Republican presidential candidate
Donald Trump has been playing Adele's music at his rallies without her
permission. Now she's putting a stop to that.
The first instance apparently occurred
when Sarah Palin walked out to "Rolling in the Deep" at a Trump rally
in Oklahoma. Trump also used the "Skyfall" theme at
a rally in Ohio.
Fans tweeted their outrage, urging the
British musician to ban Palin and Trump from using her music.
I wonder if @Adele knows that Donald Trump is using
her music to promote racism and bigotry.
—
Kevin Plantz (@KevinPlantz) January 20, 2016
Adele has made it a point since 2011 to
stay out of politics and now her team is taking steps to ensure Trump no longer
uses her music.
“Adele has not given permission for her
music to be used for any political campaigning,” Adele's spokesperson
told the Independent.
When Adele finds out that Donald Trump came onstage to
one of her songs today. #NotOkay pic.twitter.com/eLlVOcndXG
—
Devin Stevens (@DevinStevens) January 27, 2016
Adele is not
the only musician whose music the Donald's campaign has appropriated. After
Trump blasted "Dream On" at one of his rallies, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler's lawyers sent
cease-and-desist letters to Trump saying Trump “not have our
client’s permission” to use the song.
"[It] gives
the false impression that he is connected with or endorses Mr Trump’s
presidential bid,” the letter continued.
REM lead singer
Michael Stipe also released a statement after one of his band's songs were used
at a Trump rally without their permission. The statement included: "Go
f**k yourselves, the lot of you -- you sad, attention-grabbing, power-hungry
little men. Do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a
campaign.”
Republican presidential candidate
Donald Trump has been playing Adele's music at his rallies without her
permission. Now she's putting a stop to that.
The first instance apparently occurred
when Sarah Palin walked out to "Rolling in the Deep" at a Trump rally
in Oklahoma. Trump also used the "Skyfall" theme at
a rally in Ohio.
Fans tweeted their outrage, urging the
British musician to ban Palin and Trump from using her music.
I wonder if @Adele knows that Donald Trump is using
her music to promote racism and bigotry.
—
Kevin Plantz (@KevinPlantz) January 20, 2016
Adele has made it a point since 2011 to
stay out of politics and now her team is taking steps to ensure Trump no longer
uses her music.
“Adele has not given permission for her
music to be used for any political campaigning,” Adele's spokesperson
told the Independent.
When Adele finds out that Donald Trump came onstage to
one of her songs today. #NotOkay pic.twitter.com/eLlVOcndXG
—
Devin Stevens (@DevinStevens) January 27, 2016
Adele is not
the only musician whose music the Donald's campaign has appropriated. After
Trump blasted "Dream On" at one of his rallies, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler's lawyers sent
cease-and-desist letters to Trump saying Trump “not have our
client’s permission” to use the song.
"[It] gives
the false impression that he is connected with or endorses Mr Trump’s
presidential bid,” the letter continued.
REM lead singer
Michael Stipe also released a statement after one of his band's songs were used
at a Trump rally without their permission. The statement included: "Go
f**k yourselves, the lot of you -- you sad, attention-grabbing, power-hungry
little men. Do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a
campaign.”
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