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Sinéad O’Connor Estate Demands Donald Trump Stop Using Late Singer’s Music At Campaign Rallies
- Representatives from the estate of Sinéad O’Connor have said the late Irish singer would have been “disgusted, hurt, and insulted” at her version of Nothing Compares 2 U being played at political rallies hosted by Republican presidential favorite Donald Trump. In a joint statement also signed by O’Connor’s longtime label Chrysalis Records, the singer’s estate demanded …
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Johnny Marr Doesn't Want Donald Trump Playing Smiths Music at His Rallies: 'Consider This S— Shut Right Down'
Marr is the latest musician to speak out against the former president's use of music without permission
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The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr vows to ‘shut down’ Trump using band’s song at rallies
The Smiths have become the latest musical act who are sowing discord with Donald Trump for using their songs without permission on the campaign trail. Guitarist and songwriter Johnny Marr was apparently taken aback upon seeing a video clip of the former president playing the English band’s song “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” at a 2023 rally in Rapid City, South Dakota. ...
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The Smiths star Johnny Marr is latest musician to object to use of his music at a Donald Trump rally
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Johnny Marr wants Trump to please, please, please stop playing The Smiths at his campaign rallies
Johnny MarrPhoto: Jason Kempin (Getty Images)It’s an election year, which means—among other things—that Donald Trump’s Spotify playlist is about to get a lot smaller. In one of his most Veep-adjacent stunts yet, the twice-impeached and many-times-indicted former president played a song by The Smiths ahead of a recent campaign rally in South Dakota, and... well... you kind of have to see it to believe it.No, this isn’t satire. Trump really did play “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want”
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23 artists who have spoken out against Donald Trump playing their music at his events
Here are all the musicians who have spoken out against Donald Trump using their music at his rallies — including Neil Young. The Smiths, Rihanna,
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The Smiths' Johnny Marr calls for Donald Trump to 'shut down' using band's music at rallies
The Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr called out Donald Trump for using the band's music at political rallies.
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Johnny Marr Denounces Donald Trump’s Use of the Smiths Song at Campaign Rally: ‘Consider This S— Shut Down’
Heaven knows Johnny Marr is miserable now after finding out that Donald Trump played a Smiths song before a campaign rally. A video posted by ABC presidential campaign reporter Soorin Kim on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed the Smiths’ “Hatful of Hollow” hit “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” playing during …
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Johnny Marr Rips Donald Trump For Playing Smiths Songs at Rallies
“I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass," Marr writes on social media.
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The Smiths’ Johnny Marr Blasts Trump For Playing Band’s Tunes At Rallies; Joins Stones, Queen, Bowie & More In Not Wanting Music Used By Ex-POTUS
Donald Trump may be poised to win the New Hampshire primary tonight, but the GOP front runner won’t be getting a vote from at least one musical legend. The Smiths’ guitarist Johnny Marr took to social media Tuesday to blast the former POTUS for blasting the iconic band’s songs at his rallies in the Granite …
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Smiths guitarist rips Trump for using band’s music: ‘Consider this s‑‑‑ shut right down’
A member of The Smiths is vowing to get the use of the band’s music at Trump rallies “shut right down.” A journalist reported Monday that the British rockers’ 1984 song “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” was playing ahead of former President Trump’s campaign event that night in New Hampshire. …
