ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus Reveals Band to Release New Music This Year

Björn Ulvaeus, a member of the iconic Swedish band "ABBA", revealed Saturday that the band will release new music this year.

In a new interview with The Herald Sun, he announced that the band has been meeting in Stockholm to discuss their reunion.

"There will be new music this year, that is definite, it is not a case anymore of it might happen, it will happen," he said.

Björn added that he along with his band members Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog, and Frida Lyngstad have returned to the studio to record new material.

"We are really, really good friends. The four of us stand in the studio for the first time in 40 years and there is just something in knowing what we've been through. It is hard to describe, but there are such strong, strong bonds between us," Ulvaeus told the paper.

ABBA released their last studio album "The Visitors" in 1981. It was revealed last year that the band was set to release five new songs in 2021. They announced in 2018 their plans to record new music for the first time in 35 years.

Despite the news, the band has had to delay the releases, which includes "I Still Have Faith In You" and "Don't Shut Me Down", as well as their ABBAtar hologram tour, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The band went their separate ways in 1982 at the height of their career. They had also split romantically in their final years, with Bjorn porcing his band member Agnetha and Benny and Frida separating as well.

ABBA performed together for the first time in 2016 at a private event, which marked the 50th anniversary of the first meeting between songwriters Bjorn and Benny.