ABBA band members hint at bringing ABBA Voyage show to Australia

Ike and Tina Turner, is a cultural staple down under, but its origins are a bit of a mystery.The queen of rock and roll, who tragically died this week at 83 of natural causes, penned the track about her southern hometown of Nutbush, Tennessee.Upon Turner’s passing, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the 12-time Grammy winner created a “soundtrack to our lives.”Jon Stratton, an adjunct professor at the University of South Australia’s School of Creative Industries, traces the dance’s beginnings to the New South Wales education department.Educators realized dance is an effective way to teach children about the arts and get some exercise, he said.“In NSW there seemed to be some kind of committee trying to work out what kinds of dances primary school kids in particular should do as part of physical education,” he told the Aussie outlet SBS News.“What seems to have happened is that somebody devised the Nutbush along the lines of the Madison (another, slightly more complex line dance),” he continued.Its popularity quickly snowballed, captivating classrooms across the country through the ’80s and ’90s. “In terms of teaching kids, it’s innocuous,” Stratton explained, adding that the beat is “really easy” to dance to.

Married at First Sight Australia contestant Tayla Winter has made some shocking claims about her time appearing on the dating show. Tayla took part in the tenth season of MAFS Australia, which sees singles get married to someone they've never met. She was partnered with Hugo Armstrong, but the couple broke up before the final ceremony.

Married at First Sight contestant Tayla Winter has made some shocking claims about her time appearing on the dating show. Tayla took part in the tenth season of MAFS Australia, which sees singles get married to someone they've never met. She was partnered with Hugo Armstrong, but the couple broke up before the final ceremony.

Ready for round three! Claire Holt and her husband, Andrew Joblon, are gearing up to welcome their third child — and the actress is showing off her baby bump in style.

Married At First Sight Australia truly is the most dramatic. From secret phone calls and divorced couples dating other married couples, to accusations of gaslighting and infidelity, the romance reality show is brimming with so much drama it gives EastEnders a run for its money.

Sweden’s win at this year’s Eurovision means that the country will be hosting the event next year as the 50th anniversary of Abba’s victory at the big old song contest passes. How will Abba themselves mark this occasion? Surely by getting together on the Eurovision stage, right? Think again, says the band’s Benny Andersson.Speaking to BBC Newsnight about another anniversary – the first year of their Abba Voyage show in London – Andersson says in an interview set to air tonight that there is “no way” that the band would reunite for next year’s Eurovision.“I don’t want to”, he says bluntly.

Some of our Aussie readers may know this story already — but they’ve never seen it presented like this!

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Rebel Wilson is directing her first feature film with musical comedy “The Deb,” a big-screen adaptation of an Australian musical set in the outback. The film is produced by Amanda Ghost, Len Blavatnik, and Gregor Cameron via their company Unigram, which recently produced Apple TV+ movie “Tetris,” and sister outfit AI Film (“I, Tonya”). The project was launched around the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, at a private event aboard billionaire investor Blavatnik’s yacht, where cast members from the Aussie musical performed a number of songs on the vessel’s upper deck. Blavatnik, sporting a baseball cap with branding for the movie, introduced the singers, making it clear to the intimate gathering aboard his three-floor yacht that he was an enthusiastic backer of the project and, indeed, Wilson.

Confused? We don’t blame you! It’s not the simplest explanation… Essentially, if you’re a Netflix subscriber, anyone who you’ve given your password to but doesn’t live with you won’t be able to use your account.

the BBC reported Tuesday. He was 93.The Australian entertainer was found guilty in 2014 of assaulting four girls between 1968 and 1986 and served three and a half years before being released in 2017.

RZA recently joined Russell Crowe on stage with his band The Gentlemen Barbers on May 19 at his show in Sydney, Australia.The Wu-Tang rapper made his surprise appearance at Crowe’s show at The Bridge Hotel in Sydney. They sang a rendition of Crowe’s song ‘Let Your Light Shine’ which was released back in May.

A forever type of love! Claire Holt has found her perfect match in husband Andrew Joblon.

Claire Holt is having another baby!

Ed Sheeran has officially launched the U.S. leg of his Mathematics Tour and he’ll be traveling across North America through the end of the summer!

Part of her history. Miley Cyrus doesn’t regret her romance with ex-husband Liam Hemsworth — or how it shaped her as a person.

Pop star Rita Ora showed off her huge tattoos that cover the top of her arms as she recently revealed that she was “addicted” to tattoos.The singer, 32, took to Instagram to share the inked snap where she raised her hands to her hair as she posed in a figure-flattering white vest top.The singer showed off a tattoo of birds in a birdcage along with some smaller tattoos on one arm, and one of a person on her other arm. She was out enjoying some dinner in Sydney as the star has been spending quite a lot of time in Australia where she is a judge on the singing competition The Voice.

Made in Chelsea this season but this is the icing on top - Issy Francis-Baum has quit the show. Issy joined the cast as a love interest for Miles Nazaire but it didn't last long because after he called things off, he quickly started dating Married At First Sight Australia star Ella May Ding. That didn't last either and after Ella quit MIC, she went on to slam the show and brand the cast 'actors'.

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright shared a sweet snap cosying up together as the husband and wife couple posed for a rare moment of public romance during their trip to Australia last year. The married couple were nearly cheek-to-cheek as they posed together during a stroll near the beach. Mark, 36, smiled warmly as he posed at sunset with his gorgeous wife, his signature coiffed hairstyle immaculately in place.

Overmono are continuing their international tour. The Welsh dance music duo just released their debut album, Good Lies, last Friday (May 12), and broke it down for the latest episode of The FADER Interview.

Green Day‘s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong joined covers band Borderline Toxic in London last night (May 13).The frontman jumped on stage to sing his band’s classic hit ‘Basket Case’ in Slim Jim’s Liquor Store in Islington. Originally released in 1994 as the third single from Green Day’s game changing ‘Dookie’ record.