Donald Trump illegally used the hit soundtrack from “Titanic” at a campaign rally in Montana, and Céline Dion won’t let it happen!
On Friday, August 9, a rally for Trump and his running mate JD Vance was held in Bozeman. During the event, a video was shown of Celine Dion performing her 1997 hit “My Heart Will Go On” from the Titanic soundtrack (via NBC News).
Dion’s team took to her X account (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, August 10, to clarify the matter. They said that Dion’s management and record label Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. were notified of the unauthorized use of her video, footage, performance and image at the Donald Trump/Vance rally. The statement said this use was unauthorized and clarified that Dion does not support this or any other similar uses.
It states: “This use is in no way authorized and Céline Dion does not endorse this or any similar use.”
The statement ended with a question to the Trump campaign team: “… And really, THIS song?”
This is not the first time that Céline Dion has distanced herself from Donald Trump. She previously turned down his request to perform at his inauguration as president in 2017. According to The Wrap, Steve Wynn, a casino mogul from Las Vegas, had promised Trump that Céline Dion would perform at his inauguration, but she immediately declined.
Trump has faced such opposition from musicians before. For example, during his 2020 re-election campaign, John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival issued a cease-and-desist letter when Trump used their song Fortunate Son at campaign events, according to Rolling Stone. He claimed the song was written in protest of political and financial privileges that allowed some to evade service or pay their fair share of taxes. He stated, “I was disgusted that some people were allowed to be excluded from serving our country because they had access to political and financial privileges.” He went on to criticize Donald Trump as an example that embodies these issues.
In 2020, Consequence of Sound reported that Phil Collins’ team also demanded that Trump’s campaign stop using In The Air Tonight after the song was played at a rally in Iowa.
Many other musicians and their estates have spoken out against President Donald Trump’s use of their music. Bruce Springsteen did not want Born In The USA to be played during the 2016 election, Tom Petty’s family, Leonard Cohen’s estates, Neil Young and the Rolling Stones did not allow Trump to use their songs as Celine Dion wanted.
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