ABBA, Gensis Receive Hall of Fame Honour

Swedish pop band Abba have been inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with British bands Genesis and The Hollies, reports BBC News.

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."

Other inductees at the annual ceremony at The Waldorf-Astoria hotel were reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff and Iggy Pop and the Stooges.

Artists are only eligible for the Hall of Fame honour 25 years after the release of their first single.

Around 600 music industry professionals decide on who should be honoured.