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ABBA tells Trump to stop using their music at campaign rallies

ABBA has demanded that Donald Trump stop using their music at his rallies, citing unauthorized use of their songs.

|ByREUTERS
ABBA in the Netherlands, 1976
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses as he addresses his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., June 20, 2020.

Trump hit with cease and desist for using Tom Petty song in Tulsa

"Both the late Tom Petty and his family firmly stand against racism and discrimination of any kind. Tom Petty would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate."

|ByAARON REICH
Singer and songwriter Tom Petty performs during the half time show of the NFL's Super Bowl XLII football game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., February 3, 2008

WATCH: When Tom Petty hung out with an Orthodox rock band in Israel

Tom Petty played in Israel for the first time in September 1987.

|ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
Singer and songwriter Tom Petty performs during the half time show of the NFL's Super Bowl XLII football game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., February 3, 2008

Tom Petty (1950-2017) The rock star who spoke for all of us

Petty redeemed the promise of rock & roll to provide inspiration, elation and solace, of never forgetting the wonder of youth and of looking at life with a twinkle in the eye and a smirk on the lips.

|ByDAVID BRINN