Prince's Estate Slams Trump for Playing 'Purple Rain' Again During Rally

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Source: DAILY BEAST








Updated 10.11.19 5:37AM ET /


President Trump’s team played Prince’s “Purple Rain” on Thursday night at a campaign rally in Minneapolis, violating an agreement made between the Prince estate and Trump’s campaign in 2018. “President Trump played Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ tonight at a campaign event in Minneapolis despite confirming a year ago that the campaign would not use Prince’s music,” Prince’s estate said in a tweet. “The Prince Estate will never give permission to President Trump to use Prince’s songs.” The estate originally requested that the president immediately “cease all use” of Prince’s songs in October 2018 after Trump used the song during pre-Election Day rallies, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. The estate shared the written agreement in the tweet, where the law firm that represented the Trump campaign at the time said it would not use any Prince songs in connection with Trump campaign events.





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We've always know the the Trump team has no respect for others--they just do what what they want,

#PurpleRain is trending on Twitter.




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[NonPC]

1. Prince's Estate Should Sue

Sue the clown -- that's the only thing he understands.

[Raven123]

2. Yep.

[dalton99a]

3. +1. He will do it again.

[LiberalLovinLug]

11. Can't really do anything but ask him not to use it

Record companies own the songs, and they are available to anyone that pays for the rights to play them.

Most politicians will use songs without even having to deal with the original artist. But then again, most politicians, if they are told publicly by the artist to stop using it, will comply and drop the song from their list. Not Trump of course.

[happy feet]

13. Prince owns his own songs

[LiberalLovinLug]

14. Ah...Okay. thanks. Its not the norm.

Then by all means get in line and SUE SUE SUE the rat bastard

[Bayard]

4. Cease and Desist order

Several bands have gotten court orders like this in past elections. Heart got one against Sarah Pallin for using, "Baracuda".

And again, I just don't get it. How does this song's lyrics have anything to do with tRump's ambitions? "Let's Go Crazy"--that I could see.

[groundloop]

5. I nominate Crazy Train to represent tRump and his followers

Another one that comes to mind is Burnin' Down The House

[jb5150]

6. Back In The USSR?

….

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. Brian May is pissed at Trump....

For using his song...We Will Rock You without asking permission and paying Royalties.

This is who Trump is....He lies and steals.

[spike jones]

8. Purple Rain alternate ending for trump

Orange jumpsuit, orange jumpsuit.
I only want 2 see U, only want 2 see U in the orange jumpsuit.

[Jake Stern]

9. He should play Justin Bieber's music

They're very similar: celebrities who offer nothing of value and are constantly mired in controversy.

[IronLionZion]

10. Nickelback doesn't want it either

just stick with Kid Rock and Ted Nugent

[sdfernando]

12. Cease and Desist of course

If it were me, I would send the C & D saying that ANY event with ANY Trump was barred from paying any Prince music.


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They can play 1999 at Trumps funeral!