As Ariana Grande concludes her Eternal Sunshine Tour, she has joined a growing list of major artists demanding that the Trump campaign cease using their music without permission. On Thursday, the three-time Grammy winner publicly denounced a campaign TikTok video that featured her 2024 single “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” to promote anti-transgender rhetoric. Grande’s label has confirmed it is pursuing the video’s removal.
“Never use my music again,” Grande wrote in the video’s comments. “Also, your truth is false.”
The clip depicted Trump taking the stage at a rally, overlaying the song’s opening lyrics—”Me and my truth we sit in silence…”—with text asserting, “Men can’t have babies and should never compete in sports.”
This marks the second time in recent months Grande has confronted the administration over unauthorized usage; in June, she objected to the White House employing her track “Bye” in a video promoting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The Eternal Sunshine artist is the latest high-profile musician to challenge the Trump campaign’s music licensing practices. Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Katy Perry, Kesha, Radiohead, Noah Kahan, Jess Glynne, and Kenny Loggins are among the many acts who have previously issued cease-and-desist demands or public rebukes over similar infringements.