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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bella Ramsey’s performance of A-ha’s “Take on Me” transformed one of the video game’s most beloved moments into an iconic moment for the Max series. Who knew a synth-pop hit from 1985 had the power to ...

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 ...