Kesha Slams Trump For 'Trying To Make Light Of War' With Her Song

Kesha is drawing the line on the use of her music in political statements by Donald Trump's administration.

The artist declares her stance on the current issue of war while stating that she does not deem it fit to use her intellectual property on the matter. This comes shortly after the president openly expressed his plans to involve the United States military in the war against the Iranian regime.

Kesha is not the first artist to claim that Trump used their music for his political pursuits or promotional content without their consent. Over the years, and especially during the elections, many top industry personalities raised their voices, echoing a similar stance.

Kesha has released a statement expressing that she does not stand behind the use of her music to promote any form of violence, especially on social media.

The artist stressed that her address to her followers comes because the content was brought to her attention, explaining that it was not carried out with her approval. She stated that the White House used one of her songs on Tiktok to "incite and threaten war."

"Trying to make light of war is disgusting and inhumane,"  the singer wrote, adding, "I absolutely do NOT approve of my music being used to promote violence of any kind."

Continuing her statement, Kesha admonished her online audience on the power love holds over hate, advising them to love one another in times like these. Towards the end of her message shared on X, the singer added her thoughts on the war situation, describing it as a "blatant disregard for human life."

Kesha reiterated that violence is the opposite of what she stands for, pointing out that not only does it affect life, causing death, but also stands as an attack on the nervous systems of the living.

Kesha concluded her statement, referring to Trump's appearance in the Epstein Files, tagging him a "criminal predator." This part of her statement opened the door for draggings in the comment section.

"B-tch please, 90% of Hollywood, or your friends for short, are in the Epstein files," a commenter wrote while another called her cout claiming she worked with pedophiles and r-pists in the industry.

Another online user stated that Kesha was not as concerned about the victims of the Iranian regime as she was about her song being used for content tagging her as a "vile, disgusting, moral-less person." Other X users noted  that she could take down her music if she does not want it to be used 

"You should be thanking them, NOBODY else plays your garbage anymore [laughing emoji]," another added. In the midst of the clapbacks, some fans praised the musician for drawing the line on the use of her music.

They explained that music should not be weaponized for politics, praising her for using her platform to speak out. "I know that's right, Kesha….CLOCK IT," another simply penned.

On Trump's order, strikes were launched on Saturday to decapitate Iran's military and political leadership. The New York Post shared that the president affirmed that sending out the United States military troops into Iran, if necessary, was on his list.

Trump explained that his decision to strike came after a discussion and agreement with Israel following confirmation that Iran had resumed work on nuclear projects at a totally different site despite negotiations to make them stop.

"We found they were in a totally different site, totally different,  because the sites that we took out were destroyed. They tried to use them, but they were totally, as I said correctly before, obliterated, right?" Trump said, adding:

"So then we found them working on a totally different area, a totally different site, to make a nuclear weapon through enrichment, so it was just time."

POTUS insisted that he did the right thing for Iranians and the world at large, as allowing them to acquire such a nuclear weapon would have been worse than a regional conflict.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has ruled Iran since 1989, breathed his last due to the airstrikes, among Iranians and a few members of the American military.

Many musicians have claimed that Trump used their music for his events, promotional content, and campaign activities without their authorization. During his initial presidential run in 2016, Trump used Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" as his walk-on song at several campaign rallies.

Adele released a statement via Billboard stating that she had not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning.

In 2024, Beyoncé's team sent out a cease-and-desist after the politician's campaign spokesperson shared a video of Trump stepping off a plane while her song "Freedom" played in the background.

That same year, iconic singer Celine Dion's team clarified that her popular track "My Heart Will Go On" was not approved for political use after Trump had used it for some of his events.

At an event in 2024, Trump played Foo Fighters' "My Hero" while welcoming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage after he backed out of the presidential race.

The band tweeted that it had not granted permission for the use, but Trump's team countered their claim shortly, stating that they obtained a license to play the song.

In 2016, Trump made headlines for allegedly making derogatory comments about former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado. The commander-in-chief allegedly called Machado names such as "Miss Piggy" and "Miss Housekeeping" because of her Venezuelan background and also commented on her weight.

Although Trump denied the claims, his opponent at the time in the presidential elections, Hillary Clinton, claimed that Trump had said that after Machado won the pageant, she created a real problem for herself by gaining a massive amount of weight.

Rolling Stone shared that Kesha took to the former Miss Universe's side on social media, writing, "You did not deserve to be shamed by this monster. Your body is NO ONE else's business." Kesha also expressed her view on how much words cut deep, affecting one's emotional and mental health.

"Please don't let him get to you any longer; instead, realize that you are a strong woman and a beautiful role model for standing up and telling the truth, even if it hurts to remember," she added.

Whose music will Donald Trump's administration use next?