{"id":117235,"date":"2024-03-04T18:01:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T18:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/03\/04\/sinead-oconnors-estate-blasts-use-of-nothing-compares-2-u-at-trump-rallies\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T18:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T18:01:22","slug":"sinead-oconnors-estate-blasts-use-of-nothing-compares-2-u-at-trump-rallies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/03\/04\/sinead-oconnors-estate-blasts-use-of-nothing-compares-2-u-at-trump-rallies\/","title":{"rendered":"Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s estate blasts use of \u201cNothing Compares 2 U\u201d at Trump rallies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-03-04\/Getty_SineadOConnor_030424.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Caitlin Mogridge\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Former President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> recently played the <strong>Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor<\/strong> classic \u201cNothing Compares 2 U\u201d at rallies in Maryland and North Carolina, and her family is not at all happy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a statement to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/music\/global\/sinead-oconnor-donald-trump-nothing-compares-2-u-rallies-1235929084\/#recipient_hashed=4c01f22a6a41b2092fc16cef081057dccf84876e4a079bb15540d35a61030b91&amp;recipient_salt=003e8e1d4363f02b5fb126f718ae840a43dd9e2cdb3e8541430981f0038cf293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Variety<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, the singer\u2019s estate denounced the use of the song, demanding Trump and his associates stop using her music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThroughout her life,<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"s1\">it is well known that Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor lived by a<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"s1\">fierce<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"s1\">moral code defined by honesty,<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"s1\">kindness, fairness and decency towards her fellow human beings,\u201d reads the statement. \u201cIt was with outrage therefore that we learned that Donald Trump has been using her iconic performance of \u2018Nothing Compares 2 U\u2019 at his political rallies.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">They add, \u201cIt is no exaggeration to say that Sin\u00e9ad would have been disgusted, hurt and insulted to have her work misrepresented in this way by someone who she herself referred to as a \u2018biblical devil.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor passed away July 26, 2023, at the age of 56.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This isn\u2019t the first time an artist has blasted Trump\u2019s use of their music. Earlier this year, <strong>Johnny Marr<\/strong> from <strong>The Smiths<\/strong>\u00a0denounced\u00a0Trump&#8217;s use of their song &#8220;Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want&#8221; at a rally, while <strong>Neil Young<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>The Rolling Stones\u00a0<\/strong>and the estate of\u00a0<strong>Tom Petty\u00a0<\/strong>have all spoken out about their opposition to his use of their music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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