New York: Now a pop group has also entered the presidential election in America. The matter is very interesting. Sweden’s pop music group ABBA has asked former US President Donald Trump to stop using their songs in his election campaign rallies. However, Trump’s campaign team, the presidential candidate from the Republican Party, has said that they have permission to use ABBA’s songs.
What did the pop group say?
The band said in a statement, “ABBA has recently come to know about the unauthorized use of their music and videos in a Trump event through some online videos.” The statement said, “ABBA and its representative request to immediately remove these, delete such content. No request has been received from their side, so no permission has been given.” “Waterloo”, “The Winner Takes It All” and “Money, Money, Money” are popular songs of ABBA.
Trump’s campaign team responded
A spokesperson for Trump’s campaign team said that they have got the ‘license’. The spokesperson said, “We got the ‘license’ to use ABBA’s music through our agreement with BMI and ASCAP.” It should also be noted here that, earlier before the 2020 election, Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Phil Collins, Farrell, John Fogerty, Neil Young, Eddy Grant, Panic! At the Disco, R.E.M and Guns N’ Roses had also objected to Trump’s use of their songs.
Video surfaced
Svenska Dagbladet, a Swedish daily newspaper, said that “The Winner Takes It All” was played at Trump’s rally in Minnesota in July. Universal Music in Sweden said that a video of ABBA’s music being played at a Trump event has surfaced. ABBA has 20 songs in the Billboard Hot 100. Most of these were sung in the 1970s and 1980s. He has made a comeback in 2021 by releasing the alb
um “Voyage”.
