In 2020, music rights management company BMI released a statement to CNN on the band’s behalf, explaining that Trump’s campaign has a “political entities license.” That means they can legally play the 15 million songs in BMI’s catalog at campaign rallies.
“There is a provision, however, that allows BMI to exclude musical works from the license if a songwriter or publisher objects to its use by a campaign… BMI has received such an objection and sent a letter notifying the Trump campaign that the Rolling Stones’ works have been removed from the campaign license, and advising the campaign that any future use of these musical compositions will be in breach of its license agreement with BMI.”
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