Trump campaign deletes video with 'Freedom' after singer threatens legal action
The Trump campaign does not have the freedom to use Beyoncé's "Freedom."
Former President Donald Trump's team has taken down a video featuring the singer's song after her record label and music publisher reportedly threatened to send a cease-and-desist letter, Rolling Stone reported on Wednesday.
The video featured the Lemonade track playing as Trump walked off a plane in Michigan. Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung posted the video on Twitter on Tuesday with the caption "Touchdown in Michigan!! @realDonaldTrump." The tweet has since been deleted.
The 2016 song has become Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris' unofficial presidential campaign anthem with her running mate Tim Walz, and Beyoncé's team previously gave Harris' camp permission to use it. Harris has used the song since beginning her presidential campaign earlier this summer, walking up to the podium while "Freedom" played in her first appearance after President Joe Biden's endorsement, and as recently as Monday in a new ad also featuring Jeffrey Wright's narration.
Beyoncé's "Freedom" has also been played throughout the ongoing Democratic National Convention, currently taking place in Chicago.
Representatives for Trump's campaign and Beyoncé did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly's request for comment.
Former President Donald Trump's team has taken down a video featuring the singer's song after her record label and music publisher reportedly threatened to send a cease-and-desist letter, Rolling Stone reported on Wednesday.
The video featured the Lemonade track playing as Trump walked off a plane in Michigan. Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung posted the video on Twitter on Tuesday with the caption "Touchdown in Michigan!! @realDonaldTrump." The tweet has since been deleted.
The 2016 song has become Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris' unofficial presidential campaign anthem with her running mate Tim Walz, and Beyoncé's team previously gave Harris' camp permission to use it. Harris has used the song since beginning her presidential campaign earlier this summer, walking up to the podium while "Freedom" played in her first appearance after President Joe Biden's endorsement, and as recently as Monday in a new ad also featuring Jeffrey Wright's narration.
Beyoncé's "Freedom" has also been played throughout the ongoing Democratic National Convention, currently taking place in Chicago.
Representatives for Trump's campaign and Beyoncé did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly's request for comment.
