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Marie’s album straight to #1

Great news from Sweden! Marie's new complation album "Äntligen - Bästa [1984-2000]" went straight to number 1 on Swedish charts. Read the full story...


Permanent Roxette news

This message, sent by Stephen Shelton to the Roxette Mailing List was so great that I had to put it here! Read the full story...


“EMI pulls the plug on pop singles”

EMI UK won't anymore release singles for the artists who have sold fewer than 80,000 copies of their latest singles. Read the full story...


Lars Nordin making documentary on Halmstad’s music life

"Almost 50 years after the song group Gnäggers from Halmstad immortalized their tune 'Jag har min häst, jag har min lasso' ('I have my horse, I have my lasso') on an old 78 record, was Stora Torg the location for the decade's mega concert with Gyllene Tider." Read the full story...


Roxette featured in Disney’s Millennium Village

According to our reader Maria Bonet from Orlando, Florida, Roxette is featured in Epcot Center's Millennium Village. Read the full story...


Gun-Marie’s Guys and Gals goes online

A new site dedicated to Marie Fredriksson has been launched. The site, titled Gun-Marie's Guys and Gals (Marie's full first name is Gun-Marie), is also the "home of Marie's one and only Fan group". Read the full story...


EMI Svenska site launch postponed

EMI Svenska has postponed the launch of their own website. Earlier this year the first page of www.emi.se Read the full story...


Tylösand strong candidate for Swedish casino

The Swedish government has decided to give a permission for one international-sized casino in Sweden. Read the full story...


Roxette changes lawyer in the States?

Lars-Erik Olsson from New York has an interesting rumour to share with us: in the future Roxette will be represented by a new lawyer in the US. Read the full story...


Unreleased tracks on “Salvation” single

Per reveals at www.haveaniceday.nu information on the forthcoming "Salvation" single. The b-side will be an unreleased song called "See Me", which is an outtake from the "Crash! Read the full story...


Message from Per on HAND site

Per has written a short message for the fans on www.haveaniceday.nu: Time flies. Read the full story...


Odds and ends from HAND site

"Salvation" will be released in the end of October, which is EMI's decision. Read the full story...


Roxette in live chat – Technical problems again

Roxette chatted for a moment on the Internet. As I feared beforehand, Aftonbladet's "unique multimedia chat" was way too ambitious to be usable. Read the full story...


“Stars” UK single released

The UK version of "Stars" single has been released as a 2-CD set. Read the full story...


HAND goes gold in Germany

"Have A Nice Day" album has sold 250,000 copies of in Germany and thus Roxette received a gold record. Read the full story...


Roxette chatting live next week

On September 29, 16pm CET Per and Marie will be chatting in an unique live chat on Aftobladet's web site. Read the full story...


Per plays harmonium on Swedish album

The Swedish rock musician Pugh Rogefeldt releases his new album in October. One of the guests on the forthcoming "Pugh maraton" will be Per Gessle. Read the full story...


Live Roxette gigs on Christmas?

In www.haveaniceday.nu's Swedish "Ask Per" section, there is also an interesting question concerning Roxette's touring. Read the full story...


“Salvation” video to be shot in Rome

Per tells in his brief answer that the video for "Salvation" will be probably shot in Rome, Italy. Read the full story...


HAND special edition for Spanish markets

EMI is going to release a special edition of "Have A Nice Day" album for the Spanish markets. Read the full story...


Gyllene Tider 20th anniversary boxset in 2000

According to Per's message to the Swedish "Ask Per" section at www.haveaniceday.nu, there will be a special Gyllene Tider boxset released in February-March 2000. Read the full story...


“Salvation” is the next single

The next single release from "Have A Nice Day" will be "Salvation", just as expected. Read the full story...


False rumours on the Net

EMI has put online an official statement about some rumours that have been going around on the Internet: This message is to inform everyone that there is NO TRUTH WHATSOEVER to the rumour that Roxette is to perform in Tylösand, Sweden on New Years Eve 1999. Read the full story...


Discography book to be released in November

The publisher of Roxette discography book has announced that the book is due to be out on November 15, 1999. Read the full story...


Publisher looking for advertisers to discography book

Premium Publishing, the publisher of the forthcoming discography book by Robert Thorselius, "The Look for Roxette", is looking for advertisers to the book. Read the full story...


Uncensored Roxette videos at festival

The Director's Cut versions of Jonas Åkerlund's production will be shown at Oulu Music Video Festical, in Northern Finland this weekend. Read the full story...


“Stars” UK tracklisting

Official Roxette Fanclub has received the tracklisting of the British "Stars" single from EMI International. Read the full story...


Familiar song title as company slogan

Finland-based heart rate monitor manufacturer Polar has adopted "Listen to your heart" as their new slogan. Read the full story...


“Crashing guitars will be back”

Official Roxette Fanclub had an opportunity to talk with Marie and Per after they had appeared on German TV show. Read the full story...


Per wants to get an own casino

Per Gessle may soon become the owner of the first international casino in Sweden. Read the full story...


Whole “Anyone” track on EMI UK site

EMI Chrysalis has opened their new website. On their Roxette page you can find a link to "Anyone" sound clip which appeared the be the whole song in streaming Real Audio format. Read the full story...


Listen to “Stars” remix and vote for Roxette

Roxette's "Stars" remix is listed in Dee Jay Promotions' New releases page. There you can also listen to a 30-sec clip from the remix (this is the one without children's choir) and tell your opinion on the song. Read the full story...