50 h. ago Abba revamp their smash hit avatar show with a major change after three million ticket sales over three years

Abba have announced a major change to their smash hit hologram show Abba Voyage, three years after launching the show.

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4 d. ago The song's gone wrong! Abba hit is named the tune Brits get the lyrics wrong most often... so how many of these are YOU guilty of?

The party favourite is supposedly the song that confuses Britons the most, with many bellowing 'dancing queen, feel the beat from the tangerine', according to a poll.

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8 d. ago Judge dismisses copyright suit against Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You

Country singer Vince Vance had alleged Carey copied his band’s 1988 Christmas tune of the same nameA federal judge has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Mariah Carey and her smash holiday hit All I Want for Christmas Is You.Country singer Vince Vance of the band Vince Vance & the Valiants previously alleged that Carey had copied the group’s 1988 Christmas tune of the same name. Vance, whose real name is Adam Stone, accused Carey of exploiting his “popularity” and “style”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump the Musical on the cards as Sir Tim Rice says Orange Manbaby could be smash hit

Britain’s top lyricist, Sir Tim Rice - who wrote Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita - predicted the adventures of US President Donald would pack in theatre crowds

Politics

1 week ago Eurovision Song Contest entrant adds BBC presenter's voice to track after controversy

A Eurovision Song Contest entrant has used the voice of BBC economics editor Faisal Islam on her track, after being forced to redo her song due to a word in the lyrics and title sounding similar to a British swear word.

Culture

2 w. ago Eurovision entrant uses BBC presenter’s voice after having to redo song

There was controversy over Maltese entrant Miriana Conte as her lyrics and song title appeared to be similar to a British swear word.

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2 w. ago Greatest misheard lyrics from 'scuse me while I kiss this guy' to 'cool whip in my hair'

We've probably all sung the wrong lyrics to a song at some point, with some hilarious misinterpretations of some of the greatest tunes of all times – but what are they really saying?

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2 w. ago UK reggae pioneers Steel Pulse: ‘We told punk fans – you can pogo, but please don’t spit at us’

They won a Grammy, risked being shot in the US and were adored by Bob Marley. As they go on tour, the band look back on half a century of being a voice for the voicelessIn the late 1970s, whenever young Birmingham reggae band Steel Pulse performed their song Ku Klux Klan, the group’s vocalists would theatrically wear white KKK hoods onstage to illustrate the song’s lyrics, which excoriated the Klan’s violence, racism and cowardice. British audiences loved it and understood the power of a black band making such a striking visual statement, but in America it was different.“American audiences were sort of dumbstruck and flabbergasted,” says lead singer David Hinds, now 68, remembering their first US visit, in 1981. “They told us they didn’t even know there were black people in England, let alone would do a song like Ku Klux Klan. In Boston a white guy jumped out of the audience and started a struggle onstage. In the end the police came and dragged him off. Our elderly African American ...

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