- stephen mackintosh
- entertainment reporter
Sinead O'Connor's estate has called on President Donald Trump to stop using her music at his political rallies.
The singer's estate said it is no exaggeration to say that Sinead was “disgusted, hurt and insulted” by the use of her music.
Trump is running as the Republican presidential candidate for the US presidential election in November.
O'Connor's estate and her longtime label, Chrysalis Records, said in a joint statement: “Throughout her life, Sinead O'Connor lived by a strict moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness, and civility towards her fellow citizens. What has happened is well known.” Existence.
“So when we learned that Donald Trump was using her iconic performance 'Nothing Compares 2 U' at his political rallies, we were outraged.
“It is no exaggeration to say that Sinead would have been disgusted, hurt and insulted if her work had been misrepresented in this way by someone she herself referred to as the 'Devil of the Bible'.”
“As guardians of her legacy, we call on Donald Trump and his associates to immediately cease using her music,” the statement concluded.
The Guardian reports that before Trump took the stage on February 24, he played “Nothing Compares 2 U” as well as Abba's “Dancing Queen,” Johnny Cash's “Ring of Fire” and Elvis' It was reported that songs such as Presley's “Suspicious Mind'' were used.
O'Connor's version of “Nothing Compares 2 U'', written by Prince, spent four weeks at number one in the UK in 1990.
Other artists who have asked Trump and his team to stop using their songs include The Rolling Stones, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Adele, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Rihanna, Neil Young and Linkin.・Includes parks, etc.
Trump won the 2016 election and became the 45th president of the United States, but lost to President Biden in 2020.