Celine Dion made it clear she’s upset with former President Donald Trump’s campaign after she said it used one of her songs at a rally in Montana on Friday.
In a post on Saturday on X, the 56-year-old Grammy winner’s management team on behalf of Dion and her record label released a statement about how her song, “My Heart Will Go On,” from the “Titanic” soundtrack, was played at the Trump-JD Vance rally in Bozeman on Friday.
“Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign rally in Montana,” the statement read.
“In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use,” the statement added. “…And really, THAT song?”
The song became a massive number one hit for Dion in the 90s when it was connected to James Cameron’s “Titanic” movie, which blew up at the box office when it came out in 1997. It is one of the songs people most associate with the Canadian singer after it earned her numerous accolades.
Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing “My Heart Will Go On” at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign… pic.twitter.com/28CYLFvgER
— Celine Dion (@celinedion) August 10, 2024
Dion is not the first artist unhappy with Trump for using their music at various campaign rallies. Others, include the Rolling Stones, Rihanna, and Axl Rose, The Hollywood Reporter noted.
Recently, the Grammy winner made her return to the stage for the first time in years amid her health battle with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) after being diagnosed in 2022.
In clips that surfaced on X, Dion appeared on a stage on the Eiffel Tower singing in French Edith Piaf’s “Hymne A L’Amour” as she performed the final act in the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, The Guardian reported.
In 2021, Dion stopped her Las Vegas residency, and it wasn’t long after that she revealed she’d been dealing with the debilitating symptoms connected to the autoimmune neurological disorder, which she said started as early as 2008, the New York Post reported.
Speaking to Vogue France in April, the singer opened up about her life-altering illness and said she’s hoping to “find a miracle.”
