Donald Trump is still using Sinéad O’Connor‘s iconic hit Nothing Compares 2 U at his political rallies, despite being asked not to by her estate.
Earlier this year, the late singer’s estate and record label said it was ‘no exaggeration to say that she would have been disgusted, hurt, and insulted’ by the former US president’s use of her music.
Their comments were in response to Trump using the song at a campaign event in Maryland in March.
However, the request has been ignored as evidenced by Wednesday night’s rally in Asheville, North Carolina.
While the song wasn’t played before or during his 90-minute speech, it was streamed as the crew began to pack up.
A statement from Ms O’Connor’s estate in March said: ‘Throughout her life, it is well known that Sinéad O’Connor lived by a fierce moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness, and decency towards her fellow human beings.
‘It was with outrage therefore that we learned that Donald Trump has been using her iconic performance of Nothing Compares 2 U at his political rallies.
‘It is no exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have been disgusted, hurt and insulted to have her work misrepresented in this way by someone who she herself referred to as a ‘biblical devil’.
