Donald Trump "could've had it all," but now he'll have nothing, as Adele has denied him permission from using any of her music on the campaign trail.
The
real estate magnate has used "Rolling in the Deep" and "Skyfall" at
various events to rev up the crowd, but that will soon come to an end as
a rep for the famous singer tells E! News, "Adele has not given
permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning."
An Adele fan, Trump attended her Radio City Music Hall concert at the end of 2015.
Trump isn't the first politician to appropriate the British singer's music for campaign use. Mike Huckabee
also shared a cover of Adele's "Hello" on Twitter rand YouTube, but the
audio since has been muted as a result of a claim from the copyright
holder. This also isn't this first time a musician has banned his or her
music from political events.
According to court documents obtained by E! News, Steven Tyler never granted Trump permission to feature Aerosmith's singles at rallies and other gatherings. As a result, he requested the presidential hopeful to stop playing the songs.
"Trump for President does not have our client's permission to use
‘Dream On' or any of our client's other music in connection with the
campaign because it gives the false impression that [Tyler] is connected
with or endorses Mr. Trump's presidential bid," the cease and desist
letter stated.
Days after legal papers were sent to the GOP
frontrunner, the businessman spoke out on Twitter. "Even though I have
the legal right to use Steven Tyler's song, he asked me not to," he
shared online. "Have better one to take its place!"
Neil Young also voiced his concern
after Trump used the song "Rockin' in the Free World" during his
presidential candidacy announcement. "Donald Trump was not authorized to
use 'Rockin' in the Free World' in his presidential candidacy
announcement. Neil Young, a Canadian citizen, is a supporter of Bernie Sanders for President of the United States of America," the 69-year-old musician's rep told E! News in a statement.
A
spokesperson for Trump later clarified that the Republican hopeful paid
for and obtained the legal right to use the song but wouldn't be using
it again.
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