– Aug 29 (Reuters) – The members of Swedish pop group ABBA have asked U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using their music and videos at his campaign rallies, the band’s record label said on Thursday.
ABBA hits including “The Winner Takes It All”, “Money, Money, Money” and “Dancing Queen” were played at a rally held by Trump and his running mate JD Vance on July 27 in Minnesota, accompanied by videos, said Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet, which had a reporter at the event.
***“Together with the members of ABBA, we have discovered that videos have been released where ABBA’s music has been used at Trump events, and we have therefore requested that such use be immediately removed and taken down,”*** the band’s record label Universal Music said in a statement.
It said no permission or licence had been granted to the Trump campaign.
The members of the band declined to comment further, a representative told Reuters, adding that they fully supported Universal’s statement.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Several artists, or their representatives, have objected to their music being played at Trump events over the years, including late American singer-guitarist Tom Petty, British singer-songwriter Adele, and rock band R.E.M.
In April, late Irish singer and activist Sinéad O’Connor’s label also demanded the Trump campaign stop using her music.
Canadian singer Celine Dion, opens new tab and her label earlier this month made a similar complaint, calling the use of her performance “unauthorized”.
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Four to go until he has one per felony conviction!
At least he has kid rock
RATM & Fogerty are my favorites. Aren’t there handlers that listen to the lyrics. Fortunate Son blows my mind more than Rage tho
Up next: Trump makes grand (sorta) entrance at the community center in Sisterbang, Alabama to the tune of Taylor Swift’s “Anti-hero”.
Where’s Isaac Hayes on this list…
What is fun here is they can tell his campaign to stop, and charge royalties for their use. I believe in this circumstance royalties are based on number of people in the venue. It would be interesting to see what they report the crowd sizes at when it comes to paying for them.
So that leaves Creed, Ted Nugent and Kid Rock
Anyone else surprised at skynyrd on the list?
That’s enough artists for a class action against Trump
Did Prince rise from the dead to tell Trump to fuck off? Not inconceivable…
It would be great if Radiohead allowed him to play “Creep.”
“I’m a weirdo.”
Well he still has Kid Rock, Jason Aldean and Billy Ray Cyrus.
Dude, how can a Republican lose Skynrd? Their t-shirts can be used as Confederate flags.
Oof. That Nickelback one has got to sting.
His cult following will just say it’s because “he’s against the Hollywood elite cabal” 🤦🏼♀️
“fack news! What they’re not talking about is the oranges of this list, Id like to see the oranges. But seriously, somebody should look into the oranges of this list” -lord dampnut probably
Pretty soon, he’s going to be reduced to using Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and the like.
Nickelback shouldn’t be on this list. He should be forced to play that at his rallies.
Anything before 1923 called. They don’t want you using that either
Bro even Lynyrd Skynyrd was like Nah Dog!!! We don’t want any part of you! 😂😂😂😂😂
When, Lynyrd Skynyrd, a band that regularly performed with a huge version of General Lee’s battle flag (often confused with the Confederate flag) as their backdrop tells a Republican politician to not us their music, you know that politician is on the wrong side of history.
White Stripes too. In response they made a bunch of ‘Icky Trump’ merch for the 2016 election
Does Jail Bait and Cat Scratch Fever not work well enough at his rallies? Weird.
Now I’m imagining trumps handjob dance as Dancing Queen plays in the background
a lot of those people are dead too. thats how badly they dont want him using their music. they came back from the grave.
MAGA people have to be one of earth’s most universally reviled groups. Can’t say they don’t deserve it.
As if Donny the Whiner gives a fuck about the law…. Or paying people.
I’ve never been so proud of Nickelback. Literally, never.
That’s unfortunate because Trump is a dancing queen.
I suppose Kid Rock’s “music” is not good enough for the Trump campaign.
Really shocked skynyrd said no to him. They seem right up his alley
Skynyrd. Pleasantly surprised
Ted nugent and kid rock just not doing it for him anymore?
I’m so confused that they can play as much Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Lil’ Pump, Ted Nugent, Billy Ray Cyrus, Waka Flocka Flame, and Lee Greenwood as they want but even MAGA doesn’t want to listen them 🤔
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As per [original article](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/abba-tell-trump-stop-using-their-music-campaign-rallies-2024-08-29/) 📰:
– Aug 29 (Reuters) – The members of Swedish pop group ABBA have asked U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using their music and videos at his campaign rallies, the band’s record label said on Thursday.
