- Musician Neil Young is suing a Donald Trump fundraising committee for $10m (£7.5m) after his song Rockin’ in the Free World was played at a campaign rally.
- The lawsuit asserts that the committee breached a prior 2020 legal settlement, in which a different Trump campaign organisation agreed not to use the track without permission.
- Legal documents state that using the track falsely implies Young supports Donald Trump and damages the reputation of an anthem written to criticise hollow political rhetoric.
- Alongside monetary damages, the artist is seeking an injunction to stop his music being publicly performed for political purposes.
- Young is one of numerous high-profile artists, including Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, who have taken legal action or raised complaints over unauthorised song usage by Trump.
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