The estate of musical legend Prince is objecting to President Donald Trump’s use of a Prince song before a campaign rally in Minneapolis Thursday night.
The Trump campaign played Prince’s “Purple Rain” as the audience at the rally waited for the president to begin speaking.
Prince’s estate released a statement after the rally saying it “will never give permission to President Trump to use Prince’s songs.”
It said the campaign had confirmed a year ago that it would not use Prince’s music.
President Trump played Prince’s “Purple Rain” tonight at a campaign event in Minneapolis despite confirming a year ago that the campaign would not use Prince’s music. The Prince Estate will never give permission to President Trump to use Prince’s songs. pic.twitter.com/FuMUPzSWOe
— Prince (@prince) October 11, 2019
Prince was born in Minneapolis. Much of his “Purple Rain” movie was filmed at the city’s First Avenue nightclub, just a few blocks from the Target Center, where Trump’s rally was held.
Prince’s nearby Paisley Park studio is regarded as a rock ‘n’ roll landmark. He died in 2016 at age 57.