Noah Kahan, the accomplished singer with hits like ‘Stick Season’ and ‘Dial Drunk,’ condemned the White House for using his song in the post featuring President Donald Trump. Joining artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Ariana Grande, ABBA, Sabrina Carpenter, The Rolling Stones, and more who refused to let the administration use their art, he publicly called them out on the Instagram post. After many fans tagged and summoned the 29-year-old singer, the audio is now unavailable on the social media post.Here’s a closer look at Noah Kahan criticising the Donald Trump administration’s post for using his song ‘American Cars.’
Noah Kahan criticises use of his song for White House’s post of Donald Trump
After Donald Trump’s recent visit to General Motors’ flagship test site in Michigan, glimpses were shared on social media set to Noah Kahan’s song ‘American Cars,’ a track that highlights turbulent family dynamics. When his fans started tagging him under the post, the folk-rock musician strongly criticised the administration for using his song, especially without his permission. “Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration,” he wrote. Furthermore, co-lyricist Noah Levine claimed the song isn’t for them in a since-deleted comment.
Trump’s deputy assistant and Principal Deputy Communications Director, Kaelan Dorr, responded to the news from his official account on X. “Symptoms of TDS [Trump Derangement Syndrome] apparently include having a northern attitude,” he said, referencing Kahan’s song ‘Northern Attitude.’
Katy Perry and Ariana Grande called out White House
Along with the aforementioned artists, Katy Perry was the recent musician to criticise Donald Trump’s use of her songs for his post. The administration used her 2010 hit ‘Firework’ for a video featuring military strikes amid the war in Iran, according to The Independent. “I am deeply appalled and angry to see ‘Firework’ used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes,” Perry said in a July 25 post on X, before adding, “I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.” Before her, Ariana Grande recently called out Trump’s post for using her song ‘Bye’ in the footage showcasing arrests by US Immigration.
