Beyoncé forces Trump campaign to bow over use of “Freedom”

Beyoncé has won her fight against Donald Trump: The Republican candidate is no longer allowed to use her song “Freedom” in his election campaign.

Accordingly Rolling StoneQueen B filed a cease-and-desist against the Trump campaign after her spokesman Steven Cheung posted a video of the presidential candidate disembarking from a plane, featuring the soundtrack of her 2016 collaboration with Kendrick Lamar.

Both Beyoncé and her record label and publisher objected to the Trump team's use of “Freedom” and successfully banned them from using the song.

The video posted by Cheung was also removed from social media.

So, Beyoncé gives Harris the rights to her song “Freedom” and the Trump team steals it.

May they be sued into oblivion pic.twitter.com/ZThkB5lkOQ

— Outspoken™️ (@Out5p0ken) 20 August 2024

However, Beyoncé agreed to let Democratic candidate Kamala Harris use the song as an integral part of her campaign. lemonade Follow a recurring theme in the current vice president's public appearances and campaign videos.

Rumor has it that Bey will also make a surprise appearance at the ongoing Democratic Party Convention in Chicago.

Harris has received a lot of support from the hip-hop community, with both Quavo and Megan Thee Stallion performing at a rally in Atlanta last month.

Megan performed a medley of her biggest hits and told the 10,000-strong crowd, “Let's do it, hotties. Hotties for Harris!”

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The Migos rapper then appeared to give a more serious speech about gun violence.

He said: “One of the issues that is dear to my heart is solving the problem of gun violence. You can't understand the problems of gun violence unless you are there or in the middle of it. One thing I have learned from working with Vice President Harris is that she always stands by her actions.

“From being invited to the White House last year to discuss these solutions to passing key gun safety legislation today. So it's right there in the birthplace of the culture, and it's also the same place where the first African-American woman is running as a presidential candidate. Yes, we're changing the culture again!”

The Democratic National Convention has already seen surprise musical performances by Common and Lil Jon, with the latter treating the blue side of the aisle to a wild rendition of his 2013 hit “Turn Down for What.”