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ABBA ARE BACK!<br/><br/>Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid return with:<br/><br/>ABBA VOYAGE<br/> <br/>A revolutionary concert, 40 years in the making, <br/>and a brand new studio album Voyage<br/><br/>Thursday 2nd September - ABBA, one of the most successful pop groups of all time, have today announced that, for the first time in 40 years they are back, with a revolutionary new concert that will see Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid performing digitally with a live 10-piece band, in a purpose-built arena in London from 27th May 2022, and a brand new studio album.<br/><br/>The digital versions of ABBA have been created following weeks and months of motion-capture and performance techniques with the four band members and an 850-strong team from Industrial Light & Magic, the company founded by George Lucas, in what is the company's first foray into music.<br/><br/>Now, an incredible 40 years since their last studio album The Visitors, ABBA have not only recorded two new songs, 'I Still Have Faith In You' and 'Don't Shut Me Down', that will both feature in the concert, but they have recorded and produced an entire new album. Recorded together at Benny's studio Riksmixningsverket in Stockholm, Voyage will be released worldwide on 5th November on Universal Music Group.<br/><br/>ABBA Voyage will open 27th May 2022 at the ABBA Arena, a state-of-the-art 3,000 capacity arena located at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. Pre-registration for tickets opens at 6pm tonight on abbavoyage.com with tickets on general sale from Tuesday 7th September, see below for more detail.<br/><br/>The ABBA Voyage concert is made with the help of: Producer Svana Gisla (David Bowie Blackstar/Lazarus, Beyoncé and Jay Z for HBO, Springsteen and I), Producer Ludvig Andersson (And Then We Danced, Yung Lean - "In My Head", Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again), Director Baillie Walsh (Flashbacks of a Fool, Being James Bond, Springsteen and I), Co-Executive Producer Johan Renck (Spaceman, David Bowie Blackstar/Lazarus, Chernobyl) and Choreographer Wayne McGregor CBE (The Royal Ballet, Company Wayne McGregor, Paris Opera Ballet).<br/><br/>Svana Gisla, Producer, and Ludvig Andersson, Producer:<br/>"The magic of ABBA and the herculean efforts of this whole magnificent team reaches a long awaited milestone today. To be able to finally share this endeavour with the world is a proud moment for us and we can't wait to welcome you to our arena in East London, a place where we are so happy to be."<br/><br/>Baillie Walsh, Director:<br/>"I watched ABBA win the Eurovision song contest in 1974, and never did I imagine that 47 years later I would be with them on this extraordinary voyage. Life is weird and wonderful sometimes."<br/><br/>Wayne McGregor, Choreographer: "Imagine: growing up in the North of England in the 70's and learning to ballroom, Latin and disco dance to the incredible songs of ABBA. I was 8 and I was totally transported. Fast forward to 2020, being in Sweden and dancing with ABBA - in real life! I was about to be 50 and I was totally transported again. That is the magic of ABBA. <br/>We have shared many creative and joyful adventures with a bold collaborative team to make the impossible possible for ABBA Voyage: technological wizardry, state of the art immersion and entertainment innovation. And still at its searing heart we simply have new songs, new moves, classic songs, classic moves: ABBA is DANCE and always will be. See you on the dancefloor".<br/><br/>Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group:<br/>"From the very beginning of my career, and having had the privilege to work with them directly for many years since, it's been a tremendous joy to be surrounded by ABBA and their music. Their boundless creativity and timeless melodies makes us want to partner with them on everything they do because we know it will be simply great."<br/><br/>The music video for 'I Still Have Faith In You' has been directed by Shynola.

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Fredag den 3 november kl. 15.00 släpper The Beatles deras sista singel "Now And Then" (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe). "Now And Then" är skriven och sjungen av John Lennon i slutet av 1970-talet. De tre då kvarstående medlemmarna Paul McCartney, George Harrison och Ringo Starr fortsatte att utveckla och arbeta på låten under 90-talet och nu är den äntligen färdigställd av Paul och Ringo över fyra decennier senare.<br/><br/>Historien om "Now And Then" började i slutet av 1970-talet, när John spelade in en demo med sång och piano i sitt hem i New York. 1994 gav Yoko Ono Lennon inspelningen till Paul, George och Ringo, tillsammans med Johns demos för "Free As A Bird" och "Real Love", som båda färdigställdes som nya Beatles-låtar och släpptes som singlar 1995 och 1996, som en del av The Beatles Anthology-projektet. Samtidigt spelade Paul, George och Ringo också in nya delar och gjorde en grov mix för "Now And Then" med producenten Jeff Lynne. "Now And Then" lades på hyllan, med en förhoppning om att den en dag skulle slutföras.<br/>Klipp till 2021 och släppet av dokumentserien "The Beatles: Get Back", regisserad av Peter Jackson, som förvånade tittarna med sin prisbelönta film- och ljudrestaurering. Jacksons team hade mixat om filmens monosoundtrack och lyckades isolera instrument och sång samt alla individuella röster. Denna prestation öppnade vägen för 2022:s års nya mix av "Revolver", hämtad direkt från fyraspårs mastern. Detta ledde till en fråga: vad kunde nu göras med "Now And Then"-demon? Peter Jackson och hans ljudteam, ledda av Emile de la Rey, tillämpade samma teknik på Johns original hemmainspelning och lyckades bevara klarheten och integriteten i hans ursprungliga sångframförande genom att separera det från pianot. <br/>Under 2022 började Paul och Ringo färdigställa låten. Förutom Johns sång innehåller "Now And Then" elektrisk och akustisk gitarr inspelad 1995 av George, Ringos nya trumparti och bas, gitarr och piano från Paul, som matchar Johns original. Stråkarrangemang skrivet av Giles Martin, Paul och Ben Foster har adderats. Låten är producerad av Paul McCartney och Giles samt mixad av Spike Stent.<br/>- There it was, John's voice, crystal clear. It's quite emotional. And we all play on it, it's a genuine Beatles recording. In 2023 to still be working on Beatles music, and about to release a new song the public haven't heard, I think it's an exciting thing säger Paul.<br/><br/>- It was the closest we'll ever come to having him back in the room so it was very emotional for all of us. It was like John was there, you know. It's far out berättar Ringo.<br/>- Back in 1995, after several days in the studio working on the track, George felt the technical issues with the demo were insurmountable and concluded that it was not possible to finish the track to a high enough standard. If he were here today, Dhani and I know he would have whole-heartedly joined Paul and Ringo in completing the recording of 'Now And Then' säger Olivia Harrison.<br/>- It was incredibly touching to hear them working together after all the years that Dad had been gone. It's the last song my dad, Paul, George and Ringo got to make together. It's like a time capsule and all feels very meant to be berättar Sean Ono Lennon.

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