Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Chris Murphy (Sloan). Have you started thinking about the rest of your life? Read Chris in MAGNET on bands—from the Beatles to ABBA to the Beastie Boys to Sloan—that stay together: The post Happy Birthday Chris Murphy (Sloan) appea... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran). All you need is now. Read our “Guilty Pleasures” Sound Check on Rio and other albums (by ABBA, Def Leppard, Coldplay and more) we love to listen to home alone: The post Happy Birthday Simon Le Bon (Duran... more info

Stereogum — Former Disney kid Sabrina Carpenter has been making pop music for a solid decade, but this year marks her leap into the realm of real-deal pop stardom. After dropping the big summer hits “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” Carpenter rel... more info

Antimusic Rock — The 50th anniversary of ABBA's victory in the Eurovision Song Contest on April 6th 1974 has been thoroughly celebrated all over the world more info

Stereogum — Add Jack White to the long list of musicians who’ve objected to Donald Trump using his music, which lately has included the likes of ABBA, Foo Fighters, Isaac Hayes, Neil Young, and Celine Dion. more info

Stereogum — Reunited Swedish pop greats ABBA have joined the growing lists of artists who don’t want their music played at Donald Trump rallies. In the past few weeks, Beyoncé and Foo Fighters objected to the Trump campaign’s use of their songs. Now, ABB... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday John Taylor (Duran Duran). All you need is now. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our “Guilty Pleasures” Sound Check on Duran Duran’s Rio and other albums (by ABBA, Def Leppard, Coldplay and more) we love to listen to home a... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the Japanese House released the lovely album In The End It Always Does . Since then, the indie-pop project of Amber Bain shared an ABBA cover, and today she’s back with the uplifting new ditty “Smiley Face.” more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran). Don’t know what you’re thinking, don’t even know what you’re drinking. Read our “Guilty Pleasures” Sound Check on Duran Duran’s Rio and other albums (by ABBA, Def Leppard, Coldplay and more) we ... more info

Consequence Of Sound — After attending ABBA’s Voyage show, Gilmour is open to the idea of a holographic presentation of his former band’s material. David Gilmour Is Open to a Pink Floyd Hologram Show, Under “Very Difficult and Onerous Conditions” Jo Vito more info