ABBA Radio will feature non-stop broadcast of the ABBA song catalog
as well as exclusive and rare long-form interviews with Benny Andersson
and Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA
The 24/7 channel dedicated to ABBA will premiere in celebration of the worldwide release of “MAMMA MIA!” The Movie

SIRIUS Satellite Radio will launch ABBA Radio, an
exclusive channel dedicated to international pop supergroup, ABBA. ABBA
Radio will debut on Monday, July 7 at 6 pm ET on SIRIUS channel 3 in
celebration of the upcoming release of MAMMA MIA! The Movie.

Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation
of the beloved stage musical seen by more than 30 million people in 160
cities and 8 languages around the world. MAMMA MIA! The Movie opens in
theaters in the U.S. on July 18, 2008.

ABBA Radio will
broadcast ABBA music 24/7 for two weeks and will feature all the hits
originally performed by the group. The channel will also feature tracks
from the original cast recording of the hit stage musical phenomenon,
MAMMA MIA!. In addition, SIRIUS listeners will hear two-time Academy
Award(R)-winning actress Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Colin Firth
sing ABBA songs on the soundtrack to MAMMA MIA! The Movie, to be
released by DECCA on July 8, 2008.

“Thanks
to ABBA Radio on SIRIUS, both new and longtime fans have a place to
experience the original music of ABBA, together with the new songs
produced for the soundtrack to Mamma Mia! The Movie, in a distinctively
innovative way. ABBA Radio allows for our early songs to join the new
ones in harmony on SIRIUS’ national platform, and engage all
generations of listeners,” said Benny Andersson.

“A world wide
release of a movie and a soundtrack album is a once in a lifetime event
and I’m so proud that ABBA Radio on SIRIUS is following it closely,”
said Bjorn Ulvaeus. “ABBA Radio on SIRIUS is unique in that both Benny
Andersson and I have made extensive interviews for the channel and
we’ve done that for no-one else.”

“ABBA created one of the most distinctive sounds and
styles in music and has found to this day enduring international
popularity,” said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS President of Entertainment
and Sports. “We are excited to offer ABBA Radio to SIRIUS listeners,
which will include interviews with Benny and Bjorn as well as the cast
of the MAMMA MIA! movie, and of course unprecedented access to ABBA’s
music.”

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