Taylor Swift's Team Shuts Down Trump Campaign's TikTok Audio
Swift isn't letting the campaign keep using her music without permission.
Taylor Swift's legal team moved on Donald Trump's campaign TikTok account this week, getting her tracks muted on videos posted by Team Trump. The account, which launched in late July 2024, had been using Swift's songs—along with other popular tracks—in their content for months without clearance.
This is a straightforward intellectual property play. You use someone's music without a license, you catch a mute. Swift's team finally pulled the trigger, and now those videos are running silent where her songs used to be.
It's worth noting this isn't about politics or endorsements in the traditional sense—it's about respecting rights. Artists have every reason to control where their music appears and how it's used. Swift has been vocal about artist ownership before, so this move tracks with her whole philosophy.
The mutes likely won't stop the campaign from posting, but it's a clear signal: permission matters, and there are consequences for ignoring it. Expect this to stay a point of friction as long as the account keeps operating.
Read the full story at Stereogum → https://stereogum.com/2507725/taylor-swift-gets-her-songs-muted-on-donald-trumps-troll-tiktoks/news/
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