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Björn Ulvaeus says he was drunk when he wrote ABBA’s ‘The Winner Takes It All’

ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus has revealed that he wrote ‘The Winner Takes It All’ while he was drunk on whisky. The 1980 song is one of the Swedish group’s most iconic tracks, an account of the painful aftermath of a breakup, and in a new interview with The Times, Ulvaeus said that while he rarely wrote anything good while drinking, this was one notable exception. Advertisement The musician, who gave up alcohol in 2007, said: “I wrote that song very quickly while drinking whisky during my drinking days. I rarely wrote while intoxicated because you look at the words the next day and...
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BBC delays plans to block access to BBC Sounds internationally

The BBC has delayed its plans to block access to BBC Sounds for listeners outside of the UK. Earlier this year, the corporation announced plans to restrict the availability of the app for international audiences, with the proviso that access to Radio 4 and the World Service would remain for all through a new audio section on the BBC website. Advertisement BBC Sounds is the service that allows listeners to listen to the full range of the corporation’s national and local radio stations and podcasts, and it is currently fully accessible to people around the world. Instead of following...
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Keanu Reeves to star as villain in upcoming Weezer film

Keanu Reeves is reportedly in line to play the bad guy in the upcoming Weezer film. According to Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider, the John Wick star will feature prominently in the mockumentary-style movie that will revolve around a rivalry between Weezer and Reeves’ own band Dogstar. Advertisement The report suggests the film will be a cross between Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and will also star Juliette Lewis, Eric Andre, Johnny Knoxville and Ben Schwartz, as well as the members of the band themselves. Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, known for...
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Diddy loses bid to delay sex trafficking and racketeering trial

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been unsuccessful in his bid to delay his sex trafficking and racketeering trial by two months. The ruling came on Friday (April 18) from US district judge Arun Subramanian, who said that attorneys for the disgraced rap mogul made the request too close to the start of the trial next month. Advertisement As per the current schedule, jury selection is due to commence on May 5 with opening statements expected to be heard a week later. Combs has pleaded not guilty to five criminal counts, including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in...
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Faith No More drummer says Mike Patton is “clearly unwilling to do shows with us”

Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin has said frontman Mike Patton is “clearly unwilling to do shows with us”.  The veteran Bay Area band have been largely inactive for the last decade since the release of their comeback album ‘Sol Invictus’ in 2015, although they were due to play a number of shows in 2020, only for them to be scrapped due to COVID-19.  Advertisement Further plans for live shows were announced in 2021, but those were subsequently cancelled, with Patton citing mental health reasons. He later revealed he had been diagnosed with agoraphobia during the pandemic.  In the...
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Every actor confirmed for HBO’s Harry Potter TV series

HBO‘s upcoming Harry Potter TV series has confirmed its first six cast members. You can find them below. The new version of the hit fantasy series will adapt J.K. Rowling’s seven books over a mammoth 10-year period. It is currently unclear how much, if at all, the show will differ from the original novels and the subsequent film adaptations. Advertisement At present, casting for the three lead roles, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, is yet to be confirmed, although it was previously revealed that over 32,000 children had auditioned. Evert actor confirmed for HBO’s Harry Potter TV...
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Watch Self Esteem debut new songs at theatrical ‘A Complicated Woman’ London show

Self Esteem has debuted 11 new songs at the opening night of her “theatrical presentation” of her new album ‘A Complicated Woman’. The singer-songwriter – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – is due to release the 12-track record on April 25 via Polydor, the follow-up to her Mercury and BRIT-nominated ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ in 2021. Advertisement In January, she announced plans to bring the new album to life in the form of a stage show at the Duke Of York’s Theatre in London, and on Wednesday night (April 16), she played the first of the special shows. Self Esteem played...
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Haim announce two Los Angeles shows next week: “For our day ones”

Haim have announced their return to the stage with two shows in Los Angeles next week. Find all the details below. READ MORE:  Haim live in London: sisters make huge return to spiritual home The sister trio are due to play at The Bellwether – “LA’s premier independent music venue” – next Wednesday (April 23) and Thursday (24), marking their first full gigs since September 2023. Advertisement It has a capacity of 1,500, and is located at 333 S. Boylston Street. “For our day ones,” Haim wrote on social media to confirm the dates, “two shows.” In the caption, they...
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Unheard Avicii song ‘Let’s Ride Away’ to feature on new compilation ‘Avicii Forever’ watch the trailer

An unheard song by Avicii is set to feature on a new compilation dedicated to the late Swedish DJ and producer. The track ‘Let’s Ride Away’ featuring Elle King will appear on ‘Avicii Forever’, along with 19 songs from the artist’s back catalogue. Advertisement It will also include hits such as ‘Wake Me Up’, ‘Levels’ and ‘Heart Upon My Sleeve’, featuring Imagine Dragons. The compilation will be available in physical formats and digitally, as well as through exclusive content on Avicii’s official social channels from May 16. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here. The tracklisting for ‘Avicii...
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Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon reveals Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’-era collabs originated from Big Red Machine demos

Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon has revealed that Taylor Swift‘s ‘Folklore’-era collaborations with him and Aaron Dessner originally stemmed from Big Red Machine demos. READ MORE: Bon Iver – ‘SABLE fABLE’ review: a creative rebirth In 2020, Taylor Swift released two folk-inspired albums, ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’. The albums featured production work from The National‘s Aaron Dessner and included collaborations with Bon Iver. Advertisement Now, Justin Vernon has revealed in a chat with Zane Lowe that those collaborations were birthed out of demos Taylor had heard from his Big Red Machine side-project with Dessner. Aaron Dessner (L) and Justin Vernon (R) perform...
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