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“… And really, THAT song?” Cease and desist order after U.S. politician played My Heart Will Go On at rally
Published Aug 10, 2024 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 1 minute read
Donald Trump campaign plays the theme from the Titanic at his rally while a video of Céline Dion singing My Heart Will Go On plays on a screen during a political rally in Montana on Friday, August 9, 2024.
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Céline Dion’s management team has asked the Donald Trump campaign to stop using her most popular song at his rallies.
“(On Saturday), Céline Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Céline Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign rally in Montana,” the management group posted on X (formerly known as Twitter).
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“In no way is this use authorized, and Céline Dion does not endorse this or any similar use. … And really, THAT song?”
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This is not the first time musicians have asked the Republican candidate to stop using their songs during his presidential campaigns.
In 2020, Canadian-born singer Neil Young filed a lawsuit against Trump’s presidential campaign over its alleged unlicensed playing of Rockin’ in the Free World and another song used at rallies. Young eventually dropped the lawsuit.
Also in 2020, the family of deceased American singer Tom Petty sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump campaign after it used his song I Won’t Back Down at a rally in Tulsa.
During the Republican National Convention four years ago, representatives from Leonard Cohen’s estate called out Trump for the use of his song Hallelujah. In a letter sent to the Republicans back then, Cohen’s estate reminded them they denied permission for the song to be used.
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