Ariana Grande tells the White House not to use her music in 'barbaric, inhumane' ICE post

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Ariana Grande was crystal clear in the White House’s comments section on TikTok.The “We Can’t Be Friends” hitmaker didn’t mince words on Thursday when she commented on a White House TikTok: “Please do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense.

F— ice,” she wrote in her comment.The TikTok in question, posted by the White House on Tuesday, promoted the administration’s crackdown on immigration and featured Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers handcuffing various people to the tune of the Grammy-winner’s song “Bye.”“Bye-bye President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history,” the caption on the video read.Grande’s comment has since been deleted or hidden from the video’s replies, and the sound on the TikTok has been disabled.

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson responded to Grande’s comment in an emailed statement to The Times, writing, “We’ll say this one last time: what’s actually barbaric, inhumane, and heinous are the criminal illegal aliens who have injured and murdered innocent American citizens.”Grande joins a slew of prominent musicians and artists who have told the Trump administration to cease using their tunes to promote his agenda.On the 2024 presidential campaign trail, Beyoncé endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris, who used Queen Bey’s song “Freedom” as a rally anthem.

When a spokesman for Trump used the same song in a social media post, the mega star’s team responded swiftly with a cease-and-desist.During a 2024 Montana rally, Trump’s team played a video clip using “My Heart Will Go On,” the theme song from the 1997 film “Titanic.” Celine Dion’s management team and record label responded with a statement shooting down the song’s use: “In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use.

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