Rock legends The Rolling Stones have threatened legal action against Donald Trump over the US president’s use of one of their hit songs at his campaign rallies.
The British band have appointed performing rights organisation BMI to stop the “unlawful” use of their music.
The Trump campaign used the song You Can’t Always Get What You Want at last week’s rally in Oklahoma.
The same Rolling Stones track was used by the Trump campaign during the US election four years ago back in 2016.
A statement which was retweeted byThe Rolling Stones official Twitter account read: “The BMI have notified the Trump campaign on behalf of the Stones that the unauthorised use of their songs will constitute a breach of its licensing agreement.
The Rolling Stones have joined a long list of acts demanding Donald Trump to stop playing their music at campaign rallies (Image: GETTY)
“If Donald Trump disregards the exclusion and persists then he would face a lawsuit for breaking the embargo and playing music that has not been licensed.”
The statement is the latest in a campaign to stop the US President using the song at rallies.
Performing rights organisation BMI added that is has not yet received any response from lawyers acting on behalf of the President of the United States.
The Rolling Stones are not the first major act to call on Trump to stop using their songs.
The Trump campaign used the son You Can’t Always Get What You Want at last week’s rally in Oklahoma (Image: Getty Images)
Earlier this month, the family of rock musician Tom Petty issued a cease and desist letter to the Trump campaign over the unauthorised use of his song I Won’t Back Down at the Tulsa rally.
In a statement posted on Twitter, the family said that the late artist would “never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate”.
Petty died in 2017 of an accidental drug overdose after taking painkillers, aged 66.
Campaigning will continue in the coming months as Mr Trump prepares to face Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden in November’s presidential election.
The British rock band have appointed performing rights organisation BMI to stop the “unlawful” use of their music. (Image: WIREIMAGE)
Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendon Urie has also demanded Trump stop using his band’s songs after Trump played the group’s hit son High Hopes during his Phoenix rally on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old pop star tweeted: “Dear Trump Campaign, F*** you. You’re not invited. Stop playing my song…Donald Trump represents nothing we stand for.”
Brendon then urged his 6.6 million social media following to register to vote to help get “this monster out [of office]” in November.
In 2018, singer Rihanna tweeted that neither she nor her people “would ever be at or around one of those tragic rallies” after Trump played her 2008 hit Please Don’t Stop the Music.
That same day, Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose tweeted that Trump was a “s***bag” for ignoring his “formal request” to stop using hit single Sweet Child ‘o Mine from 1987.
Aerosmith also reportedly sent cease and desist warnings to the former Democrat for using Dream On and Livin’ on the Edge at his rallies in 2015 and 2018.
According to Daily Mail, other legends demanding Trump cease from playing their music includes Prince, Queen, Pharrell, George Harrison, Neil Young, Adele, Elton John, R.E.M., Twisted Sister and many more.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
