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ABBA fans have been reacting to the news that the Swedish pop giants have returned with two new songs – both of which will feature on a new album – and a “revolutionary” concert experience.Earlier this evening (September 2), the band announced ‘ABBA: Voyage’ – a full new album and their first new music in over 40 years which will be released on November 5 on Universal Music.To accompany the news, ABBA – comprising Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad – unveiled two new songs: ‘I Still Have The Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’.They also shared details of a new concert experience that shares the same name as their upcoming ninth studio album – which will see a “digital” version of ABBA perform

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorABBA, one of the most successful music groups of all time, has announced its return nearly 40 years with a new studio album — hear two songs from it here — and a new concert that will see singers Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad and instrumentalists/songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus performing digitally via avatars with a live 10-piece band in a purpose-built arena in London, beginning on May 27, 2022.The “Voyage” album will be released worldwide on November 5 via Universal Music Group’s Capitol label.

ABBA have announced a brand-new album titled Voyage, their first studio record in 39 years.

ABBA stars Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson arrive in London yesterday ahead of the band’s comeback launch. Björn, 76, and Benny, 74, have not performed with Agnetha Fältskog, 71, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 75, since 1982.

ABBA have joined TikTok and they’ve teased some big news coming later this week – see the clip below.The Swedish pop giants have officially offered up their catalogue to the TikTok community after becoming the most-searched-for group without a dedicated profile.According to a press release (via Billboard), the group’s music was the most requested from an act without an official account on the platform.ABBA – comprised Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad – have now joined the platform and their first video saw them upload of a piano version of 1976 hit ‘Dancing Queen’.ABBA now on TikTok.

ABBA is getting ready to make a major announcement.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterThe Swedish legends behind Dancing Queen launched the a new website on Thursday morning.

earned a reported $2 billion in a career that’s spanned arena stages, 400 million record sales, the Broadway stage and movie screens.Now, as of Thursday morning, the act’s new official Twitter account dropped a bombshell; cryptically hyping an upcoming chance for them on a reunion “Voyage” of some mysterious sort.This “Mamma Mia” of a big comeback tease is accompanied by a website for the mystery project, and the opportunity to “Register your interest to be the first in line to hear more about ABBA Voyage.” All this dropped with the requisite Facebook, Twitter and Instagram links that group mates Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad never dreamed of when ABBA launched in 1972.The “Voyage” expected to be a

ABBA are making a sensational comeback with new music and a magical hologram show. The tunes will be the first in 39 years from Dancing Queen stars Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

After a 39-year hiatus from their musical career, ABBA is back and will be releasing brand new music next Friday.

ABBA‘s iconic greatest hits compilation album ‘ABBA Gold’ has made history, becoming the first album to spend 1,000 weeks on the UK charts.From the week beginning on July 2, ‘ABBA Gold’ sits at number 17, almost two decades following its release.

ABBA's greatest hits album Gold continues to live up to its title, reaching a landmark 1000 weeks on the Official Albums Chart Top 100.

We'll be thanking Abba for the music all over again this year, the band’s leader said today.

Here we go again! ABBA has just dropped a major music bombshell, after almost forty years, the Swedish supergroup is releasing new music [cue Mamma Mia style dancing in the streets.]

The Chase host Bradley Walsh could not believe his eyes when he realised ABBA were playing in the quizzing show - almost.

ABBA have reportedly reunited to honour their 50th anniversary, regrouping in London for a one-off recording session.The Swedish supergroup, made up of Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, officially split back in 1983.Ahead of their golden anniversary in 2022, the band is said to be working on a “hologram” reunion tour for their fans.According to The Sun, the Scandi superstars headed to Ealing Studios in West London to record new music for the concert.A music insider reportedly told the publication: “ABBA have kept everything about their reunion shrouded in mystery but this has really been a long time coming.“They announced the tour in 2016 and although it’s been a slog to get to this point, it is now

Maserati Merak was bought new by the Swedish pop star in 1976, at the height of Abba’s fame.The supercar was specially fitted with a cassette player and microphone that Benny used to make a note of his ideas while on the road.The original Blaupunkt radio remains in place and still works, making the Maserati a must-have for any Abba fan.Andersson, who was married to bandmate Anni-Frid Lyngstad between 1978 and 1981, sold the car several years ago but photos survive of the group beside it.He bought the Maserati in the same year that the foursome released their fourth studio album – Arrival.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerABBA will have five new songs on the market in 2021, and has pushed back their plans to do a holographic tour to support the music because of the pandemic.The Swedish group – Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus – were originally planning to release only two songs for their comeback. But the long process between the original announcement in 2018 and now has allowed them time to do more than planned.

postponed due to the pandemic.Instead, fans will apparently have to wait until the new year to enjoy Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskoghad’s new music.Co-host of the Reasons To Be Cheerful podcast Geoff Lloyd divulged on the July 20 episode of his podcast that Björn had told him that the group has ‘recorded five new songs,’ as reported by The Mirror. ‘They should have been out at the end of last year… Because of technical difficulties and because of the pandemic, it’s delayed things,’ he said, but added that Björn ‘promised’ the music would be out in 2021.While they haven’t released a studio album since 1982, ABBA did release songs in both 1993 and 1994.However, with those having come out almost two

Abba are now set to release five new tracks as part of their long-awaited reunion, which has been postponed until 2021.The Swedish pop icons announced back in 2018 that they would be sharing two new tracks: ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’. At the beginning of 2020, the group’s Benny Andersson promised that the material was “coming this year”.It has now been revealed that Abba’s return has been pushed back due to “technical difficulties” as well as the ongoing coronavirus crisis.