Folk-pop star Noah Kahan and his co-writer, Noah Levine, have demanded the White House stop using their music after President Donald Trump posted a social media video set to their song ‘American Cars’ on Monday.
Backlash from Musicians
Kahan and Levine join a growing list of musicians calling on the White House to stop using their music. The White House and the official POTUS social media accounts posted a video montage of Trump touring a General Motors test facility in Michigan.
Kahan responded directly in the comment section, stating, ‘Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration.’ Levine also responded, using profanity to express his disapproval.
Previous Incidents
The White House has previously received pushback from other prominent artists, including pop stars Sabrina Carpenter and Katy Perry. In December 2025, Carpenter slammed the White House’s use of her song ‘Juno’ in a video montage of ICE agents detaining illegal immigrants, calling the post ‘evil and disgusting.’
The administration had a similar run-in with singer Olivia Rodrigo, who objected to a post from the White House and the Department of Homeland Security encouraging illegal immigrants to self-deport to her song ‘All-American B—-.’
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