"Kenny Loggins has expressed frustration with the "unauthorized use" of his No. 1 hit "Danger Zone" in an AI-generated video posted by Donald Trump to Truth Social on Saturday, calling for the song to be "removed immediately." "Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied," he said in a statement sent to Consequence via email. "I can't imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us.""
""Too many people are trying to tear us apart, and we need to find new ways to come together. We're all Americans, and we're all patriotic. There is no 'us and them' - that's not who we are, nor is it what we should be. It's all of us. We're in this together, and it is my hope that we can embrace music as a way of celebrating and uniting each and every one of us.""
Kenny Loggins objected to the unauthorized use of his No. 1 hit "Danger Zone" in an AI-generated video shared by Donald Trump on Truth Social and called for the song's immediate removal. Loggins said he would have denied permission and criticized using music to promote division, urging unity and patriotism. The video depicts Trump piloting a fighter jet labeled "King Trump" and dumping feces on "No Kings" protestors. The incident follows a pattern of political figures and agencies using music without artists' approval, with prior disputes involving Neil Young, The White Stripes, Isaac Hayes, The Rolling Stones, Celine Dion, The Cure and JAY-Z.
Read at Consequence
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]