{"id":9098,"date":"2026-03-03T02:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/kesha-slams-white-house-unauthorized-use-song-blow-1236190340\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T02:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:06:02","slug":"kesha-slams-white-house-unauthorized-use-song-blow-1236190340","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/kesha-slams-white-house-unauthorized-use-song-blow-1236190340\/","title":{"rendered":"Kesha Slams White House for Using Her Song, Calls War Video \u2018The Opposite of What I Stand\u00a0For\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kesha\/\">Kesha<\/a> is slamming President Trump for unauthorized use of her song \u201cBlow\u201d in a TikTok posted to the White House\u2019s account last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a Monday (March 2) Instagram Story and X post, Kesha accuses the administration of using her song to \u201cincite violence and threaten war.\u201d She goes on to say that she does not approve of her music \u201cbeing used to promote violence of any kind\u201d and that this is \u201cthe opposite of what I stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/jack-white-donald-trump-iran-bombing-reaction-1236189087\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/kesha-slams-white-house-unauthorized-use-song-blow-1236190340\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/04-rock-n-roll-hof-2025-induction-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Jack White at 2025 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tJack White Slams Donald Trump\u2019s Iran Bombing: \u2018Behold the Leader of the \u2018Board of\u00a0Peace\u201d\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/isaac-hayes-estate-settles-trump-copyright-lawsuit-election\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/kesha-slams-white-house-unauthorized-use-song-blow-1236190340\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/51151858-e1771889256278.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"HOLLYWOOD - AUGUST 7:  (U.S. TABLOIDS OUT)  Musician Isaac Hayes performs at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre 35th Anniversary Gala on August 7, 2004 at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards\/Getty Images)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tIsaac Hayes Estate Settles with Trump in Copyright Lawsuit Over Election Rally\u00a0Song\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/trump-white-house-golden-age-video-kpop-demon-hunters-golden-1236187262\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/kesha-slams-white-house-unauthorized-use-song-blow-1236190340\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2262890566-e1772136559206.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTrump White House Posts \u2018Golden Age\u2019 Mashup Video Soundtracked By \u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 Hit \u2018Golden\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Tc0L4soS9\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9Tc0L4soS9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kesha (@KeshaRose) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeshaRose\/status\/2028609721981145216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKesha\u2019s post concludes by calling Trump a \u201ccriminal predator\u201d and saying that this should not distract us from Trump being named in the Epstein Files more than a million times. (According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/01\/us\/trump-epstein-files.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>, there were 38,000 mentions of Trump\u2019s name in the public documents released in January related to late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKesha is just the latest in a list of artists who have called out the White House and the Trump administration for unauthorized use of their music in promotional videos, social media posts and rallies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn December, the White House quietly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/white-house-deletes-ice-video-sabrina-carpenter-backlash-1236130000\/\">deleted an ICE video<\/a> shared to X featuring Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s song \u201cJuno\u201d after the pop star responded calling the video \u201cevil and disgusting.\u201d Carpenter then said to the administration to not involve her or her music \u201cto benefit your inhumane agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SabrinaAnnLynn\/status\/1995876972405420114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis was not the end of the Carpenter-White House saga: Just days later, the White House doubled down with an edited video clipped from the Grammy winner\u2019s <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> promo. In the post, Carpenter appears to be saying \u201cI think I might need to arrest someone for being too illegal,\u201d however, the word \u201cillegal\u201d is clearly falsified. In the original promo, Carpenter says to <em>SNL\u2019<\/em>s Marcello Hernandez that she\u2019s arresting him for being <em>too hot<\/em>. Much like the ICE footage, the edited video has since been taken down as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOther a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/musicians-slam-donald-trump-music-campaign\/brendon-urie-2\/\">rtists who have fought back<\/a> against the Trump administration using their music include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/olivia-rodrigo-slams-ice-song-use-racist-hateful-propaganda-1236108389\/\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>, Celine Dion and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/politics\/foo-fighters-donald-trump-my-hero-rally-1235760416\/\">Foo Fighters<\/a>. SZA also called out the administration for their pattern of using popular music as a distraction, saying, \u201cWhite House rage baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK,\u201d in a December post to X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">White House rage baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK ..inhumanity +shock and aw tactics ..Evil n Boring \ud83e\udee9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PIKoYEdn2y\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/PIKoYEdn2y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SZA (@sza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sza\/status\/1998864507855319376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAt the time of publication, the White House has not removed the \u201cBlow\u201d TikTok \u2014 which has 1.8 million likes and nearly 17 thousand comments \u2014 nor responded to Kesha\u2019s Instagram Story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kesha is slamming President Trump for unauthorized use of her song \u201cBlow\u201d in a TikTok posted to the White House\u2019s account last month. 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