Swedish pop superstars Abba have complained after their hits like The Winner Takes it All have been performed at considered one of Donald Trump’s presidential marketing campaign rallies.
The group’s songs and movies, additionally together with Cash, Cash, Cash and Dancing Queen, have been additionally performed on the occasion in Minnesota in July, based on Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.
In an announcement to the Reuters information company, the band’s file label Common Music stated: “Along with the members of Abba, we now have found that movies have been launched the place Abba’s music has been used at Trump occasions, and we now have due to this fact requested that such use be instantly eliminated and brought down.
The label stated no permission or licence had been granted to Mr Trump’s marketing campaign.
Abba are the newest in a protracted listing of artists or their estates who’ve objected to Mr Trump utilizing their music to advertise his presidential marketing campaign.
Final month, Celine Dion’s workforce condemned the “unauthorised” use of a clip of My Coronary heart Will Go On, and the household of late soul singer Isaac Hayes ordered Mr Trump to cease taking part in Maintain On, I’m Coming and demanded $3m (£2.4m) in licensing charges.
In March, the property of Sinéad O’Connor demanded he cease taking part in Nothing Compares 2 U, saying she would have been “disgusted, damage, and insulted”.
Beforehand, Adele, REM and the Rolling Stones are among the many large names who’ve demanded he doesn’t use their songs.
Nonetheless, musicians have solely had restricted success in stopping politicians from utilizing their music.
Within the US, campaigns are required to acquire a Political Entities Licence from music rights physique BMI, which provides them entry to greater than 20 million tracks to be used of their rallies.
Artists and publishers can ask for his or her music to be withdrawn from the listing, however it appears that evidently organisers hardly ever examine the database to make sure they’ve clearance.