The ship has sailed for Donald Trump to use Celine Dion’s music at future presidential election rallies.
Following a Trump and J.D. Vance event in Montana on Saturday (August 10), the Canadian singer denounced the politicians using her 1997 Titanic signature “My Heart Will Go On.”
Seemingly on Dion’s behalf, her management team even issued a scathing statement towards Trump and Vance, clarifying that the song’s use was unauthorized.
The statement reads, “Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign rally in Montana. ”
It concludes, “In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use. …And really, THAT song?”
Dion is far from the first artist to take offense at Trump involving their music at a rally or political-associated event. The estates of late R&B artists Prince and Issac Hayes, along with Bruce Springsteen, Earth, Wind & Fire, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams and more have all decried Trump’s unauthorized use of their music.
Perhaps the only artist who hasn’t publicly responded to Trump’s use of their music is Don Toliver, whose viral single “Attitude” soundtracked a recent Trump TikTok.
