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, 2018Text Thom 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.TrendingThese photos expose the ‘pain, fear and desire’ of relationshipsAshley Markle's Low Hanging Fruit lays bare the complex dynamics of her significant parental, romantic, and sexual relationships in a series of candid photographsArt & PhotographyFashionThese candid photos deconstruct the fantasy of the modelling worldDazed LeagueThe heart and soul of LA’s exploding street soccer scene BurberryFashionWatch: Felicia Pennant and TJ Sawyerr talk football's future with BurberryBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaFashionHe’s a keeper! Jean Paul Gaultier AW26 scores Maduka OkoyeArt & PhotographySun-drenched photo projects to stir your lust for summerArt & PhotographyCollier Schorr: ‘Everybody’s identity is questioned now’Dazed LeagueA brief history of Nike’s radical soccer DNAEscape 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