UK music festival The Great Escape has withdrawn its partnership with the Faroe Islands after it was criticised for working with a country which allows “barbaric” whaling Article 441 words 8 votes
The two-time winner Loreen talks Eurovision, protests in Sweden and why she wants to write a song about tax Article 7 votes
Security is being tightened for the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden's third city Malmö, with large demonstrations planned to coincide with the event Article 7 votes
ABBA, cabaret and smug marionettes – the 1974 Eurovision song contest reviewed pop Article 1494 words 3 votes
Can Sweden keep its edge in the music industry? Stockholm has spawned both some of the world's most successful musicians and music tech companies. Article 6 votes
Singer-songwriter Eric Carmen, known for hit songs All By Myself and Hungry Eyes, has died aged 74, his wife has announced singer songwriter Article 8 votes
Two years ago, Swedish pop star Zara Larsson went independent – buying back the rights to her master recordings and setting up her own record label Article 964 words 8 votes
More than 1,400 Finnish music industry professionals have signed a petition urging a ban on Israel from Eurovision over alleged "war crimes" in Gaza Article 737 words 23 votes
The city of Malmö is to host next year's 68th Eurovision song contest following Sweden's victory in Liverpool in May Article 10 votes
Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, considered to be an innovator in classical music, has died aged 70 classical Article 592 words 10 votes
ABBA's massive 1979 hit Chiquitita has never earned the Swedish supergroup a penny – Björn Ulvaeus gave the copyright to Unicef pop Article 935 words 6 votes
Family of dance musician Avicii have sold 75% of the rights to his master recordings and publishing to the Swedish entertainment company Pophouse dance Article 40 words 4 votes
Tove Styrke: ‘I wanted to do something different. It's okay for a song to be 3'30''’ pop Article 1171 words 4 votes
The four members of ABBA made their first public appearance in fourteen years as they attended the premiere of their ABBA Voyage show in London pop Article 1298 words 4 votes
Avicii's musical legacy is being celebrated at an interactive museum in Stockholm, which also raises awareness of mental health in the music industry Article 956 words 6 votes
Swedish singer Anna von Hausswolff performed in secret on Thursday night, after two of her French concerts were cancelled due to pressure from fundamentalist Catholics ambient pop Article 35 words 5 votes
Shostakovich's symphony played by a starving orchestra (7th, "Leningrad") classical Article 1438 words, published Jan 2 2016 5 votes
Recording of unreleased John Lennon song up for auction in Denmark – 33-minute audio track was made by four Danish teenagers more than fifty years ago Article 646 words 5 votes
Pop group ABBA have teased a major announcement for next week, as fans await their first new music in thirty-nine years pop Article 524 words 11 votes
How Dagny's luminous pop battles Norway's endless nights – Strangers/Lovers emerges as one of 2020's most assured debuts pop Article 1344 words 5 votes
Denmark embraces live music drive-ins – musicians are finding new ways to reach their fans safely Article 7 votes
ABBA's 'Waterloo' has been named the greatest Eurovision song of all time by BBC viewers pop Article 1186 words 6 votes
Sweden's Melodifestivalen is celebrating its 60th year – why a national Eurovision show won global fans Article 679 words 4 votes
Previously unseen footage of David Bowie has been released. The thirty minutes of experimental film was for a hologram. Article 297 words, published Jan 8 2020 5 votes
Larry Heard special Gilles Peterson. Gilles is joined by Chicago's Larry Heard for an extended focus on one of the originators of House music. Article published Jul 7 2018 3 votes