The Rollings want to disassociate themselves from any political connotation in the race for the White House, and have asked Republican candidate Donald Trump to cease all use of their songs immediately.
The topic "You Can't Always Get What You Want » it has already sounded at various political events. In this sense, the band has published a statement in which they affirm that they have never authorized Trump or his team to use their music, and have requested that this use cease immediately.
Candidate Trump is a huge music fan, and has featured some Rolling Stones songs at different campaign events. Another theme used in these events is "Start Me Up".
It is not the first time that Donald Trump's campaign team has used the music of well-known artists. Adele and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler have also called for the candidate to stop using his themes to lift spirits among his supporters. Neil Young also complained when the millionaire used "Rockin 'in the Free World" when announcing that he would start his campaign last year. It is true that, in all those cases, Trump stopped using those songs. Now the Rolling's turn has come.
According to existing regulations, lPoliticians do not need the permission of artists for their songs to sound at campaign events, as long as the political organization they represent or the forum they are in has a general license from the copyright organizations ASCAP and BMI. However, there are some instruments in the hands of the artists to avoid this, such as clauses in the agreements to veto the use of songs, or to exclude them from the license.
A representative of the Rolling has stated that «The Rolling Stones have never given the Trump campaign permission to use their themes", And the band has asked that" stop all use [of the songs] immediately. "