NEW YORK –
Swedish supergroup ABBA has requested Donald Trump to cease utilizing their music at marketing campaign rallies, however the Republican presidential nominee’s marketing campaign says it has permission.
“ABBA has lately found the unauthorized use of their music and movies at a Trump occasion by means of movies that appeared on-line,” mentioned an announcement to The Related Press from the band, whose hits embrace “Waterloo,” “The Winner Takes It All” and “Cash, Cash, Cash.”
“Consequently, ABBA and its consultant has promptly requested the removing and deletion of such content material. No request has been acquired; due to this fact, no permission or licence has been granted.”
A spokesman for the Trump marketing campaign mentioned it had obtained a licence. “The marketing campaign had a licence to play ABBA music by means of our settlement with BMI and ASCAP,” the spokesperson instructed the AP.
ABBA joins a protracted checklist of performers who’ve objected to Trump utilizing their songs. Forward of the 2020 election, that included Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Phil Collins, Pharrell, John Fogerty, Neil Younger, Eddy Grant, Panic! on the Disco, R.E.M. and Weapons N’ Roses.
This cycle, Celine Dion has requested the candidate to cease utilizing “My Coronary heart Will Go On” and Beyonce blocked Trump from utilizing her music “Freedom” in a marketing campaign video. In 2016, Adele requested Trump to stop enjoying her songs at political rallies.
Campaigns do not want an artist’s specific permission to play their songs at rallies so long as the political group or the venue has gotten what’s often called a blanket licence from the performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI.
Swedish day by day newspaper Svenska Dagbladet mentioned its reporter in July attended a Trump rally in Minnesota the place “The Winner Takes it All” was performed. Common Music in Sweden mentioned movies had surfaced of ABBA’s music being performed at at the least one Trump occasion.
ABBA, who’ve scored 20 songs within the Billboard Sizzling 100, principally within the Seventies and Eighties, launched a comeback album, “Voyage,” in 2021.
