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Christoffer Lundquist getting married

Brainpool-bassist Christoffer Lundquist has recently got married. Multi-talented Christoffer plays also on Roxette's latest album. Read the full story...


“Anyone” UK single features new live songs

Live recordings of "Church Of Your Heart" and "Wish I Could Fly" will be released as extra tracks on the British "Anyone" single, due to be out on June 22. Read the full story...


“Anyone” video censored on MTV!

As you probably know a scene in "Anyone" video shows Marie drowning in the sea. Read the full story...


Video collection before Christmas, no sight of re-releases

Per says once again at www.haveaniceday.nu that Roxette will release a video collection (apparently titled "Have A Nice Video") before Christmas. Read the full story...


“Help!” to be released after all?

In 1995 Roxette recorded 4 acoustic tracks in the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. Read the full story...


“Stars” video to be shot in Stockholm and Hamburg

Per tells at www.haveaniceday.nu that the video for "Stars" will be shot in Stockholm, Sweden and Hamburg, Germany. Read the full story...


US deal delayed as lawyer is in hospital

According to Per, Roxette's US record deal is delayed, because their L.A.-based lawyer has some severe medical problems right now. Read the full story...


“Pay The Price/Anyone” double a-side released in Japan

"Pay The Price/Anyone" double a-side single was released in Japan on May 8. Read the full story...


Canadian HAND release on June 29!

EMI Canada will release "Have A Nice Day" after all! The album will hit the Canadian record shops on June 29. Read the full story...


Clip of “Cooper” special version available online

The Official Roxette Fanclub has posted a 30-second clip of "Cooper" (Closer To God) on their web site. Read the full story...


EMI Svenska building a web site

According to the Official Roxette Fanclub, EMI Svenska (Roxette's record company, the Swedish division of EMI) is currently building their own web site. Read the full story...


Video collection tracklisting

Italian Roxette Fanclub the possible tracklisting of the forthcoming Roxette video collection. Notice that this isn't confirmed by EMI in any way! Read the full story...


US Record Contract Awaits Signatures

As reported in the Weekend Edition of The Daily Roxette, a distribution contract for Canada has been finalized while a separate - but related - deal for the United States has been negotiated. Read the full story...


“Rarities 2.0” will be “Kill Your Darlings”?!

A rumour from Italy has it that the b-side compilation Per has told about will be probably titled "Kill Your Darlings". Read the full story...


US record deal: Breaking news coming on Monday!

Yes, there is a deal! Finally, after months of waiting by North American fans - and speculation from fans worldwide - a record distribution contract has been negotiated for the U.S. Read the full story...


Unreleased song on “Stars” B-side

Per tells at www.haveaniceday.nu that the B-side of the "Stars" single (single #3 from "Have A Nice Day") will be a previously unreleased song called "Better Off On Her Own". Read the full story...


Fanclub: No record deal yet

Official Roxette Fan Club contacted EMI Svenska today to ask about the US record deal. Read the full story...


30 sec of “Anyone” video now online

The video for "Anyone" had its premiere on Wednesday. Now you can watch a 30-second streaming Real Video clip of it on the Internet. Read the full story...


US record label annouced soon

Roxette's record label in the USA will be announced soon. "[We] hope to have some answer in the next 10 days", says Per. Read the full story...


Corbijn directs the “Stars” video

Anton Corbijn will be the director of the "Stars" video. Corbijn is famous for the videos he's done for U2 and Depeche Mode, but he's also know as a photographer. Read the full story...


“Anyone” video’s premiere on Wednesday

The premiere for Roxette's new video, "Anyone", will be on Swedish TV4 next Wednesday. Read the full story...


PR in Brazil in June

Roxette visits Brazil in June. They are going to do "lots of TV and press and hopefully an instore". Read the full story...


Roxette satisfied with album sales

According to Per, "Have A Nice Day" has now sold 1.4 million copies, excluding North America of course and France. Read the full story...


Fans disappointed to MTV’s Roxette weekend

"5 hours of Roxette? I'd rather say 1 hour!" This is what many fans think about MTV Europe's "Roxette's Greatest Hits Weekend". Read the full story...


Roxette plays live in London

Roxette will be one of the stars who perform live at Capital FM's Party in the Park. Read the full story...


3 songs to be recorded in Spanish

Roxette is going to record 3 songs in Spanish: "Anyone", "Wish I Could Fly" and "Salvation". Read the full story...


5 hours of Roxette a day!

The Finnish TV magazine Katso says that there will be Roxette's Greatest Hits Weekend programme 5 hours on Saturday and 5 hours on Sunday, starting on both days at 11am CET. Read the full story...


Roxette’s Greatest Hits Weekend on European MTV’s

As you've probably already heard, several European MTV stations are going to broadcast a Roxette Weekend on May 1 and 2. Read the full story...


Central’s April update

Central has been updated at last. You can now find dozens of new desktop pictures and a pack of "Have A Nice Day" icons. Read the full story...


No Spanish EP after all?

The Official Roxette Fan Club has contacted EMI Svenska to ask about the rumours on new Spanish tracks. Read the full story...


“Anyone” the single – coming on May 10

The Roxette Archives has released the cover picture of the "Anyone" single. Here's the tracklisting: CD5 CDPRO 4222 (EU) Anyone (Radio edit)   CD5 (EU) Anyone (Radio edit) Anyone (Demo)   CD5 (EU) Anyone (Radio edit) Anyone (Demo) You Don't Understand Me (Acoustic Abbey Road version) Cooper (Close to God version) Wish I Could Fly (Video clip) The release date of the single has been set to May 10. Read the full story...


Tidbits from Per

Per has again answered to fans' questions at www.haveaniceday.nu. This time he has some very interesting things to tell. Read the full story...