65th Annual GRAMMY Awards

 The 2023 GRAMMYs,  will air live on Sunday, Feb. 5, from Los Angeles

The Recording Academy announced no less than four nominations for ABBA at the 2023 Grammy Awards. This is the biggest show that recognises music achievement in the industry. These are as follows:

• ‘Album of the Year’ – ABBA Voyage
• ‘Record of the Year’ – ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’
• ‘Best Pop Vocal Album’ – ABBA Voyage
• ‘Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’

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Grammy Awards take a chance on ABBA with four nominations

Back in early 2021, ABBA announced their comeback with brand new music after a 40-year absence. Along with an ambitious, digitally produced, live ABBA Voyage Tour. As well as this, the Eurovision 1974 winning super troopers released ninth studio album Voyage, a journey the ABBAMania fanatics had been waiting decades for. More than worth the wait, the album charted at no.1 in 19 countries worldwide, while also smashing UK chart records. Last September ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ was jointly released as the first comeback singles, along with ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’. Both tracks sailing to UK chart success.

Following this, the Recording Academy recognised this success and nominated the Swedish group in the ‘Record of the Year’ category; their first ever Grammy nomination after 48-years, for the single ‘I Still Have Faith In You’.

Last night the Recording Academy announced no less than four nominations for ABBA at the 2023 Grammy Awards. This is the biggest show that recognises music achievement in the industry. These are as follows:

• ‘Album of the Year’ – ABBA Voyage
• ‘Record of the Year’ – ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’
• ‘Best Pop Vocal Album’ – ABBA Voyage
• ‘Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’

Benny Andersson - ABBA Leader Namechecks Major Inspirations

 ABBA Leader Namechecks Major Inspirations

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Dec 21, 2022 | 6:00 PM

ABBA Leader Namechecks Major Inspirations

ABBA's Benny Andersson has always credited the group's inspirations for playing a major role in their success. ABBA's reunion album, 2021's Voyage, has snagged the band three 2022 Grammy nominations — including Record Of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Don’t Shut Me Down” and Album Of The Year for Voyage.

Andersson, who wrote the band's material with bandmate and collaborator Björn Ulvaeus (pronounced: B'yorn Yool-VAY-uss), spoke to Record Collector about the music that connected with the ABBA creators: “We were inspired by the Bee Gees, because suddenly they became another band. They were good, they did 'Massachusetts' and all those songs in the '60s, then all of a sudden, they were back with a totally different approach. . . It’s nice when what we do is inspiring other people. Like Brian Wilson inspired us, or Paul McCartney. . . (Pete Townshend) I like his music, too.”

When pressed about director Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back documentary, Andersson said, “Oh, yes, the best documentary ever made. It’s fantastic. Like a fly on the wall, y'know? Wonderful. I’ve seen it twice. . . . I recognized a part of myself in Paul: he never gave up, constantly wanting to move things forward. Sometimes, nothing happens, but he keeps on feeding the band with stuff. I like that. I’m not saying I’m the same, but I recognized the method.”

Benny Andersson spoke about how despite their massive worldwide success, ABBA's members have managed to live full and happy lives under the radar: “Nobody knows anything about us! They know what we’ve been doing, they know the records, they know the pictures, they know what we say in interviews, but they don’t know anything about how (our personal) life is, which is quite conscious. They don’t know I walk the dog in the morning and late at night,

I go shopping for food, I cook every day, stuff like that. I live a normal life: I have always done. I think that goes for nearly all of us.”

Benny Andersson admits that 40 years after calling it quits, he's still amazed at the hold ABBA has over its international fan-base: “I think the major thing is that if you're a band and you have a record out and it becomes a hit and you have a next one — and you do that for nine consecutive years and you have one-or-two major hits around the world — it's pretty unavoidable to stir up some dust, isn't it? I think that's one of the reasons — and why it is I don't know. I don't know why. (Laughs) But I'm very grateful that this is the case, y'know?”

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2023 GRAMMY Nominations: ABBA...

 2023 GRAMMY Nominations: ABBA...

The 2023 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 65th GRAMMY Awards, will air live on Sunday, Feb. 5, from Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, and it will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ at 8-11:30 p.m. ET / 5-8:30 p.m. PT+.

Grammy Nominations:

Record of the Year

“Don’t Shut Me Down,” Abba

“Easy on Me,” Adele

“Break My Soul,” Beyoncé

“Good Morning Gorgeous,” Mary J. Blige

“You and Me on the Rock,” Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius

“Woman,” Doja Cat

“Bad Habit,” Steve Lacy

“The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick Lamar

“About Damn Time,” Lizzo

“As It Was,” Harry Styles

Album of the Year

“Voyage,” Abba

“30,” Adele

“Un Verano Sin Ti,” Bad Bunny

“Renaissance,” Beyoncé

“Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe),” Mary J. Blige

“In These Silent Days,” Brandi Carlile

“Music of the Spheres,” Coldplay

“Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” Kendrick Lamar

“Special,” Lizzo

“Harry’s House,” Harry Styles

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Don’t Shut Me Down,” Abba

“Bam Bam,” Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran

“My Universe,” Coldplay and BTS

“I Like You (A Happier Song),” Post Malone and Doja Cat

“Unholy,” Sam Smith and Kim Petras

Best Pop Vocal Album

“Voyage,” Abba

“30,” Adele

“Music of the Spheres,” Coldplay

“Special,” Lizzo

“Harry’s House,” Harry Styles

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