Katy Perry has voiced her anger at Donald Trump’s White House for using one of her hit songs without permission to soundtrack a controversial military video
Katy Perry has launched a blistering attack on Donald Trump’s White House after one of her smash-hit tracks was used in a video featuring military strikes. The furious pop superstar took to social media to blast the unauthorised use of her 2010 anthem Firework, making it clear she did not give her permission for the clip.
In a scathing post on X on Saturday, Perry wrote: “I am deeply appalled and angry to see ‘Firework’ used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.
Perry added: “I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments.
“To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponised to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for. My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.”
Perry is not the only chart-topper to go to war with the Trump administration over music rights in recent times.
Ariana Grande previously hit out at officials after her track Bye was slapped onto a clip promoting U.S. immigration arrests alongside the caption: “Bye-bye. President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history.”
Responding in the comments section, Grande wrote: “Please do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense. F*** ICE.”
Her comment mysteriously disappeared shortly after, though her team later confirmed to Variety that she had indeed posted the fiery reply.
R&B sensation SZA also took aim at the White House, accusing officials of intentionally “rage-baiting” music stars to boost their online reach.
Her comment came after her track Big Boys was used over footage of ICE officers making arrests, captioned: “WE HEARD IT’S CUFFING SZN. Bad news for criminal illegal aliens. Great news for America.”
Venting on X, SZA said: “White House rage-baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK,” before adding it was “evil n boring.”
Chart-topping singer Sabrina Carpenter similarly lashed out when the Department of Homeland Security paired her hit single Juno with video footage of federal agents chasing down and arresting migrants.
Demanding an immediate stop to the practice, Carpenter posted on X: “Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”