Ariana Grande has once again criticized the Trump administration for using her music in a social media post. This time, the Team Trump account featured her song “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” in a TikTok post that tagged Grande. The post included clips of President Trump walking up to a podium to speak, with text from Grande’s 2024 track overlaid on the video. In response, Grande commented, “Never use my music again. Also your truth is false.”
This incident follows Grande’s previous objection in mid-June when her song “Bye” was used in a TikTok video related to immigration policy. Many other artists, including Taylor Swift and ABBA, have also criticized the Trump team for using their music without permission.
While political campaigns can legally play songs by purchasing licensing packages, individual artists have the right to opt out of such use. Artists like Swift and Bad Bunny have taken action to have their music removed from Team Trump’s social videos due to copyright infringement claims.
