ABBA’s document tag, Universal Music, stated in a declaration that the band participants ask that United States Republican governmental prospect Donald Trump no more utilize their songs at his political election project occasions, and remove current on the internet video clips of occasions where he had actually done so.
“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,” Universal Music stated in a declaration.
It stated no consent or permit for the tunes’ use had actually been given.
Swedish paper Swedish Daily News had actually submitted a contributor’s record from a July 27 occasion in Minnesota, where ABBA strikes consisting of “The Winner Takes It All,” “Money, Money, Money” and “Dancing Queen” were played, gone along with by video clips.
Minnesota is popular for its big neighborhood with Swedish origins, that make up an approximated 7% of the swing state’s populace, the greatest overall and the greatest percentage in any kind of United States state.
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ABBA, a tag rooted in the 4 band participants’ given names– Agnetha, Bjorn, Benni and Anni-Frid– is definitely Sweden’s best understood contemporary social export and was amongst the leading lights of the nightclub and pop scene up until the band separated in 1982.
Reuters information company reported that the band participants decreased to comment additionally, however that their spokesperson stated they completely sustained their document tag’s declaration.
A collection of artists have actually taken comparable actions, asking the Trump project not to utilize their songs, throughout all 3 of the last United States governmental projects.
These consist of, however are never restricted to, ABBA, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Earth, Wind and Fire, the Foo Fighters, Guns’N’Roses, Neil Young, Ozzy Osbourne, RAPID EYE MOVEMENT, Sinead O’Connor, Rihanna, the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty (or instead his enduring loved ones), the Village People and The White Stripes.
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