By Jack Hobbs, New York Post | Sinéad O’Connor’s estate is demanding that former President Donald Trump stops playing the late singer’s music during his political rallies. “Throughout her life, it is well known that Sinéad O’Connor lived by a “fierce” moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness and decency towards her fellow human beings,” the late singer’s estate and Chrysalis Records said in a joint statement to the Associated Press. “It was with outrage therefore that we learned that Donald Trump has been using her iconic performance of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at his political rallies.
“It is no exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have been disgusted, hurt and insulted to have her work misrepresented in this way by someone whom she herself referred to as a ‘biblical devil,’” the statement continued. “As the guardians of her legacy, we demand that Donald Trump and his associates desist from using her music immediately.”
The Post reached out to O’Connor’s estate for comment.
Trump, 77, was issued the cease-and-desist letter after the estate learned that the former president had been using the singer’s 1990 hit at various rallies.
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In 2018, Pharrell Williams kicked things off when he asked Trump to stop playing his song “Happy.” Tom Petty’s family also slammed the business mogul for using “I Won’t Back Down” at a 2020 rally.
Johnny Marr, frontman for the Smiths, also condemned Trump publicly on X (formerly Twitter) for using their 1984 hit, “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want,” for an event in South Dakota.
Other artists who have banned Trump from using their songs include Adele, Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Neil Young, Rihanna and Ozzy Osbourne.
Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber also issued Trump a cease-and-desist letter after he continuously played “Memory” from his infamous musical “Cats.”
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Read the full story here:
https://nypost.com/2024/03/04/entertainment/sinead-oconnors-estate-demands-donald-trump-stop-using-her-music-at-rallies/
[Prince’s Estate had also asked Trump not to use his music. Prince was the songwriter of Nothing Compares to U .]
March 7, 2024| Colorado Music-Related Business| Barb Dye