Ariana Grande rebukes White House for using her music in ‘barbaric, inhumane’ ICE video
Ariana Grande has publicly condemned the White House for using her music in a promotional video featuring ICE agents detaining immigrants. She joins a growing list of artists who have protested the unauthorized use of their work by the Trump administration.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between pop culture figures and political administrations regarding the appropriation of intellectual property for political messaging.
Ariana Grande at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. Photograph: Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV View image in fullscreen Ariana Grande at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. Photograph: Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV Ariana Grande Ariana Grande rebukes White House for using her music in ‘barbaric, inhumane’ ICE video Grande is the latest in a series of pop musicians including Sabrina Carpenter and SZA who have been angered by Trump administration videos
The framing focuses on the artists' moral objections to the administration's 'inhumane' agenda.
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