Céline Dion’s team has sharply criticized Donald Trump for using her classic song “My Heart Will Go On” during a presidential campaign rally.
The Oscar-winning song from the 1997 film Titanic was played during a Trump event in Montana.
Her management team released a statement on behalf of the Canadian artist and her record label saying the use of the song was “not authorized in any way.”
“Today, Céline Dion’s management team and her record label became aware of the unauthorized use of the video, recording, musical performance and image of Céline Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Montana,” the statement on Dion’s Instagram said.
“This use is in no way authorized and Céline Dion does not endorse this or any similar use.
“…and really, THIS song?”
This comes after Dion made a triumphant return to live singing last month. amid her battle with stiff person syndrome.
Which other artists have criticized Trump?
A number of artists have previously criticized Trump for using their songs. Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, for example, was there earlier this year after the band’s hit “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 then-president asking him to stop playing the band’s songs at political rallies after the band’s 1993 hit “Livin’ On The Edge” was played at a rally in Charleston, West Virginia.
The singer had already sent the Trump campaign team two cease and desist letters in 2015 for using the band’s music.
The estates of Prince and Tom Petty also asked Trump not to use the music of the deceased musicians, while Rihanna sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trump after he played her 2007 hit “Don’t Stop The Music” at an event in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne sent Trump a message banning him from using Black Sabbath music in his campaign videos.
Other artists who have taken action against Trump’s use of their music include the Rolling Stones and Neil Young, among others. Linkin Park issued a cease-and-desist order after the band’s song “In The End” appeared in a video supporting the then-president.
