Canadian singer Celine Dion’s representatives said Saturday that the use of her 1990s hit song “My Heart Will Go On” at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump was “unauthorized” and did not have her permission.
“Really, that song?” Dion’s reps cheekily asked in a statement sent to the singer Social media accounts.
A video clip of Dion performing the theme song from the 1997 movie “Titanic” was shown at a rally Friday night. Bozeman, MontanaAnd has also been played at several previous Trump rallies.
According to the statement, her management team and record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada, “became aware on Saturday of the unauthorized use of the video, recording, musical performance and performance of Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On.'” A Donald Trump/JD Vance in Montana Campaign Rally.”
Reps emphasized that “this app is in no way endorsed, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar app.”
Artists demanding that Republican presidential candidate Trump not play their music at his rallies is not a new issue. In his first presidential election in 2016, the The Rolling Stones, AdeleNeil Young and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler All were asked to stop playing their music on the Trump campaign trail REM in 2020.
In compliance with copyright law, Political Campaigns Broadcast Music Inc. or obtain a public performance license from the American Society of Composers, Editors, and Publishers. Songwriters and record labels typically sign blanket licensing agreements that give them the right to play their music in sports arenas and other venues.
Dion, 56, gave Amazing performance For the first time since 2020, at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics two weeks ago. Difficult Person Syndrome.
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