Posted on 08/29/2024 10:32:54 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The members of Swedish pop group ABBA have asked Donald Trump to stop using their music and videos at his campaign rallies, the band’s record label said.
ABBA hits including “The Winner Takes It All”, “Money, Money, Money” and “Dancing Queen” were played at a rally held by Trump and his running mate JD Vance on July 27 in Minnesota, accompanied by videos.
“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,” the band’s record label Universal Music said in a statement.
It said no permission or license had been granted to the Trump campaign. […]
Several artists, or their representatives, have objected to their music being played at Trump events over the years, including late American singer-guitarist Tom Petty, British singer-songwriter Adele, and rock band R.E.M.
In April, late Irish singer and activist Sinéad O’Connor’s label also demanded the Trump campaign stop using her music.
Canadian singer Céline Dion and her label earlier this month made a similar complaint, calling the use of her performance “unauthorized”. …
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Actually this takes away any desire to hear any of their music ever again. They ate dead to me.
Switch to gospel music. That will really cause heads to explode.
Same old crap every campaign season. But only republican candidates are targeted.
Screw all these woke pop-star relics - play straight Ted Nugent: no blowback from the source, and plenty of positive vibes.
Why does he keep doing this?
Music Licensing, copyrights, etc are ALL CONTROLLED by the "Money Changers in the Temple" and they are VERY BUSY, along with the labels, SCREWING the owners of these recordings out of MOUNTAINS of MONEY!
I can forgive PDJT and his campaign staff for choosing ABBA as a group to consider using their material during a campaign event. That is what MUTE buttons are for.
Those who enjoy ABBA, seek professional help . . .
Why should MAGA people be enriching leftist rock bands, pro- sports, colleges, beer, amusement parks, etc.? These people are out to ruin us.
His campaign keeps doing this.
Get a hold of “Five Times August” and get permission to play their tunne “Liars, Cheats and Crooks”. It’s the only song you need to play.
You mean she died?
Well, I presume the answer is no if bodies in a crypt are considered unburied.
No. Public Performance License. They can pound sand.
It depends. If he is just using the songs, they are in the right. IF HE HAS PURCHASED the right to use the songs, screw them.
If it weren’t for the musical... their songs would pretty much have faded into history. They should be paying TRUMP.
What the HECK are you talking about? Are you accusing Jews of controlling the music industry and "screwing" the owners of the recordings? Antisemitic much?
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Eat a satchel of limp Richards ABBA
correct
this is all virtue signaling
they sign a contract with a licensing agency
they do not have a say in who purchases a license to play their songs
Smithers is still using Waterloo, I think.
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