# Neil Young Really Wants Trump to Stop Playing “Rockin’ in the Free World”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/neil-young-really-wants-trump-to-stop-playing-rockin-in-the-free-world/
- Published: 2026-10-27T16:29:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T05:05:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Pitchfork
- Original article: https://pitchfork.com/story/neil-young-really-wants-trump-to-stop-playing-rockin-in-the-free-world/
- Topics: Entertainment, Government, Music, Politics

## Key points

- Neil Young is suing over unauthorised use of his song at a Trump rally.
- He seeks $10 million and a ban on future use of his songs.
- A settlement with Trump’s 2020 campaign does not cover this committee.

## Summary

Neil Young has filed a copyright lawsuit over the use of “Rockin’ in the Free World” at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on 12 October. The case names the Trump 47 Committee, which organised the event, rather than Donald Trump, and argues that the song was played without authorisation.

Young is seeking $10 million in damages and wants the committee and associated events to stop playing his songs. The lawsuit describes the 1991 protest anthem as opposed to Trump’s politics. Young previously settled a 2020 case over campaign use of the song and “Devil’s Sidewalk”, but says the earlier agreement does not cover the separately organised Trump 47 Committee.

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