- Ariana Grande demanded that President Donald Trump stop using her music after his campaign featured her song “We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” in a Team Trump TikTok video.
- Grande commented on the post to reject its messaging regarding gender and sports, after which the song was removed from the video by the copyright owner.
- This is the second time Grande has called out campaign posts, having previously condemned the use of her song “Bye” in a video promoting ICE arrests in June.
- Grande joins a growing list of artists, including Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo, who have objected to their music being used in promotional content for Trump and the White House.
- The controversy comes as Grande prepares to finish her Eternal Sunshine tour on September 1, after which she plans to take a break from public life.
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