{"id":20825,"date":"2026-07-29T09:54:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20825"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:54:20","slug":"noah-kahan-slams-white-house-for-using-song-in-social-media-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20825","title":{"rendered":"Noah Kahan Slams White House for Using Song in Social Media Post"},"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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a data-id=\"1236736424\" data-type=\"post\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/noah-kahan-scores-first-no-1-albums-chart-the-great-divide-1236736424\/\">Noah Kahan is the latest among musicians<\/a> firing back against the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/white-house\/\" id=\"auto-tag_white-house\" data-tag=\"white-house\">White House<\/a> for using their music on social media, responding to an Instagram post that utilized his song \u201cAmerican Cars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbUTn0ElWPz\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> from Monday featured images of President Donald Trump while visiting General Motors\u2019 flagship test site in Michigan. After many fans tagged Kahan in the comments, he responded on Tuesday afternoon with a message of disapproval: \u201cWould never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAmerican Cars\u201d was used in White House posts on both Instagram and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@whitehouse\/video\/7667282954019720462\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a>. It appears the sound was disabled on Instagram, but is still included on the TikTok post. Noah Levine, who co-wrote \u201cAmerican Cars\u201d with Kahan, also left an Instagram comment that was much more pointed, writing, \u201cYou fat fuck this song isn\u2019t for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRepresentatives for Kahan and the White House did not immediately respond to <em>Variety<\/em>\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKahan joins a growing list of artists who have spoken out against the White House for using their music on social media. This past weekend, Katy Perry <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/katy-perry-slams-trump-military-strikes-firework-video-1236820976\/\">blasted<\/a> the administration for using her 2010 hit \u201cFirework\u201d in a TikTok post that included footage of military strikes. \u201cI am deeply appalled and angry to see \u2018Firework\u2019 used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes,\u201d she wrote 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-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn June, Ariana Grande <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/ariana-grande-slams-trump-white-house-ice-video-1236779280\/\">shared<\/a> similar sentiments after the White House used a version of her 2024 song \u201cBye\u201d in a TikTok post that depicted ICE agents arresting and handcuffing people. Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Celine Dion, Neil Young and the Rolling Stones have also criticized Trump for using their songs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  size-full alignnone \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure  lrv-u-font-family-secondary u-color-medium-grey lrv-u-border-b-1 u-border-color-light-grey-tint-two u-margin-b-150 lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:981px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-28-at-5.40.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-28-at-5.40.07-PM.png 981w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-28-at-5.40.07-PM.png?resize=150,77 150w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-28-at-5.40.07-PM.png?resize=300,154 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"504\" width=\"981\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  \">\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noah Kahan is the latest among musicians firing back against the White House for using their music on social media, responding to an Instagram post that utilized his song \u201cAmerican Cars.\u201d The White House post from Monday featured images of President Donald Trump while visiting General Motors\u2019 flagship test site in Michigan. 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