Daily Cuts - Significance of music in the US campaign trail
Republican Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has offended rapper Eminem. Ramaswamy rapped along to Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ at his campaign trail and now Vivek Ramaswamy is being told to stop. This isn’t the first time an artist has taken offence to their music being played at campaign trails. Abba sent a cease-and-desist letter to John McCain when he used ‘take a chance on me’. Aerosmith did the same when Donald Trump used ‘Dream On’ during his campaigning. Dr. Dana Gorzelany-Mostak is Associate Professor of Music & Founder of ‘Trax on the Trail’ at Georgia College & State University. She explains the significance of music in politics.