--- ---  # Adele Tells Donald Trump to Stop Playing Her Music at Rallies by [Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly Feb 1, 2016 6:53 PM UTC  Adele performs live on stage during the television show 2015! Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen - RTL Jahresrueckblick on December 6, 2015 in Cologne, Germany. Adele performs live on stage during the television show 2015! Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen - RTL Jahresrueckblick on December 6, 2015 in Cologne, Germany.Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images by [Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly Feb 1, 2016 6:53 PM UTC Donald Trump is just like [millions of Americans](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/04/adeles-25-best-selling-album-2015) in that he loves Adele’s music. The former reality TV host and current Republican presidential candidate has been blasting Adele songs at recent rallies, playing [“Rolling in the Deep”](http://www.mediaite.com/online/rolling-in-the-deep-trouble-adele-clarifies-trump-does-not-have-permission-to-play-her-music/) at a rally in Oklahoma and “[Skyfall” at another in Ohio](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6777870/donald-trump-adele-skyfall-campaign-rally). But the “Hello” singer does not reciprocate the affection. A representative for Adele tells EW, “Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning.” Adele joins an ever-growing list of musicians who reprimand Trump for using their songs. [Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/11/steven-tyler-donald-trump-dream-on), [Neil Young](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/16/neil-young-didnt-approve-donald-trump-using-rockin-free-world), and [R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/10/rem-donald-trump)have demanded the candidate not use their music as part of his campaign. Stipe’s statement was particularly vicious, calling Trump and his supporters “sad, attention-grabbing, power-hungry little men.” Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, though, [did give Trump permission ](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/30/twisted-sister-dee-snider-donald-trump)to use the band’s 1984 song, “We’re Not Gonna Take It.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/01/adele-donald-trump-stop-using-music) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com) Adele Asks Donald Trump to Stop Playing her Music at Rallies ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4202865/iowa-caucus-donald-trump-adele/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4202865/iowa-caucus-donald-trump-adele/"},"headline":"Adele Tells Donald Trump to Stop Playing Her Music at Rallies","datePublished":"2016-02-01T18:53:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:39:13.357Z","description":"'Hello' to different music selections","url":"https://time.com/4202865/iowa-caucus-donald-trump-adele/","keywords":["Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35d4ea8fcc869e65/69887ba52dce01a8fd9e79c8/adele-music-trump-rallies-upset.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35d4ea8fcc869e65/69887ba52dce01a8fd9e79c8/adele-music-trump-rallies-upset.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"adele-music-trump-rallies-upset","caption":"Adele performs live on stage during the television show 2015! Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen - RTL Jahresrueckblick on December 6, 2015 in Cologne, Germany.","creditText":"Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4202865/iowa-caucus-donald-trump-adele/","name":"Adele Tells Donald Trump to Stop Playing Her Music at Rallies"}}]}] ```