Taylor Swift mutes Trump TikTok post using August
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Taylor Swift has disabled the audio on a Team Trump TikTok post that used her song “august”, marking the first reported occasion on which she has acted against Donald Trump’s use of her music on social media. The move is significant because Swift’s ownership of her masters and publishing rights gives her greater scope than many artists to restrict political use of her songs online.
The post’s caption appeared to provoke a response from Swift, while she had not acted against an earlier White House TikTok post featuring “The Fate of Ophelia”. Swift endorsed Kamala Harris before the 2024 election after Trump shared AI-generated images falsely suggesting her support; her representatives have been asked for comment.
- Swift disabled Team Trump’s use of “august” on TikTok.
- It is her first reported action against Trump’s social-media music use.
- Her music-rights control strengthens her ability to seek removals.
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Taylor Swift is one of the world’s best-known pop artists and has increasingly controlled the rights to her own recordings and songs. That control can allow her and her team to object when her music is used online, including in political material.
Donald Trump is the US president, and Team Trump is a name used for social media accounts supporting his political campaign and administration. Political groups often use popular music in posts to attract attention, but artists can sometimes challenge that use if they did not give permission.
Swift publicly backed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 US election. Her relationship with Trump has drawn attention since he shared artificial intelligence-generated images that wrongly implied she supported him.
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Originally published by Consequence as “Taylor Swift Blocks Trump from Using Her Music on TikTok”.