The Trump administration is not new to offending hoards of people but legal trouble may befall the President for his latest offence. Over the week numerous artists have been informed that their music was being used by the Presidents administration to amp-up crowds at his political rallies. For obvious reasons the owners of these tracks were not happy with their songs being unknowingly taken for the personal use of boasting the President. Many artists were being taken advantage of including the Rolling Stones, Elton John, and Journey along with many more. Axl Rose and Rihanna were the only two to comment on the issue on social media.

Axl the front man of rock band Guns N’ Roses sent out a tweet commenting on the use of the band’s music:  “Just so ya know… GNR like a lot of artists opposed to the unauthorized use of their music at political events has formally requested r music not b used at Trump rallies or Trump associated events.”

Rihanna learned about the use of her music from a tweet by a Washington Post reporter Phillip Rucker tweeting “It’s been said a million times, but here’s a million and one – Trump’s rallies are unlike anything else in politics. Currently Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music” is blaring in Chattanooga as aides toss free Trump T-shirts into the crowd, like a ball game. Everyone’s loving it.” To which Rihanna responded “Not for much longer… me nor my people would ever at or around one of those tragic rallies, so thanks for the heads up Phillip!”

Jordan Siev, Rihanna’s lawyer, issued a “cease and desist” letter to the White House. “As you are or should be aware, Ms. Fenty has not provided her consent to Mr. Trump to use her music. Such use therefore is improper.”

This is one of the many cases of political groups in recent years using artists music without any consent from the recording artist or record label. The issue can fall into a legal gray but lawsuits have been made in past years with successful outcomes.