Grammy Winner Shreds Trump White House Over This Out Of Tune Use Of Her Music

LOADINGERROR LOADINGGrammy-winning singer Jess Glynne slammed Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday after the White House featured her music in a widely panned post that praises the president’s aggressive immigration policies.Glynne — whose 2015 song “Hold My Hand” has seen a resurgence of listeners after its use in an ad for the British airline Jet2 went viral on TikTok this year — took to her Instagram Stories to weigh in on the post, which features several men in chains seemingly being led toward a flight out of the United States.Advertisement The meme — which features voice actor Zoe Lister declaring that “nothing beats a Jet2 holiday” as Glynne’s song plays in the background — intends to use the audio’s upbeat nature to ironically highlight social media users’ unpleasant and chaotic travel experiences.“This post honestly makes me sick,” wrote Glynne alongside a screenshot of the White House post.“My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity — never about division or hate.”Jess Glynne speaks out against The White House after they used her song, included in Jet 2 Holidays’ adverts, for a video of deportations:“This post honestly makes me sick.My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity — never about division or hate.” pic.twitter.com/813yOexxIy— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 30, 2025Glynne joins a number of artists and groups who have voiced their opposition to Trump using their songs including ABBA, Foo Fighters, Beyoncé, White Stripes, Céline Dion, and Olivia Rodrigo.

Advertisement In March, the band Semisonic ripped the White House for using its 1998 hit “Closing Time” in a social media post that featured footage of a handcuffed man in shackles being patted down at an airport before jumping to a clip of people being boarded onto an airplane for a supposed deportation flight.“We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our song in any way,” said the band of ...