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Musicians who oppose Donald Trump's use of their music
A major aspect of Donald Trump's presidential election campaigns in 2016, 2020, and 2024 was unauthorized use of music at his prominent and frequent political rallies. Below are musicians who have voiced opposition to their music being used by Trump at his rallies, or for other political purposes, and the actions they took in response to their music's use. Separately to the individual cases below, a group of artists including Mick Jagger, Lorde, Sia, Blondie, Sheryl Crow, Green Day, Lionel Richie, Elvis Costello, Keith Richards, Steven Tyler and Rosanne Cash in collaboration with the Artist Rights Alliance, have signed a letter demanding that politicians seek permission before playing their music at campaign rallies and public events. Trump's use of music without permission has become the subject of satire, with The Onion humorously claiming that the estate of Irving Berlin was suing Trump for his glockenspiel rendition of "God Bless America", and that the Francis Scott Key estate had sent...
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