Abba: Will the rise of streaming hit earnings from their comeback? 

No one, I repeat, no one could ever make a greater comeback than ABBA.

ABBA is forever. I hoped and hoped they would come back! Loved them since 1973

I never buy albums. I stream all my music. But I did buy their new album! That's how awesome they are

I agree that I don’t think it is the money. As a life-long ABBA fan, we’ve been begging them for decades to please please give us more music! I believe they are ready now… I still have faith in THEM! 🎶

It has nothing to do with money. They make money anyway, it's about saying thank you to the fans for sticking with them. Hence why the concert tickets are affordable. Mine were just £31.50. Not everyone does everything for money. If it were for money they would have accepted the billion pound offer to reform back in 2000.

I'm sooo excited I can hardly breathe🥰. I'll be buying the album soon as it's out. I doubt they'll give a toss about the money, they're loaded. Look at the publicity they've had in the last 24 hrs!

40 years on and the press/media are STILL obsessed with ABBA's money. This man has it the wrong way round. He says they've had to "go on tour" to capitalise on the new music because physical album sales aren't what they were used to in the 1970's. He doesn't understand that the Abbatar show came first and they thought it would be a good idea to write some new music for the show. The album was almost an afterthought. But aren't we lucky for that?!

I really think for them it's more about what they can still achieve than about money Make no mistake, these two Swedish men know exactly what they do and are not only geniuses in the music industry but in all other fields that matter. It seems like they do everything so effortlessly. Their return was a triumph and I for one will definitely go buy the cd. I have always been a die-hard ABBA fan and will always remain one.

I doubt they are doing it for the money they are loaded because although it is nearly 40 years since they last released any new songs they will have been raking in royalties from their back catalogue plus Mama Mia films and stage shows are massive around the world. They are all in their 70s so I expect they got more than enough money for the rest of their lives. The one thing I find interesting is they are launching this new show in Britain and not the EU. Didn't remoaners tell us Brexit would kill our music and film industry?.

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Björn and Frida are worth 2,5 billion, Benny and Agnetha 2 billion each. They’re loaded with money. Benny said that’s one key factor, never having to care about money. They’re even building the concert hall for the show. ABBA knows exactly what they’re doing and they are street-smart folks who embody the Swedish mentality of hard work and early adaption of new technology. Swedish organisations/companies don’t do things without carefully discussing, reaching consensus and making sure everything’s executed well.

ABBA DOESN'T NEED MONEY!!! MONEY DOESN'T BUY HAPPINESS!! THEY ARE OFFERING THE WORLD IN THESE CRAZY TIMES, A PLACE OF COMFORT!!

ABBA has never really tapped fully into LICENSING out their music like the Beatles . They have been very protective of their music.

As already pointed out, these guys are lost on how this all came about. The reality is that Bjorn and Benny (and the girls) are light years ahead in their thinking than all of us. They are perfectionists and simply the best!

I really enjoy watching benny Andersons Orkrestra on RU-vid...I love the sing alongs...

It's not easy for a music group with the stature of ABBA reentering the music scene in a way that is authentic and not feeling dated. The 1st two songs are very good and sound very comfortable to the ear. The digitization of their tour was exceptionally smart as most of us remember visually ABBA in their peak (not 40 years later). The social media marketing thus far has been spot-on and this will start other groups (young and old) to start rethinking their comebacks. I suspect someone is already looking through Prince's catalog of unpublished music looking to digitalize him in a future event. Brace for impact (good or bad).

Considering they have around a billion dollar all together individually and the group almost as much again they wouldn't even be able to attend all their money even if they tried. They aren't doing this for the cash, they are doing it for the love of the music that is ABBA, and as a tribute to their fans. I image Benny's son Ludvig has a finger on the whole idea to begin with as well as during the process considering he's the age and the producer of the concert. Forward-thinking while using memories to move us with them. Truly genius!

Preorders are 4x higher than the no. 1 album after just 3 days. Sales of the singles are way higher than the rest of the singles chart.

Joy indeed !

great quality music is back to the world

There is no 'tour': it's a series of concerts in their custom-built stadium in London.

Bjorn won't be surprised at how little they make from Spotify. He's spent the last few years highlighting how damaging this is to up and coming song writers. Why don't these news 'experts' do a bit of research?

I must correct the good sir in this video. The ABBA members are now in their early 70s to mid 70s Agnetha Fältskog, 71 Benny Andersson, 74 Björn Ulvaeus, 76 Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 75

Abba is already worth over 600 million dollars and they are all between 71 and 76 years old already. I doubt very much that they care about the money. What would be the point? They clearly LOVE the music, and Benny said they wanted to do it before they died. : )

I do not think they care a fig for the money, their tours didn't make alot of money,they were more worried about putting out great content and giving the fans their moneys worth.

