Artist Slams Trump Admin for Using His Song in Controversial New Ad — Hints at Legal Action

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The artist behind a song used in President Donald Trump’s latest TV ad confirmed that he did not authorize its inclusion.

Late Wednesday night, Fox News aired a new ad from the Trump administration. The ad included various sound bites of Trump vowing to defeat “communism” and “Marxism.” It then gloats about the “largest tax cuts in history” and administration’s promise of “reigniting American manufacturing.” It effectively served as a campaign ad ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Throughout the ad, the song “Love Me” by singer JMSN was played. On Thursday, JMSN — whose real name is Christian Berishaj — published a statement stating he did not give the administration permission to use the song. Additionally, he declared he “would never authorize my music to be used for ANY political agenda or campaign.”

Further down, Berishaj announced he was “looking at lawyers and handling this internally.”

The full statement read:

To anybody who has followed my career and knows what I stand for and built my career on, it should go without saying that I would never authorize my music to be used for ANY political agenda or campaign.

For those who are new here, this could have gone 2 ways.

1. The President or his team reach out and ask to license the song, I respond ‘no’ and you never know about it.
2. The President illegally uses the song without asking but still the public goes full ret*rd and immediately assumes that a license was granted.

Obviously it went the second way.

I’ve built my career independently outside of any major system and have made it a point to not sacrifice my artistic integrity. I don’t have a publicist or anything so being forced in a situation like this and having to comment is ridiculous. I am looking at lawyers and handling this internally.

Love yall.
See you on the rest of the tour.

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