ABBA tells Trump to stop using music at rallies after former president used songs like 'The Winner Takes It All'  and 'Money, Money, Money' to pump up support

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.

ABBA pose for a group portrait in Stockholm, April 1976

Donald Trump is pictured in Detroit, Michigan, in August 2024

The members of the band declined to comment further, a representative said, adding that they fully supported Universal's statement.

The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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 Celine Dion, opens new tab and her label earlier this month made a similar complaint, calling the use of her performance 'unauthorized'.

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

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