Every band and singer to have hit out at Trump using their music

The official account referenced the singer’s lyrics "Have you ever tried this one? Bye-bye,” in its post for the clip, which is a montage of people being arrested during immigration raids.

Carpenter responded in a post below: "This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."

A White House press official hit back: “Here’s a Short ‘n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: We won’t apologise for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country. Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?”

The contentious clip follows other unusual posts from the account, such as a deportation video being soundtracked by Jess Glynne’s Hold My Hand, in reference to the Jet2 Holiday adverts.

Jet2 said in response: "This is not endorsed by us in any way, and we are very disappointed to see our brand being used to promote government policy such as this."

Donald Trump has also recently shared an AI video of himself playing football with Cristiano Ronaldo in the Oval Office and another fake clip of Barack Obama being arrested.

Carpenter is not alone in refusing the Trump administration usage of her music. Here are some of the other artists to have rebuffed the president.

Every artist to have refused Trump use of their music

Abba

Swedish pop icons Abba complained last year after Mr Trump used their song Winner Takes it All during a campaign rally.

The band’s publicists released a statement: “We have discovered that videos have been released where Abba's music has been used at Trump events, and we have therefore requested that such use be immediately removed and taken down."

Bruce Springsteen

Rock legend Springsteen said during a tour of Britain: “The America I love, the America I’ve written about that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.”

Mr Trump took it personally and hit back: “Never liked him, never liked his music or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy — just a pushy, obnoxious JERK.”

Olivia Rodrigo

The singer spoke out after the Department of Homeland Security and White House Instagram accounts used her song All American Bitch for a video telling illegal immigrants to go home.

Rodrigo, who is Filipino American, said in response: “Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda.”

Rihanna

After Don't Stop the Music blasted at a Republican rally in 2018, Barbadian pop star Rihanna wrote a cease and desist letter, requesting for the music to, in actual fact, stop.

“As you are or should be aware, [Rihanna] has not provided her consent to Mr Trump to use her music,” her legal team reportedly wrote in a letter.

Phil Collins

The singer was another to write a cease and desist letter, telling the Trump campaign in 2020 to not use his music again after Something in the Air Tonight played at a rally.

A representative said: “Yes we are well aware of the Trump campaign’s use of this song and we have already issued a ‘cease and desist’ letter via our lawyers who continue to monitor the situation.”

Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams was not Happy at his upbeat song of that name being played in 2018, especially with the Trump campaign using it hours after a mass shooting in Pittsburgh.

Supporters heard the song at a rally in Indiana, which came shortly after 11 were killed.

John Fogerty

The Creedence Clearwater Revival song Fortunate Son was played at a Trump event in 2020, leading to the band’s singer John Fogerty asking for their music to be taken off any playlist.

He said: “I object to the President using my song, ‘Fortunate Son’ in any way for his campaign. He is using my words and my voice to portray a message that I do not endorse.”

Semisonic

Closing Time is about “joy, possibilities, hope,” said Semisonic, in objection to the White House using the dancefloor wind-down song being using over an anti immigration video.

They said in March 2025: “We do not endorse this… They didn’t ask and they have missed the point entirely.”

Neil Young

The rock maverick is a veteran of taking a stand, so was never going to back away when the Trump campaign used Rockin' in the Free World and Devil's Sidewalk during a 2020 rally.

Young said he would try and sue for the association of his songs with an "un-American campaign of ignorance and hate".

Eddy Grant

London singer Grant took action after Mr Trump used the hit Electric Avenue without permission for a campaign video in 2020.

Grant asked for the video to be removed, but he eventually sued when it was not, and last year he won damages in a court case.

Panic! at the Disco

Brendon Urie hit out after his band’s song High Hopes was used for a Trump rally.

He tweeted: “Dear Trump Campaign, F*** you. You’re not invited. Stop playing my song.”

REM

Michael Stipe hit out at Mr Trump after the REM song It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) was used at a 2015 rally.

“Go f*** yourselves, the lot of you – you sad, attention-grabbing, power-hungry little men,” Stipe tweeted in response.

Guns N' Roses

Axl Rose shared his displeasure in 2018 after he tried to stop the Trump campaign using November Rain, but said loopholes allowed it to be played.

"Just so ya know... GNR like a lot of artists opposed to the unauthorized use of their music at political events has formally requested [our] music not [be] used at Trump rallies or Trump-associated events," Rose wrote.

Celine Dion

The Canadian said last year that she had not wanted Mr Trump to play My Heart Will Go On.

“Really, that song?” she said of the Titanic soundtrack after it was used last year without her permission.

Beyonce

Beyonce had endorsed the Kamala Harris campaign and allowed her song Freedom to be used for the Democrat candidate, but was irked when Mr Trump used it as well.

The singer blocked use of her music after Mr Trump’s aide Steven Cheung shared a video of the president walking off a plane to the song.

Adele

The British singer was upset that her 2010 hit Rolling in the Deep was used as Mr Trump’s walk out music for his events.

"Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning," her spokesman confirmed.