British singers Elton John and Adele
have joined the growing chorus of performers unhappy with Donald
Trump playing their songs at his campaign events.
According to The
Telegraph, John was displeased by Trump's use of his 1972 hit
Rocket Man.
“Elton's music has not been requested
for use in any official capacity by Donald Trump,” a publicist for
John said in a statement given to WENN. “Any use of his music
should not be seen as an endorsement of Donald Trump by Elton.”
Earlier this week, Adele spoke out
against the Republican candidate's use of her 2011 hit single Rolling
in the Deep at rallies in Iowa.
REM in September criticized Trump for
using their hit song It's the End of the World at a campaign
event, while Neil Young in June wrote a lengthy Facebook
post asking Trump to no longer use his song Rocking in the
Free World to
promote his campaign,
saying that he makes his music for “people, not candidates.”