Pop star Ariana Grande criticized President Donald Trump’s administration after one of her songs was used in a TikTok video promoting the administration’s position on “transgender” issues.
The dispute began after Trump’s social media team posted a video using Grande’s 2024 song “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love).”
The video featured text declaring that men cannot become pregnant and should not compete in women’s sports, alongside the caption, “This shouldn’t be controversial!”
Grande quickly responded in the comments and demanded that the administration stop using her work.
“Never use my music again,” Grande wrote.
“Also, your truth is false,” she added.
The three-time Grammy Award winner’s response marked another public clash between Grande and the Trump administration over the use of her music.
In June, Trump’s social media team used Grande’s song “Bye” in a video showing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carrying out arrests.
Grande responded at the time by strongly condemning the use of her music in connection with the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts.
“Please do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense,” Grande wrote before adding an expletive directed at ICE.
The audio from that video was later removed.
Grande has previously been politically active and supported former Vice President Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign. She also performed at the White House in 2014 during former President Barack Obama’s administration.
The singer is currently nearing the end of her “Eternal Sunshine Tour.”
Grande is not the only major recording artist to object to Trump or his political operation using their music.
Singer Sabrina Carpenter criticized the White House last year after her song “Juno” appeared in a video highlighting ICE operations.
“Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,” Carpenter wrote in response.
Other prominent musicians and performers have also objected to Trump’s use of their work over the years.
ABBA, Céline Dion and Beyoncé were among the artists who publicly pushed back against the Trump campaign over the use of their music during the 2024 presidential election.
Grande’s latest objection comes as the Trump administration continues using social media platforms to promote its policies through videos incorporating popular music, memes and other cultural references, according to Breitbart News.
The administration’s latest video focused on “transgender” participation in women’s sports and biological sex, issues Trump has repeatedly highlighted since returning to the White House.
Grande, however, made clear that she does not want her music associated with that messaging.
Her response also continued a pattern of increasingly public disagreements between entertainers and political campaigns over how copyrighted music is used in campaign rallies and social media content.
