Neil Young Hits Trump With $10M Lawsuit for Playing ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ at Rally — Again
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Neil Young has sued Donald Trump’s political action committee, seeking $10 million over the use of his song “Rockin’ in the Free World” at a rally in Ohio. The case matters because Young says the unauthorised use could suggest he supports Trump, and he wants a court order to prevent further use.
The complaint concerns Trump 47 Committee Inc.’s use of the 1989 song as Trump’s walk-up music at an Oct. 12 midterm election rally in Youngstown. Young says he never granted the committee a public performance licence and points to a 2020 lawsuit that he says was settled with a promise not to use the song without permission. The White House had not immediately commented; other artists, including The White Stripes and Isaac Hayes’s estate, have also challenged Trump’s use of their music.
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In short
- Neil Young is seeking $10 million over Trump’s use of his song.
- The song played at an Oct. 12 rally in Youngstown, Ohio.
- Young says a 2020 settlement promised the song would not be reused without permission.
How this story developed
- 4 minutes ago Neil Young has sued Donald Trump’s political action committee, seeking $10 million over the use of his song “Rockin’ in the Free World” at a rally in Ohio.
- Variety Neil Young Files $10 Million Suit Against Trump for Using ‘Rockin’ in the Free World,’ Six Years After a Prior Settlement Over the Same Song
- The Hollywood Reporter Neil Young Sues Trump for Using “Rockin’ in the Free World” at Rally: “The Opposite of Everything Donald J. Trump Stands For”
- Billboard Neil Young Hits Trump With $10M Lawsuit for Playing ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ at Rally — Again
- Consequence Neil Young Sues Trump for $10 Million Over Use of “Rockin’ in the Free World”
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- BillboardNeil Young Hits Trump With $10M Lawsuit for Playing ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ at Rally — Again
- VarietyNeil Young Files $10 Million Suit Against Trump for Using ‘Rockin’ in the Free World,’ Six Years After a Prior Settlement Over the Same Song
- The Hollywood ReporterNeil Young Sues Trump for Using “Rockin’ in the Free World” at Rally: “The Opposite of Everything Donald J. Trump Stands For”
- ConsequenceNeil Young Sues Trump for $10 Million Over Use of “Rockin’ in the Free World”