Roxette to tour Sweden this summer!

STOCKHOLM - Today's report in Metro, a daily newspaper distributed here for free, reports that Roxette will go on a Swedish tour this summer, just after the release of the new compilation album mentioned in the article above. Read the full story...

New “Greatest Hits” album to be released in June

STOCKHOLM - Roxette will release another 'Greatest Hits' album in June… or maybe even two. Read the full story...

“And the winner is… Roxette!”

STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) - Per and Marie were called onto the stage at the NRJ Nordic Radio Awards three times tonight to be presented with trophies. Read the full story...

Copy-protected CDs are not CDs, says Philips

Dutch consumer electronics manufacturer Philips, a co-creator of the CD format, is not playing along as major record labels unveil their copy-protection technology for CDs. Read the full story...

Roxette on stage tonight

STOCKHOLM - Roxette will appear on stage here tonight at the NRJ Radio Awards at Hovet near Globen. Read the full story...

“MATAH” selected as ‘Song of the Year’ in Russia

ST. PETERSBURG - "Milk and Toast and Honey" was selected as the as the best song of the year by Europa Plus Radio in Russia. Read the full story...

Grammy jury “forgot” to nominate Sweden’s favorite artists

STOCKHOLM - The Swedish "Grammi" nominations are out. But the Swedes' favorite artists have been totally ignored by the jury. Read the full story...

Lasse Berghagen wants Per at Skansen

STOCKHOLM - Ricky Martin accepted his invitation last summer, making a special trip to Sweden just to do so. Read the full story...

CD prices set to take a plunge

NEW YORK - CDs priced at $9.99 may soon be a standard offer at music stores as U.S. Read the full story...

Court to decide if SIMC is plagiarism

STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) - The British High Court of Justice will decide whether or not Roxette's 1994 hit "Sleeping In My Car" is plagiarism. Read the full story...

Stockholm concert being re-webcast today

STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) - The concert recorded here at The Globe will be re-webcast by Telenordia today and again on February 9th. Read the full story...

ABBA documentary includes comments from Roxette

LONDON - Commentary by Per and Marie is included in a documentary about the members of ABBA produced for BBC radio in the U.K. Read the full story...

MATAH #1 on Russia’s most popular station

ST. PETERSBURG - About a month has passed since the official release of "Milk & Toast & Honey" as a single in Russia, and now it's a #1 Hit, at least on Russia's Europa Plus radio station broadcasting from St. Read the full story...

EMI delays DVD release in Australia to March

SYDNEY - In an attempt to get the most out of their advertising and promotion budget, EMI has decided to delay the release of Roxette's new DVD here to coincide with a company-wide DVD release campaign they intend for March. Read the full story...

Jennie Löfgren album due out in January

STOCKHOLM - Produced by Gyllene Tider's Anders Herrlin – who also happens to be her boyfriend – Jennie Löfgren's debut album, "Meant to Be," is scheduled to be released on Janury 21. Read the full story...

Per makes Aftonbladet/Elle worst-dressed list

STOCKHOLM - Does he really dress that bad?   Aftonbladet, in conjuction with Elle magazine's Swedish edition, is conducting poll to determine who the Swedes think is the best- and worst-dressed celebrity. Read the full story...

Music so nice… you may pay twice

NEW YORK - In a move that undoubtedly will confound people who want to play by the rules, music consumers will be paying twice if they want to listen to their music on their stereo and on their computer. Read the full story...

Roxette makes the finals of this year’s Rock Bear awards

STOCKHOLM - After counting more than 86,600 votes, the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet has announced that Roxette are finalists in the category "Year's Swedish Group." Read the full story...

Marie refuses to sing with Carola

STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) - According to a report in Expressen, a Swedish tabloid newspaper, Marie suddenly refused to perform in a charity gala for the homeless. Read the full story...

Roxette makes US year-end list

NEW YORK - Billboard columnist Fred Bronson has placed Roxette on his year-ending Best of the Year Top Ten list. Read the full story...

Per preparing new Roxette album, and solo album!

Per is currently writing songs for a forthcoming Roxette album, revealed Aftonbladet in today's edition. Read the full story...

Design company employed by Roxette opens website

Happy Family Dog Production, or HFDP, a design company employed by Roxette has opened their own website with a large gallery of their selected works. Read the full story...

Beatles fans worldwide – including Per Gessle – mourn the loss of George Harrison

NEW YORK - It's unusally warm for the beginning of December. Warm enough so that a large crowd has gathered comfortably here this evening in Strawberry Fields, a section of Central Park devoted to the memory of John Lennon, who was shot to death in 1980 by a deranged fan at the nearby Dakota apartment building. Read the full story...

Tour concludes with Summer extension plans under discussion

HALMSTAD - Per posted this entry to his "diary" on the Roxette site today, and as it is rather noteworthy, we reprint it here [with Editor's Notes appearing in brackets]: Dear all of you:   So now the "Room Service Tour 2001" finally has come to an end. Read the full story...

“Room Service” 2-CD set released by EMI South Africa

JOHANNESBURG - EMI South Africa is releasing a special two-CD edition of "Room Service." Read the full story...

Bad year for EMI

LONDON - EMI Group reported a wider loss in the six-month period ending September 30th compared to the same period a year ago. Read the full story...

Mr. Edmundo goes bankrupt; Per loses $47K

The company behind the music site Mr. Edmundo has filed for bankruptcy according to a report in the Halmstad-based newspaper Hallandsposten. Read the full story...

Stockholm record stores unable to meet fan demand

STOCKHOLM - Fans from all around the world came to three towns in Sweden in order to watch the shows and meet each other. Read the full story...

New song by Roxette – and Gyllene Tider?!

In an exclusive interview by roxettenews.com, published by the Official Roxette Fanclub, Per reveals that Roxette is going to re-record "Stupid" for a forthcoming movie, directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Read the full story...

Much Music Canada played “Milk And Toast And Honey” video

On Friday Much Music Canada, the largest music video channel in Canada played Roxette's latest video "Milk And Toast And Honey" for the first time. Read the full story...