Ariana Grande tells Team Trump to stop using her music on TikTok
Ariana Grande objected after Team Trump used “We Can’t Be Friends” in a TikTok, calling the post’s stated “truth” false.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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Ariana Grande told the Team Trump TikTok account to stop using her music after it set a video of President Donald Trump to her song “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love).” In the comments, Grande wrote: “Never use my music again. Also, your truth is false,” according to Variety.
The Ariana Grande Team Trump TikTok dispute stems from a post published Aug. 20 that showed Trump walking toward a podium. Text across the clip read: “Me and my truth we sit in silence… Men can’t have babies and should never compete in women’s sports.”
The account captioned the video, “This shouldn’t be controversial! #trump #arianagrande #maga.” Variety reported that the song was still on the post at the time it published its report.
What did Ariana Grande say about the Team Trump TikTok?
Grande’s response was a direct objection to the use of her 2024 song: “Never use my music again. Also, your truth is false.” Variety reported that a White House representative did not immediately return its request for comment on the new post.
The incident is separate from Grande’s earlier clash with the White House over another TikTok this year.
A second music-use dispute in two months
In June, the White House used a version of Grande’s song “Bye” in a TikTok showing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting and handcuffing people, Variety and the Los Angeles Times reported.
Grande responded in that post’s comments: “Please do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense. Fck ice,” according to Variety. The Los Angeles Times reported the comment was later deleted or hidden and the sound on that TikTok was disabled.
That June video concerned immigration enforcement, while the Aug. 20 Team Trump post paired “We Can’t Be Friends” with its stated position on sex and women’s sports. Keeping the two videos distinct matters: the White House responded to Grande’s June comments, but Variety reported only that it did not receive an immediate response from a White House representative regarding the newer post.
For the June dispute, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told the Los Angeles Times that conduct the administration considered “barbaric, inhumane, and heinous” was that of “criminal illegal aliens who have injured and murdered innocent American citizens.”
This story draws on original reporting from Variety.