U.S.A.’s Administration Hits Back After Olivia Rodrigo Condemns Use of Her Music | By KiMi Robinson, USA Today | The Trump administration has once again found itself at odds with a pop musician. After the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the White House drew Olivia Rodrigo’s ire for using her 2023 song “all-american bitch” to promote self-deportations among undocumented immigrants in a Nov. 4 social media post, the agency is doubling down.
“America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe,” a spokesperson for the DHS told USA TODAY in a Nov. 7 statement, referencing lyrics in Rodrigo’s song. “We suggest Ms. Rodrigo thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice.”
The response comes after the 22-year-old “drivers license” singer reportedly shared a sharply worded response to the video that read, “Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda,” according to Billboard and Rolling Stone.
As of Sunday, Nov. 9, Rodrigo’s comment is no longer available under the post.
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MAGA Loyalist With No Experience Conducts Orchestra at the Kennedy Center
Is this “Music News” or “Political News?” I went with Music. Pretty sure the musicians were experienced enough to play with or without a director! ~ Barb | By Ewan Palmer, The Daily Beast | MAGA loyalist Richard Grenell, who was parachuted in as head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of the president’s takeover, is now cosplaying as an orchestra conductor.
Grenell, a former diplomat with no experience in the arts or musical performance, picked up a baton and led the National Symphony Orchestra in a rendition of the national anthem on Saturday.
The Kennedy Center had teased a “mystery maestro” ahead of Sunday’s performance of Steven’s Classical Mixtape, before revealing that it was the former U.S. ambassador to Germany rather than an acclaimed conductor or prominent figure from the classical music world.
Norman Lebrecht, the journalist behind the classical music blog Slipped Disc, commented on the rumors of Grenell’s debut: “In any normal circumstances, the musicians would refuse to play and the director would resign.”
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