Donald Trump has been urged by Celine Dion’s team to reconsider using her iconic Titanic movie hit My Heart Will Go On once again.
The award-winning track from the 1997 film was played during a presidential campaign rally in Montana.
Dion’s representatives issued a statement on behalf of the singer and her record company expressing that the usage of the song was not permitted.
Donald Trump at the campaign event in Montana. Pic: AP
The statement posted on the Canadian singer’s social media read: “Today, Celine Dion’s representatives and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc, were informed about the unauthorized use 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.
“This usage is not approved, and Celine Dion does not support this or any similar usage.
“… And really, THAT song?”
This incident followed Dion’s remarkable return to live performing last month when she concluded the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics while battling stiff person syndrome (SPS).
The 56-year-old expressed her immense joy in singing Edith Piaf’s Hymne A L’Amour from the Eiffel Tower.
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Artists call out Trump for using their music
Various artists have criticized Donald Trump for utilizing their songs.
Earlier this year, Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr requested the presidential candidate to refrain from playing the band’s tracks after Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want was played at a rally.
In 2018, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler sent a letter to the former president demanding him to cease playing the band’s songs at events, after Livin’ On The Edge was played at a rally in Charleston, West Virginia.
The singer had previously issued two cease-and-desist letters to the Trump campaign in 2015 for using their music.
The estates of Prince and Tom Petty have insisted that Mr. Trump refrain from using the music of the late musicians, while Rihanna sent a cease-and-desist letter after her 2007 hit Don’t Stop The Music was played at an event in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne issued a notice to Mr. Trump prohibiting him from using Black Sabbath music in his campaign videos.
Rolling Stones and Neil Young also took legal action after Mr. Trump used their music, while Linkin Park sent a cease-and-desist order after their song In The End appeared in a video supporting the ex-president.
