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Do not use my music, Ariana Grande tells White House

Ariana Grande has requested the White House cease using her music after it featured her song "Bye" in a TikTok video promoting immigration policies. The video, shared on Monday, depicted border agents and was captioned with a message about border security.

16 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHarry SekulichBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-06-12 · 01:53 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Do not use my music, Ariana Grande tells White House
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Ariana Grande has requested the White House cease using her music after it featured her song "Bye" in a TikTok video promoting immigration policies. The video, shared on Monday, depicted border agents and was captioned with a message about border security. Grande publicly denounced the video as "barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense." In response, the White House spokesperson defended the administration's actions and criticized undocumented immigrants. Following Grande's comment, the video was muted and her remark was removed. Grande is among several artists who have asked the Trump administration not to use their music for political purposes.

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White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson stated that 'criminal illegal aliens' have injured and murdered innocent American citizens.

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Grande described the White House's use of her music as 'barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense.'

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The White House video used Grande's song 'Bye' as a soundtrack for a TikTok reel promoting immigration policies.

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Ariana Grande asked the White House not to use her music after it was featured in a social media video.

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The White House video was muted and Grande's comment was removed after her objection.

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US pop star Ariana Grande has asked the White House not to use her music, after it did so in a social media video promoting its Immigration Policies.The TikTok reel shared on Monday depicts border agents placing people in handcuffs, with Grande's 2024 hit Bye as a soundtrack. It is captioned: "Bye-bye... President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history".Grande commented on the post: "Please do not use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense."White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told US media: "What's actually barbaric, inhumane, and heinous are the criminal illegal ‌aliens ⁠who have injured and murdered innocent American citizens."The White House video comes after Donald Trump signed a bill into law approving more than $70bn (£52bn) in funding for immigration agencies for the remaining two-and-a-half years of his presidential term.The video shows officers placing handcuffs on people, ushering them into cars and then placing them into detention centres.After Grande replied to the post, the video was muted and her comment removed. Several users then commented under the post noting that Grande's comment was missing and that the sound had been muted.The Wicked actress joins a growing list of artists who have demanded that Trump's team do not use their music to promote the president's policy agenda.
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