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Céline Dion’s management team and record label, Sony Music Canada, said the use of her world-renowned hit “My Heart Will Go On” at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Montana on Friday was “unauthorized.”
A video of Dion performing the 1997 song was broadcast at the Trump and JD Vance rally in Bozeman, Montana, on Friday evening. In a statement on X, the Canadian musician’s team said Saturday they became aware of the Republican campaign’s use of the “video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion” singing the song.
“In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use,” the statement read. “…And really, THAT song?”
The power ballad was the theme song to the hit 1997 film “Titanic,” a love story set against the backdrop of the Titanic’s sinking.
Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing “My Heart Will Go On” at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign… pic.twitter.com/28CYLFvgER
— Celine Dion (@celinedion) August 10, 2024
Dion isn’t the first artist to reject the Trump campaign’s use of their music.
After Trump’s campaign used “Start Me Up” at a rally in 2016, The Rolling Stones released a statement saying they never gave permission to do so and requested that it “cease all use immediately.”
Rihanna did the same in 2018 after “Don’t Stop the Music” was played at another rally.
“Me nor my people would ever be at or around one of those tragic rallies,” the musician said at the time.
The list goes on, with Neil Young, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Everlast (the former House of Pain frontman) and British singer Adele also criticizing Trump for using their tunes in rallies over the years.
The New York Times/Siena College Poll
Aug. 5 to 9
If the 2024 presidential election were held today, who would you vote for if the candidates were Kamala Harris and Donald Trump?
Among likely voters. Shaded areas represent margins of error.
The margin of sampling error for the Michigan poll plus or minus 4.8 points. For Pennsylvania, it is plus or minus 4.2 points. For Wisconsin, it is plus or minus 4.3 points.
Based on New York Times/Siena College polls of 619 voters in Michigan conducted from Aug. 5 to 8, 693 voters in Pennsylvania conducted from Aug. 6 to 9, and 661 voters in Wisconsin conducted from Aug. 5 to 8.
Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald J. Trump in three crucial battleground states, according to new surveys by The New York Times and Siena College, the latest indication of a dramatic reversal in standing for Democrats after President Biden’s departure from the presidential race remade it.
Ms. Harris is ahead of Mr. Trump by four percentage points in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan, 50 percent to 46 percent among likely voters in each state. The surveys were conducted from Aug. 5 to 9.
The polls, some of the first high-quality surveys in those states since Mr. Biden announced he would no longer run for re-election, come after nearly a year of surveys that showed either a tied contest or a slight lead for Mr. Trump over Mr. Biden.
While the reshaped race is still in its volatile early weeks, Democrats are now in a notably stronger position in these three battleground states that have long been key to the party’s victories — or defeats. Still, the results show vulnerabilities for Ms. Harris. Voters prefer Mr. Trump when it comes to whom they trust to handle the economy and immigration, issues that remain central to the presidential race.
Ms. Harris’s numbers are an upswing for Democrats from Mr. Biden’s performance in those states, even before his much-maligned debate showing that destabilized his candidacy. In May, Mr. Biden was virtually tied with Mr. Trump in Times/Siena polling in Wisconsin and Michigan. Polling conducted before and after the debate in July showed Mr. Trump with a narrow lead in Pennsylvania
| Mich. | Pa. | Wis. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Times/Siena Likely voters Aug. 5–9 |
Harris +4 | Harris +4 | Harris +4 |
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Times/Siena Registered voters Aug. 5–9 |
Trump +2 | Harris +3 | Harris +5 |
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Polling average voters As of 5 a.m. Aug. 10 |
Harris +1 | Even | Harris +2 |
| Marquette Law School Likely voters July 24–Aug. 1 | No poll | No poll | Harris +1 |
| Competitiveness Coalition/Public Opinion Strategies Likely voters July 23–29 | Even | Harris +3 | Harris +2 |
| Fox News/Beacon & Shaw Registered voters July 22–24 | Even | Even | Trump +1 |
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