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Rihanna has called for Donald Trump to stop using her music at his rallies.
The “Disturbia” hitmaker was fuming when she realized the Trump played “Don’t Stop The Music” at a rally in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Responding to a man, who revealed that Trump was using her music, she
wrote: “Not for much longer…me nor my people would ever be at or
around one of those tragic rallies, so thanks for the heads up
philip! (sic)”
And the Barbados beauty is not the first person to try to stop Trump from
using their music, as Pharrell Williams’ lawyer recently sent a
cease-and-desist letter to Trump after he played “Happy” at a
political rally in Indiana last week, just hours after a mass shooting
at a synagogue in Pittsburgh.
The letter, which was written by attorney Howard King, stated: “On the
day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged
‘nationalist,’ you played his song ‘Happy’ to a crowd at a political
event in Indiana. There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy
inflicted upon our country on Saturday and no permission was granted
for your use of this song for this purpose. Pharrell Williams is the
owner of the copyright in ‘Happy,; with the exclusive right to exploit
same. Williams has not, and will not, grant you permission to publicly
perform or otherwise broadcast or disseminate any of his music.”
And Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler was left unimpressed when Trump played
“Livin’ on the Edge” at a rally three years after he had been issued
a warning for using “Dream On” at campaign rallies while looking to be
elected.
A legal notice stated: “By using ‘Livin’ On The Edge’ without our
client’s permission, Mr. Trump is falsely implying that our client,
once again, endorses his campaign and/or his presidency, as evidenced
by actual confusion is seen from the reactions of our client’s fans all
over social media.”
