Trump’s Unauthorized Use of Celine Dion’s Titanic Classic Raises Eyebrows | Entertainment & Arts News
Celine Dion’s team has urged Donald Trump to think twice before using her Titanic film classic My Heart Will Go On again.
The Oscar-winning song from the 1997 film was played during a presidential campaign rally in Montana.
Dion’s management team released a statement on behalf of her and her record label saying the use of the song was “in no way” authorised.
Donald Trump at the campaign event in Montana. Pic: AP
The statement on the Canadian artist’s social media said: “Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc, became aware of the unauthorised 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.
“In no way is this use authorised, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use.
“… And really, THAT song?”
It comes after Dion made a memorable return to live singing last month when she closed the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics amid her struggle with stiff person syndrome (SPS).
The 56-year-old said she was “so full of joy” to perform Edith Piaf’s Hymne A L’Amour from the middle of the Eiffel Tower.
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Artists tell Trump to stop using their songs
Several artists have criticised Mr Trump for using their songs.
Earlier this year, Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr asked the presidential hopeful to stop playing the group’s songs after Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want was played at a rally.
In 2018, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith sent a letter to the then president ordering him to stop playing the band’s songs at rallies, after Livin’ On The Edge was played at a rally in Charleston, West Virginia.
The singer had previously sent two cease-and-desist letters to the Trump campaign in 2015 for using the band’s music.
The estates of Prince and Tom Petty have demanded Mr Trump not use the late musicians’ music, while Rihanna issued a cease-and-desist letter after he played her 2007 hit Don’t Stop The Music at an event in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne sent a notice to Mr Trump banning him from using Black Sabbath music in his campaign videos.
Rolling Stones and Neil Young have also taken action after Mr Trump used their music, while Linkin Park issued a cease-and-desist order after the band’s song In The End appeared in a video supporting the then president.
