Norway is a land of dramatic fjords, the midnight sun and the world’s finest goat cheese. It has never been known for its music. But 40 years ago, it produced a singular global pop hit whose grip on ...

The makers of the Last of Us 2 video game were hunting high and low for the perfect song. They’d commenced work on an emotive cut scene in the survival horror adventure in which vengeance-bound hero ...

The music video for a-ha’s 1985 hit “Take on Me” is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, and 40 years after it hit MTV, it remains a technical marvel. The video perfectly illustrates ...

Released in the mid-80s, the Norwegian band’s song found great success both on the charts and with awards. It spent 27 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 1. The song also nabbed ...

Norwegian pop greats A-ha are mainly known in the U.S. for their 1985 hit “Take on Me” (and its groundbreaking video) but they are superstars in their homeland, with eight #1 albums (and two that went ...

Magne Furuholmen of Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha has been dreaming about performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles for decades. The iconic outdoor venue has somehow evaded the band during its ...

Morten Harket, the singer of the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha who helped define the 1980s MTV sound with its gorgeously sung global hit “Take On Me,” revealed Wednesday that he has Parkinson’s ...

Julio is a Senior Author for Collider. He studied History and International Relations at university, but found his calling in cultural journalism. When he isn't writing, Julio also teaches English at ...

The best covers are when bands take the original material and make it their own. Different tempo, different key, maybe a different playing style altogether. One such example of this was a recent ...

Remember the classic A-Ha music video for the band's song "Take on Me?" Well, the team at Deutsch L.A. sure did. They've done a fabulous mash-up of it in a new spot for Volkswagen that makes a ...