Trump strikes sour note with Jack White, Foo Fighters, Celine Dion


August 31, 2024

Some of music’s biggest stars are trying to put Donald Trump’s White House bid on mute, pushing back on the use of their songs at the former president’s campaign rallies.

In just the last month, several high-profile performers — including Jack White of The White Stripes, Foo Fighters, ABBA and Celine Dion — have turned the volume up in their criticism of Trump for blasting out some of their most famous tunes at his political events and using their work in videos promoting his presidential run.

When asked why Trump’s camp might continue to play songs by popular artists only to be publicly and repeatedly rebuffed, George Washington University associate professor of digital storytelling Imani Cheers said music has a “really amazing way of setting a tone.”

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