

Bennett and Sharp on the rise after Silverstone GB3 bouts

The lead of the GB3 Championship changed hands for the fourth time in as many rounds last weekend at Silverstone, while JHR Developments’ John Bennett moved firmly into contention for the crown with his third win of the season.

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