Trump, Please Stop The Music

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This week, a federal judge finally put a stop to Donald Trump’s use of the late Isaac Hayes ’ classic song “Hold On, I’m Coming” at his presidential campaign events. But this isn’t the first time the former president has faced legal trouble over his rallies’ musical selections.

Since his 2016 run for the White House, over a dozen fed-up musicians have spoken out about Trump using their music as the soundtrack for his presidential races, with the estate of Hayes being the latest to take legal action after repeated warnings. Before them, Beyoncé issued a cease-and-desist order to the Trump campaign over the unauthorized use of her “Freedom” anthem, which is already Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ official campaign song . But the list goes on and on.

Céline Dion , ABBA , The Rolling Stones , Prince , Adele , Rihanna , the Foo Fighters , The Smiths , Sinéad O’Connor’s estate . From public statements to full-on lawsuits, many artists are drawing a line in the sand between their music and Trump — and with good reason.

As Hayes’ son, Isaac Hayes III, put it on social media , “Donald Trump represents the worst in honesty, integrity and class and [we] want no association with his campaign of hate and racism.”

Most artists seem to protest Trump’s unsanctioned music choices out of fear that their songs are being taken out of context or, worse, being seen as endorsements of what his controversial candidacy represents. Throughout his tumultuous political career, Trump has openly embraced and incited violence , encouraged a mob of supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol after