ABBA calls for Donald Trump cease utilizing their music at marketing campaign rallies

ABBA is the newest in an extended checklist of artists who object to their music getting used at marketing campaign rallies for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Footage from an occasion held by the previous president and convicted felon consists of the usage of ABBA hits like “The Winner Takes It All”, “Cash, Cash, Cash” and “Dancing Queen,” Reuters reviews. In response, the Swedish pop group demanded that the Trump marketing campaign stop all use of their music and video footage, in line with their file label, Common Music Group.

“Along with the members of ABBA, we’ve got found that movies have been launched the place ABBA’s music has been used at Trump occasions,” the label shared with Leisure Weekly. “We now have subsequently requested that such use be instantly eliminated and brought down. Common Music Publishing AB and Polar Music Worldwide AB haven’t acquired any request, so no permission or license has been granted to Trump.”

The label additionally acknowledged that no permission or license for the usage of ABBA’s music was granted to the Trump marketing campaign. EW has reached out to a Trump spokesperson for remark.

Representatives for UMG and ABBA didn’t instantly reply to EW’s requests for remark.

Trump is not any stranger to such requests: in every of his presidential runs, the Republican candidate has acquired backlash for his musical decisions, with artists usually stepping as much as deny that he was granted permission.

Final week, Beyoncé‘s file label and music writer reportedly threatened to ship a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump group for utilizing her tune “Freedom” in a video on social media, which was promptly deleted. Earlier this month, Isaac Hayes’ property took authorized motion towards the Trump marketing campaign for its use of “Maintain On, I’m Coming” at a number of Trump rallies over the past two years. Celine Dion has joined in as nicely, posting a assertion on Instagram to name out Trump for taking part in a video of her performing “My Coronary heart Will Go On” at a latest marketing campaign cease.

Different artists who’ve spoken out towards Trump for utilizing their music embody Rihanna, Pharrell, Adele, Weapons N’ Roses, Aerosmith,  Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Neil Younger, Ozzy Osbourne, Nickelback, Linkin Park, the Rolling Stones, Village Folks, Panic! on the Disco, Queen, R.E.M, and the estates and households of Tom Petty, Laura Branigan, Prince, and George Harrison.

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Most not too long ago, the Foo Fighters have been outraged by the previous president’s use of their tune, “My Hero,” at a rally. A Trump spokesperson later disputed their declare that the monitor was used with out permission, telling The Unbiased, “We now have a license to play the tune.” A supply near the marketing campaign who requested to not be recognized echoed that sentiment to EW, although the Trump marketing campaign declined to touch upon the file.

In the meantime, a Foo Fighters consultant advised EW that the band was “not requested permission, and in the event that they have been they might not have granted it.”