Abba receive Hall of Fame honour

Abba's Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad accepted their trophies, but Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog did not attend the ceremony in New York. Andersson said: "I speak for all of us, we are deeply, deeply honoured."He added that the band, who had hits with Dancing Queen and Waterloo, would never perform together again.

After winning the Eurovision song contest in 1974, Abba went on to release a string of hits, including Knowing Me, Knowing You and Super Trouper. During the awards ceremony, Andersson accompanied Faith Hill on the piano as the country star sang one of their songs, The Winner Takes It All.