Abba is upset that Trump is utilizing tunes for his campaign.



Supergroup Abba, from Sweden, has taken issue with songs like "The Winner Takes it All" being played during one of Donald Trump's presidential campaign events.


The Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet reported that the group's songs and videos, which included Dancing Queen and Money, Money, Money, were also played during the July event in Minnesota.


Universal Music, the record label for the band, released a statement to the Reuters news agency stating: "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."

As per the label, Mr. Trump's campaign had not been issued any authorization or licensing.




The artist or artist's estates that have challenged Mr. Trump's use of their music to further his presidential campaign include Abba.

The late soul singer Isaac Hayes' family demanded that Mr. Trump cease playing Hold On, I'm Coming and sought $3 million (£2.4 million) in licensing payments last month, while Celine Dion's team denounced the "unauthorised" use of a snippet from My Heart Will Go On.

He was asked to stop performing Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor's estate in March, claiming she would have been "disgusted, hurt, and insulted".


Before now, a number of well-known artists have asked that he not utilize their songs, including Adele, REM, and the Rolling Stones.

But musicians haven't exactly been able to block politicians from exploiting their songs.

To utilize more than 20 million tracks for their rallies, US campaigns must first secure a Political Entities Licence from music rights organization BMI.


Although publishers and artists can request that their music be removed from the list, it appears that the organizers don't frequently check the database to make sure they have permission.


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