U.S. Elections: Nobody lets Donald Trump use his songs – Finally and “Hold on i’m coming”

The late Isaac Hayes family won another trial against him after despite their repeated appeals the former US President did not use the creator’s in the campaign he ignored them. A U.S. judge therefore ordered Donald Trump to stop at his election gatherings using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” after a lawsuit filed by his family, Isaac Hayes. On the long list of artists who have opposed the use of their songs in Republican gatherings, as the presidential election in the U.S. approaches is only last month Abba, Foo Fighters, White Stripes singer Jack White, Celine Dion and Johnny Marr. Next to resorting to the courts against Trump is Eddie Grant about using the song “Electric Avenue”. The complaint was made 4 years ago and the case will be examined in a Manhattan court this Friday (06/09/24). Grant sued Trump for a 2020 campaign video, containing a 40-second quote from his song. The video had been screened 13.7 million times before Twitter downloaded it, and Grant argues that the use was without permission, for which Trump owes him $300,000 in damages. As in Hayes’ case, Trump’s lawyers argue that the singer does not hold copyright for his own song. The Republican candidate for the presidency regularly played the song before and after his speeches, including the Republican National Assembly in July. However, Hayes’ family sued Trump’s campaign, saying he repeatedly ignored requests to stop using the song, which became famous from the duo of show music, Sam and Dave, in 1966. Judge Thomas Thrash’ interim decision in Georgia prohibits the campaign from playing the song again until the case is settled. However, the judge did not order Trump’s campaign to download recordings from previous events where the song was used. Hayes’ son, Isaac Hayes III, said his father, who died in 2008, would not have supported the former President. He explained that “it is not a political issue, it is a character issue”. Trump’s lawyer, Ronald Coleman, said the campaign had already agreed to stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming”. He also added that the case can be resolved before reaching trial. Hayes’ family claims Trump’s campaign used the song 134 times after the first request to stop. They require $3 million for the use of the song between 2022 and 2024. Trump’s lawyers argued that Hayes’ family does not own the rights to the song and that he had permission to use it, which the Hayes family lawyers described as “wrong”.