{"id":149,"date":"2008-09-12T00:24:16","date_gmt":"2008-09-12T00:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=149"},"modified":"2008-09-12T00:24:16","modified_gmt":"2008-09-12T00:24:16","slug":"sony-computer-entertainment-europe-abba-and-universal-music-announce-collaboration-on-singstar%e2%84%a2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, ABBA and Universal Music Announce Collaboration on SingStar\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SYDNEY<\/strong><strong>, 11 September 2008<\/strong> &#8211; Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced a collaboration with ABBA to bring the band\u2019s best loved tracks to SingStar for both PlayStation\u00ae2 and PLAYSTATION\u00ae3. Owners of either system will now be able to sing along with some of the most iconic pop tracks of all time including \u2018Mamma Mia\u2019, \u2018Gimme Gimme Gimme\u2019, \u2018Waterloo\u2019 and \u2018Dancing Queen\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CLOSE PARA 1 -->SingStar ABBA is being developed in full collaboration with ABBA and Universal Music Group in Sweden, which manages the rights to the ABBA brand. The terms of the agreement include a window of exclusivity for disc-based PlayStation titles until December 2009.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CLOSE PARA 2 -->ABBA\u2019s recordings have sold an estimated 370 million units worldwide. Their 1992 album, \u201cGold,\u201d is one of the most popular albums of all time, with sales of 26 million copies.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CLOSE PARA 3 -->The SingStar agreement comes as the music of ABBA enjoys a renewed surge of popularity worldwide, sparked by the huge success of the film, \u201cMamma Mia!\u201d Global sales of the soundtrack album, released by Universal Music Group, the world\u2019s leading music company, are now approaching 3 million.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CLOSE PARA 4 -->\u201cWe are thrilled to be collaborating with ABBA to bring their tracks to SingStar this Christmas,\u201d said David Reeves, President, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. \u201cThe popularity of this iconic band continues year after year, and we know SingStar fans will be delighted to add this selection of classics tracks to their SingStar collection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CLOSE PARA 5 -->Lucian Grainge, Chairman\/CEO of Universal Music Group International, commented: \u201cABBA have joined that elite club of musicians and artists whose popularity only grows with time, as new generations enjoy some of the most memorable music ever made. SingStar ABBA will have the world singing along again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CLOSE PARA 6 -->SingStar ABBA is the perfect soundtrack to any party, guaranteed to get pop lovers of all ages on their feet when it is released this winter in PAL territories and the US.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CLOSE PARA 7 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, 11 September 2008 &#8211; Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced a collaboration with ABBA to bring the band\u2019s best loved tracks to SingStar for both PlayStation\u00ae2 and PLAYSTATION\u00ae3. 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