Céline Dion’s team urged Donald Trump to think twice before reusing her Titanic film classic “My Heart Will Go On.”
The Oscar-winning song from the 1997 film was played during a presidential campaign rally in Montana.
Dion’s The management team released a statement on behalf of herself and her record label saying that the use of the song was “not authorized in any way.”
Donald Trump at the campaign rally in Montana. Photo: AP
The Canadian artist’s social media statement reads: “Today, Céline Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., 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/JD Vance campaign rally in Montana.
“This use is in no way authorized and Céline Dion does not endorse this or any similar use.
“…And really, THIS song?”
Previously, Dion made a memorable comeback as a live singer last month despite her battle with stiff person syndrome (SPS), closing the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games.
The 56-year-old said she was “so full of joy” to perform Edith Piaf’s anthem A L’Amour in the middle of the Eiffel Tower.
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Artists call on Trump to stop using their songs
Several artists criticize Mr Trump for the use of their songs.
Earlier this year, Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr asked the presidential candidate to stop playing the group’s songs 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 then-president asking him to stop playing the band’s songs at rallies after “Livin’ On The Edge” was played at a rally in Charleston, West Virginia.
The singer had already sent two cease-and-desist letters to the Trump campaign team in 2015 because they had used the band’s music.
The estates of Prince and Tom Petty urged Trump not to use the late musicians’ music, while Rihanna sent him a cease-and-desist letter after he played her 2007 hit “Don’t Stop The Music” at an event in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have sent Mr Trump a message banning him from using Black Sabbath music in his campaign videos.
The Rolling Stones and Neil Young also took action after Trump used their music, and Linkin Park issued a cease-and-desist order after the band’s song “In The End” appeared in a video supporting the then-president.