ABBA hits including “The Winner Takes It All”, “Money, Money, Money” and “Dancing Queen” were played at a rally held by Trump and his running mate JD Vance on July 27 in Minnesota, accompanied by videos, said Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet, which had a reporter at the event.
***“Together with the members of ABBA, we have discovered that videos have been released where ABBA’s music has been used at Trump events, and we have therefore requested that such use be immediately removed and taken down,”*** the band’s record label Universal Music said in a statement.
It said no permission or licence had been granted to the Trump campaign.
The members of the band declined to comment further, a representative told Reuters, adding that they fully supported Universal’s statement.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Several artists, or their representatives, have objected to their music being played at Trump events over the years, including late American singer-guitarist Tom Petty, British singer-songwriter Adele, and rock band R.E.M.
In April, late Irish singer and activist Sinéad O’Connor’s label also demanded the Trump campaign stop using her music.
Canadian singer Celine Dion, opens new tab and her label earlier this month made a similar complaint, calling the use of her performance “unauthorized”.
——
**For any new voters or voters with questions, visit [Vote.org](https://www.vote.org/) to learn everything you need to know about voting.** 🗳️ ✅
Four to go until he has one per felony conviction!
At least he has kid rock
RATM & Fogerty are my favorites. Aren’t there handlers that listen to the lyrics. Fortunate Son blows my mind more than Rage tho
Up next: Trump makes grand (sorta) entrance at the community center in Sisterbang, Alabama to the tune of Taylor Swift’s “Anti-hero”.
Where’s Isaac Hayes on this list…
What is fun here is they can tell his campaign to stop, and charge royalties for their use. I believe in this circumstance royalties are based on number of people in the venue. It would be interesting to see what they report the crowd sizes at when it comes to paying for them.
So that leaves Creed, Ted Nugent and Kid Rock
Anyone else surprised at skynyrd on the list?
That’s enough artists for a class action against Trump
Did Prince rise from the dead to tell Trump to fuck off? Not inconceivable…
It would be great if Radiohead allowed him to play “Creep.”
“I’m a weirdo.”
Well he still has Kid Rock, Jason Aldean and Billy Ray Cyrus.
Dude, how can a Republican lose Skynrd? Their t-shirts can be used as Confederate flags.
Oof. That Nickelback one has got to sting.
His cult following will just say it’s because “he’s against the Hollywood elite cabal” 🤦🏼♀️
“fack news! What they’re not talking about is the oranges of this list, Id like to see the oranges. But seriously, somebody should look into the oranges of this list” -lord dampnut probably
Pretty soon, he’s going to be reduced to using Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and the like.
Nickelback shouldn’t be on this list. He should be forced to play that at his rallies.
Anything before 1923 called. They don’t want you using that either
Bro even Lynyrd Skynyrd was like Nah Dog!!! We don’t want any part of you! 😂😂😂😂😂
When, Lynyrd Skynyrd, a band that regularly performed with a huge version of General Lee’s battle flag (often confused with the Confederate flag) as their backdrop tells a Republican politician to not us their music, you know that politician is on the wrong side of history.
White Stripes too. In response they made a bunch of ‘Icky Trump’ merch for the 2016 election
Does Jail Bait and Cat Scratch Fever not work well enough at his rallies? Weird.
Now I’m imagining trumps handjob dance as Dancing Queen plays in the background
a lot of those people are dead too. thats how badly they dont want him using their music. they came back from the grave.
MAGA people have to be one of earth’s most universally reviled groups. Can’t say they don’t deserve it.
As if Donny the Whiner gives a fuck about the law…. Or paying people.
I’ve never been so proud of Nickelback. Literally, never.
That’s unfortunate because Trump is a dancing queen.
I suppose Kid Rock’s “music” is not good enough for the Trump campaign.
Really shocked skynyrd said no to him. They seem right up his alley
Skynyrd. Pleasantly surprised
Ted nugent and kid rock just not doing it for him anymore?
I’m so confused that they can play as much Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Lil’ Pump, Ted Nugent, Billy Ray Cyrus, Waka Flocka Flame, and Lee Greenwood as they want but even MAGA doesn’t want to listen them 🤔