ABBA’s doc tag, Universal Music, said in a declaration that the band contributors ask that United States Republican governmental prospect Donald Trump no extra make the most of their songs at his political election challenge events, and take away present on the web video clips of events the place he had really accomplished like that.
“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 said in a declaration.
It said no consent or allow for the tunes’ use had really been given.
Swedish paper Swedish Daily News had really submitted a contributor’s document from a July 27 event in Minnesota, the place ABBA strikes consisting of “The Winner Takes It All,” “Money, Money, Money” and “Dancing Queen” have been performed, gone together with by video clips.
Minnesota is well-liked for its massive neighborhood with Swedish origins, that make up an approximate 7% of the swing state’s inhabitants, the best total and the best share in any sort of United States state.
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ABBA, a tag rooted within the 4 band contributors’ given names– Agnetha, Bjorn, Benni and Anni-Frid– is unquestionably Sweden’s finest understood modern social export and was among the many main lights of the nightclub and pop scene up till the band separated in 1982.
Reuters info firm reported that the band contributors decreased to remark moreover, nonetheless that their spokesperson said they utterly sustained their doc tag’s declaration.
A set of artists have really taken comparable actions, asking the Trump challenge to not make the most of their songs, all through all 3 of the final United States governmental initiatives.
These encompass, nonetheless are by no means 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 as an alternative his enduring family members), the Village People and The White Stripes.
msh/nm (AFP, Reuters)
