The new President of the United States continues causing rejection in a large part of the musical community. His demonstrations, the covers in which he appears and his headlines are getting Donald Trump to have more and more enemies.
A clear example of this was the Grammy Awards ceremony, which took place on Monday, February 13.
Rolling Stones
Let's remember what happened during the US presidential campaign. The Rolling Stones released a statement where They asked the then Republican candidate not to use music of his gang during his campaign. The well-known theme "You can't always get what you want", sounded up to four times in the appearances of Donald Trump to collect the American vote.
Other reactions during the campaign
In the time that the campaign lasted REM frontman Michael Stipe harshly criticized the current President. For its part, Adele formally asked Trump to stop using "Rolling in the Deep" at their rallies, claiming that she had not given him any permission.
There were more cases during the campaign. The song "Rockin In The Free World" by Neil Young he was also in controversy. Young openly complained and the current President made different verbal attacks against the musician.
The case of the singer of Aerosmith Steven Tyler, who sent a petition through his lawyers to stop using "Dream On."
Miley CyrusEmilio Estefan
Asked about the possibility of Donald Trump becoming president of the United States, Miley Cyrus stated the following: “if he's my president, I'm leaving from the country". The singer also went on to say that Trump is "a fucking nightmare."
Emilio estefan released the song "We're all Mexican", responding to the Republican's racist comments. Famous artists would participate in that project who also made their discontent clear, as is the case of Gloria Estefan, Carlos Santana, Wisin, Pitbull, Natalia Jiménez, Carlos Vives or Thalia.
Madonna's statements
Asked Madonna for his opinion on the current President, he had a few blunt words: «Yes. I have thought several times about blowing up the White House ». These statements were made during the Women's March on January 21, 2017, just on the days when magnate Donald Trump was sworn in as President.
These statements by the queen of pop were followed by some negative comments on the networks and she had to defend herself. He did it with these words:
I am not a violent person. It is important that people understand my message globally, rather than taking a sentence out of context ».
How did Donald Trump react? It did not take long to answer, calling the singer "disgusting". And he kept saying:
“With her words she has harmed herself and her feminist cause. What he said was totally shameful for our country »..
Rihanna
A few days after this crossing of accusations between Donald Trump and Madonna, Rihanna also wanted to come out in defense of her professional colleague and did so calling the new President an “immoral pig”. Among other things, for its veto the entry of immigrants and refugees To united states. On her Twitter profile, Rihanna would write:
Disgusted. The news is devastating. America is being destroyed before our eyes! What an immoral pig you have to be to implant shit like that.
The ceremony of discord
At Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony (also called a “protest ceremony”), a good number of artists refused to intervene, despite having received an invitation.
Among them was Moby, which launched a message through his Instagram account saying that he would only participate in the ceremony if Trump gave his tax deduction. And he further stated that Songs that would lead to the event would be only of protest.
Along with Moby there is a list of several musicians who did not accept the invitation of the new President, such as The Beach Boys, Andrea Bocelli, Elton John, 2 Chainz, and Kiss.
The Grammy Gala
Lately, every meeting between artists in the United States criticizes the policies of Donald Trump. This year's Grammy Gala, held in the early morning hours of February 12-13, was also a perfect setting to send different "darts" to the new President.
Katy Perry
It is known the Katy Perry's support for Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign. In her performance at the Grammy Gala, she wore a bracelet that read the word "PERSIST" (she insists).
The set for his performance was a white wall background. With it, Perry wanted denounce Trump's plans to erect a barrier between the US and Mexico. As his performance progressed, this allegorical wall was burning and falling little by little.
As anecdotal data, Skip Marley, Bob Marley's grandson, accompanied the artist on stage while on the remains of the destroyed 'wall' the emblematic phrase of the US Constitution was projected «We the people ”, literally translated as“ we the people ”.
James Corden
Corden officiated as host of the Grammy Awards ceremony, opening the show with a full-length rap, alluding to the power that music has. Among his words, he said: "Long live it all, because this is the best, and With President Trump, we don't know what's coming«».
A Tribe Called Quest
Those recognized as pioneers of hip-hop music were very clear in their message against Trump, which they mentioned in their performance as the "agent orange".
They literally said:
“I want to thank President Naranja for perpetuating all the evil in America. I want to thank President Agent Orange for his unsuccessful attempt to ban Muslims. Now we are united!
Jennifer lopez
While presenting the Grammy Award to the revelation singer during the ceremony, Jennifer took advantage of the moment to make it clear that music is a universal language: “At this particular moment in history, our voices are more needed than ever.
Some voices in favor of Donald Trump
Despite everything, at the Grammy Gala there were not all criticisms or messages against the new President. For instance, the singer Joy Villa appeared at the Gala with a dress where you could read on the front "Make America Great Again" and with the word "Trump" on the back.
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