King presents medals to Per and Marie at palace ceremony

STOCKHOLM - Although there was a great deal of uncertainty as to whether or not Marie Fredriksson would be able to attend, it was both members of Roxette who arrived at the Royal Palace here this afternoon to receive medals from His Majesty, the King of Sweden. Read the full story...

Track listing for “The Pop Hits” revealed

STOCKHOLM - Here's the interesting track listing for the upcoming "The Pop Hits" compilation CD. Read the full story...

“Breathe” demo to appear on “‘Nox” maxi-single

STOCKHOLM - The Tits&Ass demo version of "Breathe" will be included as the third track on the maxi-single version of "Opportunity Nox" when it is released on February 24th (EMI 7243 -5518972). Read the full story...

Per and Marie to get Medal from the King of Sweden!

STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) - This Friday, January 31, Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson will receive the King's Medal of the Eighth Size with Royal Blue Ribbon, from His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, the King of Sweden. Read the full story...

Per Gessle writes for Rikard Wolff

STOCKHOLM - Per Gessle has contributed the music to one of the songs featured on Rikard Wolff's upcoming album. Read the full story...

Gessle makes big profit on Hotell Tylösand

STOCKHOLM - Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet reveals today that Per Gessle's hotel made a profit of 27 million kronor ($3.2 million) last year. Read the full story...

Airplay for “Opportunity Nox” to begin this week in Germany

STOCKHOLM - German radio listeners will get a chance to hear the new Roxette single "Opportunity Nox" a week earlier than the rest of Europe as the song is being released for airplay in Germany tomorrow, January 27th. Read the full story...

Popcorn stars join raspberry hearts on “Hits” series CDs

STOCKHOLM - It's raspberries and… popcorn! A star made of popcorn will adorn the covers of "The Pop Hits" CDs – joining the heart made of raspberries used for "The Ballad Hits" collection. Read the full story...

Possible EMI merger heats up

CANNES - At this year's Midem music industry conference on the French Riviera, music executives have been actively speculating over a possible, future merger concerning Roxette's record label EMI. Read the full story...

Brits once again get to listen to new Roxette material

LONDON - Roxette's "A Thing About You" single has hit the airwaves in the United Kingdom and the "The Ballad Hits" CD it is intended to promote is slated for a February 3rd release — just before Valentine's Day on February 14th. Read the full story...

“Opportunity Nox” on your door on February 3rd

STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) - Roxette's new single, "Opportunity Nox," (EMI 7243-5518972) will be hitting the European airwaves on February 3rd. Read the full story...

The Ballad Hits is climbing the German Albumcharts again

GERMANY - Roxette's new album release is once again climbing the German Album Charts. Read the full story...

Discography competition: winners announced!

The three winners of our Roxette discography book competition have been chosen and they are: Chris Oriet, Canada Marc de Kort, The Netherlands Angela Nußbaum, Germany We will contact the winners directly. Read the full story...

The year in review: TDR looks back at 2002

Marie's brain tumor… withdrawing from "Night of the Proms"… thousands of get-well wishes from fans around the world… releasing a ballad hits compilation that included new songs… Per in court…   A lot of things - unfortunately not all of them good - happened to Roxette in the year 2002. Read the full story...

Per Gessle talks about Marie Fredriksson and Roxette

HALMSTAD (UPDATED) - Radio Halland's Pelle Hörmander tells The Daily Roxette today that he has known Per Gessle for most of his professional life… going all the way back to the days of Gyllene Tider. Read the full story...

“A Thing About You” is #1 in the year’s German charts

Roxette's latest single, "A Thing About You," scored big in Germany. On Sunday, ATAY came in as #1 on the Jump Radio Chart of the Year. Read the full story...

Warm holiday greetings from TDR!

As we approach the end of the year and look toward the possibilities of a new year, we at The Daily Roxette want to wish our readers a very Happy Holiday and more importantly, a Peaceful 2003 full of good health for us all. Read the full story...

Marie thanks her fans for their support

STOCKHOLM - The Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet published a message from Marie Fredriksson today in which she thanks all her fans for their support. Read the full story...

“A Thing About You” is a success in Brazil

"A Thing About You," Roxette's current single, is a success in Brazil. The song is number eight on "As 10 Mais" (Top 10) on "Transamérica", the most listened radio station in the country. Read the full story...

Marie to undergo chemotherapy; tumor was cancerous

EDITOR'S NOTE - Marie Fredriksson's condition is a lot worse than has previously been reported, according to an article appearing in today's edition of the Swedish newspaper Expressen. Read the full story...

Mats “MP” Persson writes song for Swedish film

HALMSTAD - Gyllene Tider member Mats "MP" Persson and the Swedish chart-king Ben Olander are writing a song for the upcoming Swedish feature film "I Skuggan av Värmen." Read the full story...

Onboard the Swedish trains: Punk! Pop! Per!

EDITOR'S NOTE - When, a few weeks ago, we contacted the Swedish State Railways for permission to reprint this interview, we had yet to read it. Read the full story...

Discography book available though various outlets

STOCKHOLM - The Daily Roxette has some answers to questions our readers have asked about "The Look For Roxette." Read the full story...

Belgian fans meet Per in Stockholm

PUURS - Last Friday, November 29th, three Belgian fans and their partners were treated by EMI Belgium and Sweden to a Meet & Greet with Per Gessle at the Polar Studios in Stockholm. Read the full story...

The Ballad Hits reaches Top 10 in Portugal

The latest compilation release "The Ballad Hits" by Roxette has now landed to the Portuguese top 10 album chart at #9. Read the full story...

BBC profiles Roxette’s record label

LONDON - This week, the BBC profiled Roxette's record label in a program entitled "EMI & Me". Read the full story...

Per Gessle’s web design company lays off employees

STOCKHOLM - The web design company Famestudios, owned in part by Per Gessle along with Bonnier, "IT-Guru" Christer Sturmark, and ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus, has fired their project managers and programmers. Read the full story...

Per gets bugged by Finnish reporter

HELSINKI - Per was interviewed recently by Nyt, a weekly Finnish newspaper (The name means "now" in Finnish), and the article appears in their latest issue. Read the full story...

Per Gessle doesn’t consider himself to be “romantic”

MADRID - The Spanish national weekly university newspaper, "Gaceta Universitaria", published an interview this week with Per Gessle. Read the full story...

Jöback’s album with Gessle-penned song hits stores today

NEW YORK - Per Gessle, as we previously reported, has written a Christmas song for Peter Jöback's Swedish holiday album, "Jag Kommer Hem Igen till Jul," that is being released today. Read the full story...

Gyllene Tider’s 25th Anniversary?

STOCKHOLM - The Swedish tabloid newspaper Expressen reports today about a possible Gyllene Tider comeback. Read the full story...

Roxette makes VH1’s top 100 love songs of all time

Roxette and love, what a combination, don't you think! Well VH1 does! The music channel has placed Roxette's "It Must Have Been Love" from the "Pretty Woman" soundtrack at #95 of the top 100 love songs of all time, in a program conveniently hosted by Jennifer Love Hewitt. Read the full story...