Music / NewsMusic / NewsPrince’s Estate is asking Trump to stop playing Prince songs at rallies‘Cease all use immediately’ShareLink copied ✔️October 13, 2018October 13, 2018TextThom Waite Donald Trump has never had much luck when it comes to finding support from musicians (barring the recent Kanye West mess; the less said about that the better). On the day he announced his run for President, for example, he played Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World”, and was promptly told by Young it was not ok. Also in 2017, 50 Cent revealed that he’d refused a $500,000 speaking gig for Trump, and this year the President received a cease and desist letter from Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, demanding he stops playing the band’s music. Now, the Prince Estate has had to pitch in too, asking that Trump stops playing Prince’s music after he used “Purple Rain” at a Mississippi rally earlier this month. “The Prince Estate has never given permission to President Trump or The White House to use Prince’s songs and have requested that they cease all use immediately,” the Estate says in a statement. Prince’s ashes, we’re sure, are rolling in his bespoke Paisley Park urn. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE5 times Charli xcx soundtracked the big screenLondon rapper Ledbyher is the outlier of UK UgEscentric MoleculesMolecule 01 + Champaca is Escentric Molecules’ latest sultry scentDanny L Harle: ‘You can’t overestimate the power of your own club night’Pop music isn’t fun anymoreSonic warfare: How musicians are using ‘noise protests’ against ICEJudeline is the past, present and future of Spanish music Chanel Beads is searching for meaning in “this big old world”Giggs urges government to make lyrics inadmissible in courtHow waterbaby went from make-up artist to Sweden’s next star‘Together We Are America’: Unpacking Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performanceHow Bad Bunny became a political iconEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy