The Canadian singer explained via her account on the platform X that the playing of the song “My heart will go on” at a rally in the US state of Montana was in no way authorized. Dion does not support this or any similar use.
“And really, this song?”, it continued, referring to the romantic song that was a worldwide hit in the late 90s. Her management and her record company Sony Music Canada had learned about the use of the song and the video at Trump’s rally in Montana on Friday evening, it was said.
- “My heart will go on” von Céline Dion:
At such election campaign events, music is often played before the politicians’ appearances to make it easier for the candidates’ supporters to wait for the speakers. There are also frequent cases in which musicians prohibit an election campaign from using their songs.
The Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, on the other hand, can rely on the music of US superstar Beyoncé for her election campaign. Her song “Freedom” is played repeatedly both in her first campaign ad and at campaign events.
