The four members of Swedish pop quartet Abba have received knighthoods in Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf. The Order of the Vasa was handed out for the first time in almost 50 years. Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad became Commander of the First Class of the order for “very outstanding efforts […]
Kim Jong Un’s latest propaganda song, “Friendly Father,” is trending on TikTok. The song is part of North Korea’s strategy to embed ideological messages in catchy pop tunes. TikTok, a Chinese-owned platform, could soon be banned by the US. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dropped his latest propaganda song a fortnight ago, and the […]
ABBA, Blondie and The Notorious B.I.G. are entering America’s audio canon. New inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include ABBA’s 1976 album Visitors, The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 album Ready To Die, Blondie’s 1978 breakthrough Parallel Lines and Gene Autry’s 1949 version of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. Librarian of Congress Carla […]