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Donald Trump has lost a legal battle over using Eddy Grant‘s song ‘Electric Avenue’ without permission.Trump used a 40-second clip of the song in a video during his 2020 presidential campaign. The video was viewed 13.7 million times before Twitter, now known as X, took it down.A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that Trump breached Grant’s copyright for his 1983 hit and now is liable for damages as well as payment of the singer’s legal fees.Trump’s lawyers argued that the Twitter video was shielded under copyright’s fair use doctrine, which allows for the use of protected works in certain situations.

Donald Trump shared that he “hates” Taylor Swift.The Republican candidate and former President of the United States made headlines once again over the weekend, when he took to his Truth Social account to share the brash update: “I hate Taylor Swift”.It comes as Swift Swift broke her silence on the upcoming US elections last week (September 10), following the first debate between Kamala Harris and Trump. In an update shared with her 284million Instagram followers, she threw her support behind current Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee, as well as her vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz.In the post, she championed Harris as a “steady-handed, gifted leader”, writing that she believes “we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos”.

official Government website, The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill – also known as Martyn’s Law – will increase preparedness for, and protection from, terrorist attacks at public venues.It received its first reading in Parliament on Thursday (September 12), following five years of campaigning from Martyn Hett’s mother, Figen Murray. Hett was one of the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena bombing outside an Ariana Grande concert in 2017.NTIA ANNOUNCEMENTMartyn's Law will be officially introduced in its first reading in Parliament TODAY! While this is a major step forward, there's still a long way to go to ensure its full implementation.

megastar’s endorsement of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris while explaining her decision. In a viral video circulating on social media, the woman reveals that is putting her three tickets for the Toronto leg of the Eras tour on sale because she no longer wants to support Swift and her “non-Christian beliefs.” “Hi, this message is for Taylor Swift,” the mom said.

Taylor Swift‘s social media post endorsing Kamala Harris for President of the United States has directly caused a sharp spike in voter registration – find out more below.Earlier this week (September 10) following the first debate between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Swift broke her silence on the elections, throwing her support behind the current Vice President.In her post, she championed Kamala Harris as a “steady-handed, gifted leader”, and that Swift believes “we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos”. Swift also said Harris “fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them”.Swift also urged voters to do their own research to make an informed decision on who they should vote for, and recommended first-time voters to register ahead of time.

Kamala Harris, has showed off his new vinyl record haul – which includes classic LPs by The Stone Roses and New Order.Ahead of yesterday’s Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the latter’s husband Doug Emhoff and the Governor of California Gavin Newsom made a surprise visit at the Latchkey record store in Philadelphia.The pair each bought two LPs, showing off their haul in a video posted to Emhoff’s social media. In the video – which you can see below – Doug said while unveiling the two records he had purchased: “These are two records that I still listen to, to this day.”The records he pulled out of the bag turned out to be The Stone Roses’ self-titled 1989 debut album and New Order’s ‘Brotherhood’, released in 1986.

endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris — shortly after Tuesday’s night debate between the Democratic nominee and former President Donald Trump — has led to an uptick in traffic to vote.gov, CNN reported. A spokesperson for the federal agency that oversees the voter registration website told CNN that as of Wednesday afternoon, 337,826 visitors visited vote.gov after clicking on a custom URL Swift shared on Instagram after her Harris endorsement.It was not immediately clear how many of the website visitors registered to vote.

Stevie Nicks has followed Taylor Swift’s lead in speaking out about the upcoming US presidential election.After Swift took to Instagram yesterday (September 10) to announce that she’d be voting for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in the election, Nicks echoed many of her sentiments in a post of her own.Describing Swift as her “friend”, the former Fleetwood Mac singer said, “Now is the time to research and choose the candidate that speaks to you and your beliefs. Only 54 days left until the election.

Donald Trump has been roundly mocked with The Simpsons and Peep Showmemes after he claimed that immigrants are abducting pets and eating them.During yesterday’s (September 10) presidential debate in Philadelphia, he said that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio were “eating dogs” and “eating the cats” while pushing his anti-immigration policies.Trump falsely claimed: “What they have done to our country by allowing these millions and millions of people to come into our country and look at what’s happening to the towns all over the United States.“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs. The people that came in.

Elon Musk has responded to Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris in the US presidential election in a post on X.Entrepreneur Musk, who owns X and renamed the platform from Twitter last year, has endorsed Harris’ rival in the election race, Donald Trump, and in recent years has increasingly voiced support for right-wing politicians.After Swift announced on Instagram yesterday (September 10) that she will be voting for Harris and her running mate Tim Walz in the upcoming election, Musk replied on X, “Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.”The reference to Swift’s cats is in response to the singer’s post, in which she included a photo of herself holding Benjamin Button, one of her three cats.

Donald Trump has opened up about Taylor Swift endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, sharing that the singer will “probably pay a price”.Last night (September 10), Trump and Harris went head to head in Philadelphia in their first, and potentially only debate. It comes as both were virtually tied in the polls, with voters set to cast their votes on November 5.During the debate, Trump mostly reiterated the rhetoric from his rallies, while Harris used her platform to share her plans for the country and address criticisms she has received throughout her campaign.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.The two presidential hopefuls went head to head in Philadelphia last night (September 10) in their first, and potentially only debate. It comes as both were virtually tied in the polls, and with voters set to cast their votes on November 5.Airing live on US network ABC, the debate was held between the two without a live audience, and each candidate had their microphone muted while their opponent spoke.

