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“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

Guitar World

“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

MusicRadar

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

Like us, these great songs are turning 50 this year

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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

The Independent UK

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

MusicRadar

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…

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

There was something in the air that night.

Sports Illustrated

"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

Louder

‘Fans stole my underwear – and even my car aerial’: how Roxette made It Must Have Been Love

‘We had 2,000 people outside our hotel room in Buenos Aires singing our songs all night. David Coulthard later told me that all the Formula One drivers were staying there and were annoyed because they couldn’t sleep’

The Guardian - UK

Amanda Seyfried Wants Sabrina Carpenter And Sydney Sweeney To Join Mamma Mia 3 Cast

There might not even be a script yet, but Amanda Seyfried is already taking casting into her own hands for Mamma Mia 3.

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“It was never about the tech, never about ‘activating a catalogue’. It was only ever about love for the craft and curiosity”: The producers of ABBA Voyage say that it was "never a format to copy"

“We would hope that whoever comes after us would do something different, find their own idea and motivations"

MusicRadar

Sir Brian May hints at Queen hologram show

Sir Brian May is very interested in the idea of recreating the original Queen line-up with holograms.

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Chess Revival Opens at Broadway's Imperial Theatre with Star Power and Mixed Reviews

After years of hype and multiple workshops, the first major Broadway revival of the cult musical Chess officially opened this week at the Imperial Theatre. The new production stars Aaron Tveit as volatile American chess champion Freddie Trumper, Nicholas Christopher as his Soviet rival Anatoly Sergievsky, and Lea Michele as…

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The Guardian - US

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

Evening Standard

Riot Women on BBC One review: Sally Wainwright's latest drama is a glorious, feminist roar

4/5 To hell with ageing gracefully; Wainwright’s latest work is an ode to the power of rock and smashing the patriarchy

Evening Standard

Victoria Beckham sparks Spice Girls reunion rumours after ‘tempting’ Oasis gig Instagram post

The fashion designer tagged all four former bandmates while filming the crowd at Wembley

The Guardian - UK

What should you do if, like me, you are irredeemably naff? Embrace it

From Abba to Supertramp, my taste in music has often inspired a rising sea of scorn. But whatever. I am cool with being uncool, writes Adrian Chiles

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Cinemablend

7 Musical Biopics I Would Run Out To See In A Heartbeat If They Were Ever Made, But Will Likely Never Exist

Cut the mullet...on the big screen!

Euronews

IKEA but no ABBA? Outcry as Sweden publishes controversial cultural heritage list

Critics argue that the “shared map” of Swedish culture, which snubs anything since 1975, is “exclusionary” and a “nationalist education project”. Here's why.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Warning on Nauru plan, neo-Nazi charged over Camp Sovereignty attack, 40-year-old ‘megaburg’ crumbles

Lawyers say stripping non-citizens of natural justice is ‘extreme overreach’; Thomas Sewell to face Melbourne magistrates court today

The Mary Sue

‘Mamma Mia’ is back on Broadway and the joy it brings is infectious

She's back and better than ever.

Louder

“Jeff Lynne and Yes are in the music of Radiohead, Sigur Rós and Muse. It’s overlooked in theirs but not in mine. I don’t have the self-validation I’d like”: Steven Wilson is grateful for prog fans’ support, but he wishes others liked him too

Arguing that pop isn’t as all-embracing as it used to be, he examines the nature of being a nerd with an ego, and wonders if the flawed musical gear his dad built him meant he was always going to make prog sounds

The Independent UK

'Mamma Mia!' returns to Broadway after a decade away, bringing the dance party back to New York

“Mamma Mia!”

The Independent UK

Mamma Mia is back on Broadway where it belongs and honestly, thank goodness

THEATRE: When the ‘Mamma Mia’ marquee went back up on Broadway for the first time in more than a decade, it felt like nature was healing. Caitlin Hornik explores why the musical has such enduring appeal.

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