Rihanna, Guns N’ Roses Condemn Trump for Using Their Music at Rallies

Today, Rihanna and Guns N’ Roses have spoken out against President Donald Trump’s use of their music at his rallies. The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker claimed in a tweet that Rihanna’s 2008 hit “Don’t Stop the Music” was “blaring” during Trump’s rally for U.S. Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn—the same candidate that Taylor Swift recently condemned in a rare political statement—in Chattanooga, Tennessee. “Not for much longer,” Rihanna responded. “[M]e nor my people would ever be at or around one of those tragic rallies.” See the tweet below. Earlier today, she endorsed Florida governor candidate Andrew Gillum.

Guns N’ Roses have also publicly voiced their frustration with Trump’s unauthorized use of their songs. During a rally in West Virginia on November 2, the president played their song “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” The band’s Axl Rose clarified today on Twitter that they’ve “formally requested” that their music not be played at “Trump rallies or Trump associated events.” “Unfortunately the Trump campaign is using loopholes in the various venues’ blanket performance licenses which were not intended for such craven political purposes, without the songwriters’ consent,” Axl said. Read the tweets below.