Great for ABBA to be back. I've already spent money on buying the limited edition music CD's. I've always liked the physical side of collecting my favourite music and films on physical format be it CD, DVD or Blu Ray. It is sad in my eyes that quite a lot of the physical side of sales and outlets selling such items are disappearing. I find that such items like the formats mentioned means more jobs and more physical interaction. The printers,manufactures of discs, cases etc, wholesalers,distributors and shop outlets mean jobs and interaction. Being at home and just downloading doesn't create many jobs etc. Long may we enjoy ABBA and thanks they have produced such CD'S and Records. Think they understand its not just downloads.

They already earn millions from air play alone I'm sure they will be fine.

ABBA were and still are very popular here in Australia 🇦🇺.

ABBA will make millions but it’s never been about money for them, it’s about having fun with their close friends and making art. The new songs are wonderful and are top 10 around the world. On RU-vid they’ve already had 26million streams, on TikTok 1.6billion.

I'm 52, so I've pre-ordered the CD on Amazon. It will be great to have it in my hands.

I find these comments from critics so archaic!! It's incredible. Nick Stewart, money is simply not the motive for this comeback. No need. And also, to say precisely to Björn that this may be a wake-up call regarding earnings for songwriters nowadays, compared to the olden days, is simply untrue if you consider that HE, Björn, has been fighting for years to change the way songwriters get paid in the modern ages. He knows perfectly what is happening out there. Please do you homework before coming out as a critic or specialist when commenting on something or someone you don't seem to know that well. Oh and please spare tagging music as music for boys or music for girls. Come on! Don't encourage that.

I disagree - they don't need the money, they don't need to go 'on tour' they are doing this for fans to celebrate ABBA as a band...... they are doing it because even after 40 years people still want ABBA....and they are doing it because simply - they can.....

Streaming doesn’t matter! They are selling actual albums! Sold out everywhere!!

When pop songs are sophisticate, classy...

Both GENDERS - WOW THANK YOU SIR 😎👏👏👏👏

They are number #130 artist/band on Spotify, and they just released their first songs in 40 years. They're doing quite alright. They're not doing this for money, they're doing this for their fans.

Get Neil Oliver on please 😉

Just don’t tour in the Uk, because it will be locked down soon enough

They were the first to release a studio album in 1981 on CD

The funny thing too is that in a release video they said when choosing a venue for their new abba experience that it had to be London when choosing a place to host this. So much for europhiles and remoaners banging on about how much worse the uk is since leaving. It’s taking lots of big business out of Europe.

Some credit needs to be given to the great ABBA tribute bands that helped keep their music alive all these years. I've been to many ABBA tribute concerts, and some of these bands are very good. Some of the best are from Sweden and sing a few of their songs in Swedish.

The year 2021 has something good after all.ABBA is back

Excellent analysis of possibly the greatest come back in pop music, Gentlemen!

Technology has afforded Abba the possibility of performing live in a fashion and for evermore.I would hesitate to call this a comeback,they recorded 2 initial songs,then 5 and have now fleshed out an album to promote the Abbatars,which is great news.Two of the album tracks have familiar titles. Agnetha in particular never liked touring and I am disappointed she and Frida have so far not done any promotional interviews,let’s hope they put in an appearance when the album launches or when the Abbatar show opens in May 2022. I am grateful for their new music and album,just seems odd the girls are nowhere to be seen.

Benny and Bjorn are great songwriters and will make Billions out of these abbatars and records Sales, Welcome Back Guys.

ABBA is a gift from the God, Thank you for the Music

Incredibly stupid headline and question really. The album exists for 2 reasons. 1. they want it to, and 2. to promote the digital concert show.

sales of physical copies is really huge in pre-sales already some of the audio media are not to order anymore..Even cassette tapes are really hot again...

Wrong, I ordered the LP as soon as I could, so pleased it is being released on Vinyl !

Anyone, has SiriusXM started playing either of the new tracks?

They are each worth £230m , a few years ago they turned down $1b to reform , so I doubt they are doing it for the money, as they youngster of the group is 71

Oh jeeze! I don't think they care about the money. Each of them has more money than God. If you listen to their interview videos, you can tell they are doing it for the experience. I'm amazed that they are in their 70s and are still creative and not afraid to use new technology.

they're the only band of that level who are all still alive i think a beatles sgt pepper show would be cool with all the cardboard cut outs animated

They will still sell records, cassettes and cds…

Very enjoyable and professional analysis! 👌

Like everyone of my age, I like ABBA. What would make me happy? A *proper* remix (not remaster) of their hits, right back to the multitrack. But without the shitey chickflick overtones of certain movies.

ABBA are richer than God and they know the music industry! They never stopped creating music you know 😄

Such a thoughtful reflection! Thank you!!

All the people that bought the vinyl albums in the past may buy the latest one to keep in their collection

They must be one of the most lucrative bands in history - money is not a concern

They are all in their 70’s. They are all billionaires. Money is not the issue. Their appetite for hard work, perfection and elite pop music is the issue. After that the money will take care of itself.

I manage a pop group from Scarborough who set up their own band in 1981 in the same vein as ABBA, using the initials from their names as their group moniker. Clive, Ursula, Nigel and Tracy have gone from strength-to-strength and now work the social club circuit in Cleethorpes, where the clientele identify strongly with the name.

