In the coming year, travelers to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Scandinavia's Baltic neighbor, Estonia, will find fun new innovations that many have come to expect from these creative Nordic countries. And most of the action is taking place in their capital cities, where new sights and exciting events are sure to keep visitors entertained.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday welcomed its newest inductees:Jimmy Cliff, ABBA, Genesis, The Hollies and the Stooges.
Music superstars gab backstage about this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.
Pop supergroup ABBA will join icons of the '60s and '70s -- Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, the Hollies and the Stooges -- as they are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, the Hall announced Tuesday.
The groups, along with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and LL Cool J, are tapped as possible inductees
Swedish superstars ABBA are a pop phenomenon -- one of the biggest and most enduring groups ever to wear matching white body suits. They have had number one hits the world over and 26 years after they last performed together the huge success of "Mamma Mia! The Movie" proved they were as popular as ever.
Bjorn Ulvaeus, former member of group ABBA, shows CNN the vast landscape of Stockholm.
Bjorn Ulvaeus was one half of the songwriting genius behind Swedish pop legend ABBA. After the band split up in 1982 Ulvaeus turned his talents to writing musicals, including "Mamma Mia," now a blockbuster movie.
With its steel-and-glass Modernist buildings and dedication to green living, Stockholm has the feel of a gleaming metropolis, but it offers a satisfying mix of old and new, from a well-preserved 17th-century warship to its glittering 20th-century City Hall.
One thing I learned before I got married is that nobody loves to talk about weddings more than women who just got married. They'll grab on to any socially acceptable opportunity to relive their experiences.
Vladimir Putin spent the Russian New Year boogying to the hits of ABBA after spending $30,000 to fly a tribute band to a lake town north of Moscow.
"It's Monopoly money to me – I can't even comprehend it," says Christian Bale
It's tempting to say that "Mamma Mia!" has the worst choreography of any big-screen musical in history, though that would imply that what happens in the film is choreography.
Songwriters Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of the Swedish pop quartet told Britain's Sunday Telegraph that ABBA will never perform together again
Thank you for the music – but the Swedish band won't be reuniting
The '70s quartet step out for the first time in two decades at the film's Stockholm premiere
This list isn't just about soundtracks or great music in the movies -- it is about quintessential movie moments where a song flawlessly complements or enhances the action.
A drummer for the Swedish pop group ABBA has died after an apparent accident at his home in Spain, a Civil Guard spokeswoman said Monday.
Ola Brunkert, who appeared on all of the pop group's albums, accidentally bled in his home
Preparations are now in the final stage for a unique European event that combines pride and embarrassment in equal measures.
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