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“I remember when it entered the Billboard charts, when it was number one – then we had champagne in the office the whole day”: ABBA confirm that their ‘fifth member’ Gorel Hanser has died, aged 76

She had worked for the Swedish pop giants since 1969

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ABBA mourn death of beloved manager and ‘fifth member’

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The Independent UK

Görel Hanser death: Abba’s longtime manager and ‘fifth member’ dies aged 76

Swedish pop group said they have lost their ‘most loved friend and closest colleague’

The Independent UK

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Mamma Mia! is Shakespeare’s Tempest in campy musical disguise

Mamma Mia!, the 1999 jukebox musical built around the songs of the pop group ABBA, became a huge hit in the theatre internationally and later a commercially successful feature film. It has inspired a host of spinoffs including a prequel film, an immersive dining experience and fan fiction.

The Conversation

Jemaine Clement on age-gap comedy Alice and Steve, dancing to ABBA with Matt Berry, and separating the art from the artist

INTERVIEW : The Kiwi actor and writer, who rose to fame as one half of folk-parody duo Flight of the Conchords, talks to Patrick Smith about his latest role in Disney’s sharp new six-part series

The Independent UK

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

“I'm really hoping that they will travel to California. Number 1, it's sunny, and number 2, I'm here. What more could you want?”: How Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur and Benge made their Doublespeak synth-pop covers album without ever being in the same room

You've never heard ABBA, The Carpenters or David Essex quite like this before...

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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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From Vienna to Bergen: The best places to watch the Eurovision 2026 grand final

From bars to live music venues and public arenas, Eurovision Song Contest fans will be spoilt for choice when it comes to viewing options for Saturday's Grand Final.

Euronews

'Gory drugs bender': Blur bassist Alex James gives his brutal opinion of Glastonbury

Alex James admits Glastonbury is not his favourite festival in the world.

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Victoria Beckham hints Spice Girls could do an ABBA and launch hologram show

Victoria Beckham says the Spice Girls have talked about doing an ABBA‑style hologram show, though nothing is confirmed.

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Careless Whisper by George Michael voted nation’s favourite song for eighth year

The late singer triumphed on the Smooth Radio’s All Time Top 500 list with 20 entries, including six songs with Wham!.

Evening Standard

Madonna announces sequel to beloved album Confessions on a Dance Floor

First record featured famous ABBA sample in hit song ‘Hung Up’

The Independent UK

Only Real Music Fans Can Complete These 30 Lyrics From The Beatles, Queen, And Aerosmith

Part 4 is here, and this time the playlist is pulling from every corner of the decades. We're talking Dolly Parton, Queen, Radiohead, ABBA, The Beatles, Britney Spears, Kate Bush, Aerosmith, and more - one iconic line at a time, with a few words missing. Your job is to fill…

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Woman & Home

Putting the Queen in Dancing Queen - former royal dresser reveals 'relaxed' Elizabeth II used to sing and dance to ABBA

Angela Kelly has shared some cherished memories that'll make you see Britain's longest-reigning monarch in a new light

Evening Standard

Queen Elizabeth II's love of dancing to ABBA revealed by friend

The late Queen would dance around her dressing room to ABBA’s Dancing Queen, according to her former dresser Angela Kelly

Guitar World

“Björn and I met and discussed what it could look like. It had to be shiny and sparkling”: How a Swedish luthier used by Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton created the iconic ABBA star guitar

Meet Göran Malmberg, maker of the ultimate glam-rock axe that Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA walked on the Eurovision stage with in 1974

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“I was never a huge Beatles fan. But I learned recently that John Lennon said that it’s the one song he wished he would have written”: The disco classic that sold 11 million copies and influenced famous songs by Lennon and ABBA

How the leader of KC And The Sunshine Band created a perfect floor-filler

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What Hi-Fi?

1976 changed music forever – and these 10 tracks still sound phenomenal today

Like us, these great songs are turning 50 this year

The Independent UK

Kesha rebukes Trump administration for unauthorized use of one of her songs ‘to incite violence and threaten war’

The pop star demanded that the White House stop using her 2011 dance-pop hit ‘Blow’ in a wartime TikTok video extolling the ‘lethality’ of America’s armed forces

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Legendary singer Neil Sedaka dead at 86

Neil Sedaka has died at the age of 86 after being rushed to hospital on Friday (27.02.26).

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“Between that and the ABBA hologram show there’s really nothing left of our ideas": Damon Albarn suggests that Gorillaz helped to lay the groundwork for the success of KPop Demon Hunters, and reflects on the "mismatch" that led to Blur's Coachella debacle

But they may yet return to the US, he says

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50 Curious Facts People Learned By Accident And Can’t Stop Thinking About (New Pics)

We go to school, study further, then learn new things in our chosen careers. But no matter how much knowledge we acquire, there always seems to be space in our brain for more. Sometimes we gather new information by choice. Other times it comes at us unexpectedly... like this list…

Sports Illustrated

Indiana Fans Serenade Hoosiers With Moving 'Fernando' Rendition After CFP Win

There was something in the air that night.

Louder

"I heard something on an ABBA record and it inspired the riff I needed. I said, ‘Guys, I’ve got it!'" The Sex Pistols, pop legends, Danny Boyle and the Olympics: the unlikely story of one of the most important punk songs of all time

The surprising tale behind the pop-influenced, Oscar-winning director-approved punk rock classic

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