The Rolling Stones have threatened US President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives.
Key points:
- The Stones had complained about one of their major hits being used during Mr Trump's 2016 campaign
- The same song was played at the end of his recent campaign event in Tulsa
- Other musicians have also taken action to try and stop their songs being used at Trump rallies
The band said in a statement that their legal team was working with music rights organisation BMI to stop the use of their material in Mr Trump's campaign.
"The BMI have notified the Trump campaign on behalf of the Stones that the unauthorised use of their songs will constitute a breach of its licensing agreement,'' the Stones said.
"If Donald Trump disregards the exclusion and persists, then he would face a lawsuit for breaking the embargo and playing music that has not been licensed.''
The Stones had complained during Mr Trump's 2016 campaign about the use of their music to fire up his conservative base at rallies.
The Rolling Stones' 1969 classic You Can't Always Get What You Want was a popular song for his events.
It was played again at the close of Mr Trump's recent rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma — an indoor event criticised for its potential to spread coronavirus.
Other artists fought association with Trump's events
The family of the late rock musician Tom Petty said that it had issued a cease-and-desist order after Mr Trump used the song I Won't Back Down in Tulsa.
"[Mr] Trump was in no way authorised to use this song to further a campaign that leaves too many Americans and common sense behind,'' the statement said.
"Both the late Tom Petty and his family firmly stand against racism and discrimination of any kind.
"Tom Petty would never want a song of his to be used in a campaign of hate. He liked to bring people together.''
Grammy Award-winning musician Neil Young lashed out at Mr Trump in 2018 after hearing one of his songs played against his wishes during campaign rallies.
The Canadian-born musician admonished Mr Trump for using his 1990 single Rockin' in the Free World.
ABC/AP
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2020-06-28 15:00:50Z
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