No because fans want the physical CD, vinyl, box set etc...they will make a killing.

I think bands like KISS, led zeppelin, Beatles etc might rent the Abba arena in A few years and do the same thing making tons for Abba in the prosess. I have already ordered the limited edition Colored LP..

It's not a virtual tour. The arena is an actual object.

"Will the rise of streaming hit earnings from their comeback?" Is that really a full sentence?

Have you noticed, though, that they've done a brilliant job of packaging the same album in a variety of ways? True ABBA fanatics (and I know MANY of these) will just HAVE to have all four LPs, the picture disk, the cassettes with all four packaging choices, and all four CDs.

I don't for a second think this is about money. They already have more than they need and could have had 10 times more if they wanted. Of course they don't want to lose money, but think of all the costs to develop this technique and build an arena and how many people that are involved. I dont mean that Abba developed the technique, but I guess the George Lucas company isnt doing this for free... Before this investment pays off the Abba members will be dead. But I guess they couldnt resist the challenge of embracing the new technology and making their song legacy and even themselves the first in history to become "immortal".

I will not be downloading this! I will be buying the CD! The first in years!

Roger Hodgson (who still tours and sings just like he did back in the day ) offered to re-join Supertramp for touring a few years ago but he never even got a reply, Rick Davies isn't well enough to tour now though. Roger left because it was getting harder to make their two styles gel on an album. They had a verbal agreement not to sing each others songs , Rick found he couldn't fill a concert hall with just his songs and need all the hits , which were Rogers, so he broke the agreement and got another singer in to sing Rogers songs .

Number 1 Xmas? It's probably Number 1 now (albeit On the shelf, back burner,call it what you like. ) before the Album has even been complete.

The expert talks about being number 1 at Xmas and is obsessed with the financial side. The album will be number 1 forever and even though the money is irrelevant, ABBA will still make millions. Compares them to Supertramp. What a fool.

Abba super

They don’t do it for the money. As they turned down a one billion (!) dollar offer years ago.

Good for them, I hope it does well..... 😎🥰🌍🌻

This just shows you how sad this bloke is. It's not always about the money. It's about having fun and a life.

I do agree they mount Billions, but that is just the question BB is Ultra rich, Annif and Agneta is superrich, They dont need the money, they will just get a few 100usd, so why? They had to.

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We should relax. If they earn a decent wage for the hours they contribute to their vocation/passion, that should be enough. What makes musicianship so much better than other professions? They will still be paid well compared to anyone reading this post.

Uh...Since ABBA has brought themselves into the internet age, being on social media and streaming services now, being on Facebook, RU-vid, Spotify, and TikTok...NO.

What made me scratch my head - new album and singles are also available on MCs. I can understand LPs but MCs.... ? Seriously? Do they also have comeback?

Money, money, money, huh?!?

They were competing with Drakes new album would have been no.1 otherwise on streaming

With a net worth of around a billion pounds I doubt they give a flying fuck about earnings

They are going to make silly money from the Voyage hologram show while they sit at home, so I don't suppose they care in the slightest.

ABBA fans have noticed that most of their rare tracks and outtakes have disappeared from RU-vid and Spotify. So I guess every little detail of this comeback is being attended to.

When asked if any other band could do this I presume that the commentators meant living musicians. It's obvious that if all of the Beatles were alive and reunited, there would be no contest. They would obviously sell more songs and albums in every form in the history of popular music. But I believe that everyone realizes that.

My point has nothing to do with how many records were sold. Like it or not, the Beatles, Like the Classical composers, will be heard and studied, alongside Bob Dylan, until Our Lord and Creator, Jesus Christ, returns!! Every other musical artist will be long forgotten. The Beatles didn't just change music, fortunately or unfortunately, they changed the way people look at the entire world. I, though a Beatles music fan, believe that they changed society in a very disturbing and unfortunate way. They messed up our culture!! They made drugs popular and made Our Creator unpopular. God will always win and rule in the end which I believe is much closer than the world thinks. As far as the quality of songwriting and production goes, ABBA isn't even close. They were a fad that's attempting to come back. AND WHY???? For the MONEY! As God's Inerrant Word says "THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL" ! I hope that I'm wrong about their intentions but I myself don't believe that they have the talent to make a comeback.Bob

F Tik Tok

great tracks but the disney style hologram is just more fake media,entertainment not needed for great musicians and singers,looks like cash grab more gb news soft soap

Nope!

Master and mistresses? Wtf. Listen starting around 3.50.?

Not a fan of the new main page layout on YT. Having to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page past the likes of Farage and the Commons to find most recent uploads. Boo.

Morning Sky, I'm arguing over something that can never happen BUT The Beatles have had more hits worldwide, if you include cover versions, than anyone. Who covers ABBA songs? If you look at the whole picture, there will never be a greater group of musicians and song writers as Lennon, McCartney and Harrison and there would never have been an "ABBA" if the Beatles and Bob Dylan hadn't paved the way.

abba's crying all the way to the bank

Enoug ABBA for one lifetime…on and on it goes. P!s$ed off with old ‘uns keep resurfacing