Trump has also had run-ins with other bands for using their music without consent. The Rolling Stones weren’t too keen on Trump using “Start Me Up” following his Indiana primary victory.
“The Rolling Stones have never given permission to the Trump campaign to use their songs and have requested that they cease all use immediately,” a spokesperson for the Rolling Stones told Time magazine.
The unauthorized use of music has been a common theme for the Republican party.
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is shelling out $25,000 to Survivor after playing the band’s song “Eye of the Tiger” without permission on Sept. 8, 2015, according to CNN.
Frank Sullivan III of the band filed a lawsuit against Huckabee for copyright infringement last year. Guitarist Sullivan is the co-author of the song and his company, Rude Music, owns rights to the track.
