The pop superstar’s tracks Skyfall and Rolling In The Deep have both been used by the billionaire to entertain crowds of supporters at events as he seeks the Republican Party nomination ahead of this year’s USA presidential election.
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After fans expressed anger on Twitter that Donald Trump has been co-opting Adele’s hits as warm-up music for his rallies, the pop diva has told the presidential candidate in no uncertain terms that he does not, in fact, have permission to use any of her work.
The Huffington Post said her team is taking steps to ensure Trump no longer uses her music, though it’s not yet clear if those steps include issuing a cease-and-desist letter or other legal action.
He added: “Steven Tyler got more publicity on his song request than he’s gotten in 10 years”.
But Michael Stipe was far less diplomatic with his response to Trump using REM’s “It’s The End of the World As We Know It”, with the frontman releasing a strongly-worded statement, saying: “Go fuck yourselves, the lot of you-you sad, attention grabbing, power-hungry little men”.
Adele has put Donald Trump in his place, after it was revealed he’d been using her music at his rallies.
The politician was first observed to have played Adele’s hit during a rally held in Lexington, South Carolina, last week. prompting BBC’s North America Editor Jon Sopel to comment it was an “unlikely combo”.
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Trump ultimately stopped using the song at his political rallies.
