Donald Trump ordered to stop playing song as judge grants injunction

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62% : But Sam Moore, of Sam and Dave, had performed 'America the Beautiful' at a pre-inauguration concert for Trump and suggested in a sworn statement filed with the court over the weekend by Trump and his campaign that he was opposed to the action sought by Hayes' estate.
60% : Trump has been using the song at his rallies for several years.
55% : The lawsuit says Trump and his campaign began using the song in 2020 as 'outro' music for his appearances and campaign events and has used it at least 133 times since then. Universal Music Group and Warner Chappell music, publishers contracted by Isaac Hayes Enterprises, sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump campaign in 2020, it says.
55% : These calls were made after 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.
50% : Just last week Swedish band ABBA asked Trump to stop using their music and videos at his campaign rallies '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.
42% : Read More BREAKING NEWS Celine Dion blasts Trump after he used iconic Titanic track at rally Garage rock musician Jack White also recently slammed the Trump campaign for posting a video clip that featured a song from The White Stipes - the band he was a member of until 2011 - writing on Instagram: 'Oh...Don't even think about using my music you fascists', and even threatened to sue the former president.
39% : Just last week, members of Swedish pop group ABBA asked Trump to stop using their music and videos at his campaign rallies, the band's record label said.
36% : Hayes, who died in 2008 at age 65, and David Porter co-wrote 'Hold On, I'm Coming,' a 1966 hit for soul duo Sam and Dave. Ronald Coleman, an attorney for Trump and his campaign told reporters after the hearing that the campaign had already agreed not to use the song going forward.
35% : When he learned in 2022 that Trump had used 'Hold On, I'm Coming' at an NRA rally, Porter tweeted 'Hell to the NO!'
34% : The estate of singer and composer Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit last month alleging that Trump, his campaign and several of his allies had infringed its copyright and should pay damages.
25% : U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash ruled that Trump must stop using the song, but he denied a request to force the campaign to take down any existing videos that feature the song.
19% : Several artists and their heirs have objected to Trump using their songs during campaign events.
19% : Several artists and their heirs have objected to Trump using their songs during campaign events.
18% : at the Disco and Guns N' Roses objected to Trump using their songs.

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