Donald Trump is a lot of things, but he’s definitely no stranger to cease-and-desists.

Over the course of the POTUS’ political career, he’s managed to tick off a slew of musicians whose songs he’s used at events and in campaign materials, allegedly without receiving permission. In the span of just two weeks in August 2024, for instance, Beyoncé, Foo Fighters and Jack White all expressed their dismay at Trump’s team appearing to use their work without authorization — but it’s a tale as old as the billionaire’s initial presidential run in 2016, when he first became a lightning rod for disgruntled artists.

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