Donald Trump Archives - The Music Network https://themusicnetwork.com/tag/donald-trump/ Music Industry News, Jobs & Charts Wed, 17 Jul 2024 05:16:05 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://images-r2.thebrag.com/tmn/uploads/tmn-favicon-32x32.png Donald Trump Archives - The Music Network https://themusicnetwork.com/tag/donald-trump/ 32 32 Bad Joke: Tenacious D Cancels Tour, Agent Splits After Trump Comment https://themusicnetwork.com/tenacious-d-cancels-tour-agent-splits-trump-joke/ https://themusicnetwork.com/tenacious-d-cancels-tour-agent-splits-trump-joke/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 02:19:15 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=128501 After an ill-advised joke, the duo’s "Spicy Meatball" tour of Australia and New Zealand was abruptly cancelled, and Gass' agent walked.

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]]> https://themusicnetwork.com/tenacious-d-cancels-tour-agent-splits-trump-joke/feed/ 0 Tenacious D Postpone Newcastle Concert After Controversial Trump Comment https://themusicnetwork.com/tenacious-d-postpone-newcastle-concert-trump-controversy/ https://themusicnetwork.com/tenacious-d-postpone-newcastle-concert-trump-controversy/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:50:16 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=128481 The Tenacious D concert in Newcastle has been postponed, prompting speculation it's due to controversial remarks made about Donald Trump.

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]]> https://themusicnetwork.com/tenacious-d-postpone-newcastle-concert-trump-controversy/feed/ 0 Want to use ‘The Greatest’ by Sia for your political rally? Better ask first https://themusicnetwork.com/sias-lorde-artist-ask-rights-coalition-politics/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 04:07:41 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/sias-lorde-artist-ask-rights-coalition-politics/ Pollies are on notice. Ask permission for the songs played at your rallies or in campaigns, or else.  The U.S.-based Artist Rights Coalition, a not-for-profit advocacy for the artist community, is demanding both ends of the political spectrum do the right thing and ask before “using their music in a political or campaign setting.” Adelaide […]

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]]> Warner Bros. file copyright claim after Trump uses ‘Batman’ score in video https://themusicnetwork.com/warner-bros-copyright-claim-trump-batman-score/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 07:40:10 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/warner-bros-copyright-claim-trump-batman-score/ Donald Trump is at the centre of a copyright dispute with Warner Bros., after the US President used music from The Dark Knight Rises in his latest campaign video. It appears that the lead-up to the next US Presidential election has already begun, with Donald Trump today releasing a campaign video asking for the support […]

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]]> The music industry has criticised Donald Trump’s response to US wildfires https://themusicnetwork.com/music-industry-criticise-donald-trump-response-wildfires/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 05:14:41 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/music-industry-criticise-donald-trump-response-wildfires/ US President Donald Trump has become the target of a number of those in the music industry, thanks to an ‘insensitive’ Tweet in response to California’s wildfire crisis. Over the last few days, the US state of California has been fiercely battling against some of its worst wildfires in recorded history. While the fires have […]

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]]> Trump still might be able to use Rihanna’s music https://themusicnetwork.com/trump-still-might-be-able-to-use-rihannas-music/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 00:04:45 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/trump-still-might-be-able-to-use-rihannas-music/ When Donald Trump chose to blare ‘Please Don’t Stop The Music’ whilst giving out free Trump t-shirts at a rally in Chattanooga, Tennessee Rihanna was appositely pissed. Rihanna took to Twitter, lamenting the use of her music in the “tragic” rallies, noting that “me or my people would never be at, or around” the events. Rihanna’s […]

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]]> Neil Young denies Donald Trump permission to use his songs at rallies https://themusicnetwork.com/neil-young-denies-donald-trump-permission-music/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 05:28:10 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/neil-young-denies-donald-trump-permission-music/ Neil Young has become the latest in a growing series of musicians who are asking that US President Donald Trump refrains from using their music at rallies. Over the last week, plenty of musicians have let it be known they’re not exactly fond of Donald Trump using their music for his political rallies. After Pharrell […]

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]]> Pharrell sends Trump legal threat for playing ‘Happy’ after US shooting https://themusicnetwork.com/pharrell-trump-legal-threat-happy-us-shooting/ Tue, 30 Oct 2018 03:36:56 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/pharrell-trump-legal-threat-happy-us-shooting/ Pharrell Williams has sent US President Donald Trump a cease and desist letter for playing his 2013 track ‘Happy’ during a rally on the day of a mass shooting in Pennsylvania. On Saturday, the US was shocked to hear of a mass shooting in the state of Pennsylvania, where eleven people were shot and killed in […]

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]]> US Music Modernisation Act becomes law, finally updates copyright rules and payment https://themusicnetwork.com/us-music-modernisation-act-becomes-law-finally-updates-copyright-rules-and-payment/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 23:34:23 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=50213 Trump said, "The Music Modernisation Act closes loopholes in our digital royalties laws to ensure that songwriters, artists and producers receive fair payment for licensing of music.

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]]> Social media is the very worst place to get your news https://themusicnetwork.com/social-media-is-the-very-worst-place-to-get-your-news/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 02:26:16 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/social-media-is-the-very-worst-place-to-get-your-news/ Facebook announced over the weekend that it is removing the Trending News section of its site “to make way for future news experiences on Facebook”. They will be ditching it this week, replacing it with a handful of new labels: Breaking News, Today In (which “connects people to the latest breaking and important news from […]

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