Beyoncé was not happy after Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for Donald Trump, shared a video on his X account of the former president walking off a plane to her single “Freedom.”
Bey had already given Kamala Harris permission to use the song, which is featured on her 2016 album Lemonade, but her team sent a letter threatening Trump with legal action if his team did not pull the video.
Cheung deleted the video.
Soooo, Beyoncé grants Harris the rights to use her song ‘Freedom’ and the Trump campaign steals it.
— Outspoken™️ (@Out5p0ken) August 20, 2024
May they be sued into oblivion pic.twitter.com/ZThkB5lkOQ
Over the years, Trump has had several artists threaten him with a lawsuit for using their music, which some might see as an endorsement.
Recently, Canadian singer Celine Dion, called him out publicly on her social media after he walked out to “My Heart Will Go On” at a rally.
Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing “My Heart Will Go On” at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign… pic.twitter.com/28CYLFvgER
— Celine Dion (@celinedion) August 10, 2024
“Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing “My Heart Will Go On” at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign rally in Montana,” she wrote. “In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use. …And really, THAT song?”
