ABBA asked Trump to stop using its music. Other artists have, too.
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ABBA asked Trump to stop using its music. Other artists have, too.
Former President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Potterville, Mich., on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Dozens of musicians, or their estates, have objected to their music being used by Trump’s campaigns since his successful run for the White House in 2016 and some have threatened legal action. (Brittany Greeson/The New York Times)

by Qasim Nauman



NEW YORK, NY.- Some of the world’s best-known musicians, or their estates, have objected to former President Donald Trump using their songs at his rallies and in campaign videos as he aims to win a second term in the White House this November.

Trump has faced similar backlash from artists before, during his 2016 and 2020 campaigns, as well as the 2018 midterm season. The list of objectors includes chart toppers and cult favorites, from The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park to the estates of Prince and Tom Petty. Along with scathing criticism of Trump’s politics and demands to stop using their music, some threatened legal action.

The number of musicians who want to distance themselves from Trump has grown in 2024. Here are some of the artists who have objected this year to his campaign using their music.

— ABBA: The Swedish pop group ABBA requested that its songs and videos not be used by the Trump campaign after learning that they featured at one of his rallies, a representative said in a statement. “No permission or license has been granted,” the statement said. The Trump campaign said it had a license, according to The Associated Press.

— Celine Dion: During a rally in Montana on Aug. 9 that also featured Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, organizers played “My Heart Will Go On,” the Canadian superstar’s hit song from the movie “Titanic.” Dion said in a post on social media that its use was unauthorized and that she did not endorse it, adding, “And really, THAT song?”

— Foo Fighters: Hours after he suspended his campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared at a Trump rally on Aug. 23 to the Foo Fighters hit “My Hero.” When asked by a user on the social platform X if it had allowed Trump to use the song, the rock band, which performed at an event for President Joe Biden’s inauguration, said: “No.”

— Isaac Hayes: The estate of Isaac Hayes, a soul singer and songwriter, has said it is suing Trump and his campaign for copyright infringement over the use of Hayes’ songs.

— Johnny Marr: After a user on X posted a video in which a song by The Smiths is heard playing at a Trump rally venue, Johnny Marr, a guitarist and songwriter in the revered 1980s band, said he would get it “shut down right now.”

— Jack White: Jack White, formerly of The White Stripes, threatened to sue the Trump campaign this week after one of the former president’s campaign staffers posted a video on X with the band’s hit “Seven Nation Army” playing in the background. “Don’t even think about using my music,” White said. The X post by Trump staff member Margo Martin has since been deleted.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.










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