A late music legend’s estate shut down Trump’s plans to play a beloved hit at his Freedom 250 rally, The Daily Beast reported.
Trump had said for weeks that the Great American State Fair on June 24 would include the song “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen, according to The Daily Beast.
American tenor Christopher Macchio, one of the few artists who didn’t cancel on Trump, was supposed to perform the 1984 song, The Daily Beast added.
However, Cohen’s estate refused to let “Hallelujah” be played at the Trump rally and announced via a Facebook post that it was shutting down Trump’s planned use of the deceased singer’s hit.
“The Leonard Cohen Estate has learned that the song ‘Hallelujah’ is to be performed at a Donald Trump rally on June 24,” the Facebook post read. “This use is not authorized, and the Estate does not support or approve of this or any similar usage. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
The White House didn’t immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request for a comment on the estate’s statement. Cohen, who was Canadian, died in 2016.
Musicians who rebuked Trump’s rally and pulled out of the event include Martina McBride, the Commodores, Young MC, and Bret Michaels, The Daily Beast noted. Among the performers who stayed on were Flo Rida, Vanilla Ice, and FBI Director Kash Patel’s girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins.
Country music artist Lee Greenwood also remained on the bill and showed up to perform his hit “God Bless the U.S.A.” with jets roaring overhead before Trump took the stage.
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