Donald Trump Drops Use of “Rockin’ In the Free World”

Donald Trump will no longer use Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” as part of his campaign, but his campaign secretary said that Mr. Trump likes Mr. Young “very much.” Mr. Young had objected to the Trump campaign’s use of the song, saying that it had not obtained a license to use the song, and that the song misrepresented Mr. Young’s political views. More here from the AP. 

Mr. Trump’s campaign manager said that the campaign did have a license, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Eriq Gardner.   In his THR article, Mr. Gardner also reviews a number of recent dustups between other politicians and musicians who have complained that those candidates have used their music without permission.