Articles for Campaign Songs

All the musicians opposed to Trump using their songs for his campaign this year (so far)
4 months, 2 weeks ago

All the musicians opposed to Trump using their songs for his campaign this year (so far)

Salon  

Donald Trump can't stop playing music he doesn't have permission to use during his campaign to be president. During Trump's spring campaign in states like Maryland and North Carolina, the former president used “Nothing Compares 2 U,” the single written by Prince but popularized by late Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor. "Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony …

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Musicians make the most of electoral bandwagon in Odisha
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Musicians make the most of electoral bandwagon in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Elections mean big business for the regional music industry. As political parties gear up for campaigning, musicians, lyricists, singers and record studios have started composing campaign songs, jingles and albums for them. Since candidates were announced by Congress and BJP, a majority of the studios have already received orders for campaign songs. And if industry sources are to be …

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Eminem asks Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his songs for US presidential campaign
1 year, 4 months ago

Eminem asks Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his songs for US presidential campaign

Live Mint  

Eminem has issued a formal request to Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, urging him to refrain from using his musical creations in his political campaign. This disclosure, initially reported by the Daily Mail, relayed that the renowned American rapper’s music would no longer be licensed for utilisation in Ramaswamy's campaign, following the artist's request. The official letter, penned by BMI, …

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Don’t stop the music: Campaign songs tell candidates’ story
5 years, 10 months ago

Don’t stop the music: Campaign songs tell candidates’ story

Associated Press  

When Elizabeth Warren took the stage to launch her presidential run to the strains of Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5,” the song seemed to sum up the spirit of a candidacy built on giving workers a fairer shake. Only days earlier, fellow Democrat Kamala Harris had exited her own campaign kickoff rally with an equally fitting musical choice of “My …

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