Taylor Swift has announced her endorsement for Vice President Kamala Harris‘ presidential candidacy – see what she had to say below.After weeks of silence on the US presidential elections race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Swift has finally thrown her support for Harris following the two candidates’ debate. Swift’s stance comes just two months ahead of the election.Swift wrote on an Instagram post today: “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election.

Spinal Tap have become the latest artist to ban Donald Trump from playing their music at his rallies.The former US President has faced backlash from a number of artists in recent months for allegedly using their songs without permission during his presidential campaigns.Now, it appears that even fictional bands are warning him about incorporating their tracks, with Spinal Tap preemptively demanding that he thinks twice before using their song ‘Sex Farm’.Taking to X/Twitter, Harry Shearer – who plays the band’s bassist Derek Smalls – told Trump that the song was off-limits. “Not a band to be outdone, Spinal Tap is demanding that the Trump campaign refrain from playing ‘Sex Farm’ at their rallies,” he wrote.Not a band to be outdone, Spinal Tap is demanding that the Trump campaign refrain from playing “Sex Farm” at their rallies.— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) September 6, 2024While it is clear that the song isn’t one that the former POTUS would actually consider using at his rallies, the tweet does seem to contain a nod to the allegations of sexual misconduct and misogyny that have surrounded the billionaire in the past.It comes as the track is a play on many of the hard rock tracks of the ‘80s, and parodies the overly-sexualised lyrics of the era.

Elton John has said he thought Donald Trump referring to Kim Jong Un as “little rocket man” was “brilliant”.The former President used John’s 1972 single ‘Rocket Man’ as the inspiration for his nickname for the North Korean dictator, and in an interview with Variety at the Toronto Film Festival, the singer has given his view on his song being used in the back-and-forth.“I laughed, I thought that was brilliant,” he said. “I just thought, ‘Good on you, Donald.’ Donald’s always been a fan of mine, and he’s been to my concerts many, many times. So, I mean, I’ve always been friendly toward him, and I thank him for his support.

South Park have said they will no longer be satirising Donald Trump on the show, and will be skipping this presidential election.The iconic adult animation has been on air since 1997 and has run for a total of 26 seasons as well as a number of recent one-off specials.The show’s writers Trey Parker and Matt Stone have revealed in a new interview with Vanity Fair that they do not intend to bring the show back in time for the election in November, and that decision was made in part due to Trump dominating the campaign for a third consecutive cycle.“We’ve tried to do South Park through four or five presidential elections, and it is such a hard thing to—it’s such a mind scramble, and it seems like it takes outsized importance,” Stone said. “Obviously, it’s fucking important, but it kind of takes over everything and we just have less fun.”“I don’t know what more we could possibly say about Trump,” added Parker.Confirming that the show would not return until 2025, the duo were asked whether this was due to them deliberately avoiding having to cover Trump again.

Fisher at Hi Ibiza, dancing to a remix of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’. While many people defended her, others, including former Conservative MP Nadine Dorries, criticised the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister.Dorries wrote an op-ed in the Daily Mail in response to the footage, saying: “How ill-judged of Angela, how utterly adolescent of her – to have thought it was a good idea to party like it’s 1999 when she’s the Deputy Prime Minister.”And now Rayner has defended herself, telling Sky News that she was on holiday.

Isaac Hayes’ estate have claimed that they have received confirmation that Donald Trump is not allowed to use the song ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’.It comes as the estate and the former President of the United States are currently in a legal battle.

The Summer 2024 zeitgeist is, arguably, embracing change of fortune. Presidential polling in early July, for example, had GOP nominee Donald Trump notably, if not comfortably, ahead of Democratic incumbent Joe Biden. Today, it seems Trump may be trailing his new Democratic competition, Vice President Kamala Harris.In Florida, change of fortune may be seen in the lackluster primary showings of school board candidates endorsed by Republican Gov.

ABBA have demanded that Donald Trump cease his usage of their songs during his campaign rallies.The former president of the United States used multiple ABBA hits including the likes of ‘Money, Money, Money’, ‘The Winner Takes It All’ and ‘Dancing Queen’ during his rally event last month (July 27) in St Cloud, Minnesota. Minnesota happens to be the US state with he highest Swedish population.Along with playing the band’s hits, the campaign also took the time to screen footage of the ABBA members on a big screen in the venue where the rally was taking place.

Carole King has attended a virtual Swifties for Kamala kickoff event, where she spoke about Taylor Swift and even sang a little bit of ‘Shake It Off’ – find out more below.The Swifties for Kamala campaign – which Taylor herself is not affiliated with – is an independent event founded by Taylor Swift fans (also known as Swifties), in an attempt to mobilise other likeminded fans to vote for Kamala Harris in the upcoming US Presidential Elections.The first Swifties for Kamala event officially kicked off yesterday (August 27) with an online rally that included guest speakers like legendary singer-songwriter Carole King and US senator Elizabeth Warren.King said to those on the online call: “I am a Swiftie, and Taylor and I are actually friends. We have had conversations backstage and I see her as sort of my musical and songwriting granddaughter.