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ABBA, one of the most popular pop music groups in history, has released only two concert films–until now. Nearly two hours in length, In Japan (Polar/Polydor/UMe), to be released November 3, 2009, joins ABBA In Concert and ABBA – The Movie as the only DVD venues for fans to experience the performance phenomenon of ABBAmania.

The DVD’s centerpiece is a 54-minute show, “ABBA In Japan,” taped for Japanese television in 1978. Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Ani-Frid Lyngstad perform 14 songs plus a bonus track of the original tape mix of “If It Wasn’t For The Nights.” Among the other songs are such global hits as “Take A Chance On Me,” “Money, Money, Money,” “SOS,” “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo,”… Continue reading →

P!nk’s dazzling live concert performance is captured on the new DVD Funhouse Tour Live In Australia plus bonus CD set due in stores Oct. 27.

The DVD features P!nk performing her enduring hits from the past decade and songs from her fifth studio album Funhouse, which has sold 5 million units worldwide. The concert was filmed entirely in HD in Australia where she sold out a record-breaking 60 shows and will also be available on Blu-ray on Dec 8. The bonus live audio CD, limited to the DVD set only, is made up of a dozen of Pink’s handpicked tour favorites and a previously unreleased exclusive studio track, “Push You Away”.

The Funhouse tour has received unprecedented critical acclaim:

“Even… Continue reading →

World-renowned GRAMMY nominated pianist, composer and producer, Yanni, is set to release YANNI VOICES LIVE IN CONCERT on October 27th, his first DVD release since 2006\’s YANNI LIVE: THE CONCERT EVENT which sold over 100K units. Long known for his spectacular live productions YANNI VOICES LIVE IN CONCERT boasts the biggest musical production the acclaimed artist has undertaken to date. The two-hour special shot in November 2008 at the Forum at Mundo Imperial in Acapulco, features show-stopping vocal performances by four young, up-and-coming talents discovered and mentored by Yanni — Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills — along with Latin music giants Cristian Castro, Lucero, Olga Tanon and Jose Jose, all backed by Yanni\’s acclaimed orchestra comprised of… Continue reading →

Lady Gaga announced today that she will release The Fame Monster, a re-package of her 4 million-selling album The Fame. The album will include the entire breakthrough album The Fame, along with eight entirely new songs. The Fame Monster (Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope Records), deals with the seamier side of fame, as experienced by Gaga over the course of her last history-making year. The new version will be released on November 24, 2009.
Says Lady Gaga, “On my re-release The Fame Monster, I wrote about everything I didn’t write on The Fame. While traveling the world for two years, I’ve encountered several monsters, each represented by a different song on the new record: my ‘Fear of Sex Monster,’ my ‘Fear of Alcohol Monster,’… Continue reading →