{"id":20781,"date":"2026-07-29T09:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20781"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:06:47","slug":"noah-kahan-slams-white-house-for-using-his-song-in-trump-promo-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20781","title":{"rendered":"Noah Kahan Slams White House for Using His Song in Trump Promo Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The administration used Kahan&#8217;s &#8220;American Cars&#8221; to soundtrack photos of the president visiting General Motors\u2019 flagship test site<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/noah-kahan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_noah-kahan\" data-tag=\"noah-kahan\">Noah Kahan<\/a> has made it clear that he would never approve the use of his music to support the Trump administration. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOn Monday, the White House posted a series of Instagram photos depicting President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/donald-trump\/\" id=\"auto-tag_donald-trump\" data-tag=\"donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s visit to General Motors\u2019 flagship test site in Michigan. During his stop, the president took the opportunity to boast about his <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-michigan-tariffs-economy-midterms-gm-7afc50b1ec74988e63880947efe0b818\" target=\"_blank\">controversial tariffs <\/a>across the auto industry and pumped his fist while watching a drag race. The photo carousel was bizarrely soundtracked to Kahan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/noah-kahan-the-great-divide-album-vermont-1235556474\/\">\u201cAmerican Cars,<\/a>\u201d a song the artist wrote for his sister, Sasha, about how she\u2019s the family\u2019s problem solver. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAfter a flurry of fans alerted Kahan by tagging him in the comments, the singer replied on Tuesday and wrote: \u201cWould never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tRepresentatives for Kahan and the White House did not immediately respond to <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe Trump administration has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/all-the-artists-who-dont-want-donald-trump-using-their-music-1235080043\/\">drawn the ire of a growing list musicians\u00a0<\/a>for using their music, often without authorization. In July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/katy-perry\/\">Katy Perry<\/a>\u00a0criticized the administration after the White House\u2019s TikTok account used her hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/katy-perry-white-house-firework-military-strikes-tiktok-1235598831\/\">\u201cFirework\u201d on a video of military strikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI am deeply appalled and angry to see \u2018Firework\u2019 used on the White House TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes,\u201d the singer said on X. \u201cI did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe month prior, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/ariana-grande\/\">Ariana Grande<\/a>\u00a0demanded that the administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ariana-grande-white-house-music-ice-video-1235576472\/\">stop using her music<\/a> in an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/immigration\/\">Immigration<\/a>\u00a0and Customs Enforcement TikTok video depicting federal agents arresting and handcuffing people. In the comment section of the post, she wrote: \u201cPlease do not ever use my music \u2060in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The administration used Kahan&#8217;s &#8220;American Cars&#8221; to soundtrack photos of the president visiting General Motors\u2019 flagship test site Noah Kahan has made it clear that he would never approve the use of his music to support the Trump administration. 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