"It's come to my attention that The White House has used one of my songs on TikTok to incite violence and threaten war. Trying to make light of war is disgusting and inhumane. I absolutely do NOT approve of my music being used to promote violence of any kind."
"This show of blatant disregard for human life and quite frankly this attack on all of our nervous systems is the opposite of what I stand for."
"All these 'singers' keep falling for this. This just gives us more attention and more view counts to our videos because people want to see what they're b******* about."
The White House posted a TikTok video on February 10 featuring a fighter jet shooting a missile at a naval ship, set to Kesha's 2011 song 'Blow'. The video garnered over 2 million likes and 16.7 million views. Kesha responded on March 2, condemning the use of her music to incite violence and threaten war, stating that making light of war is disgusting and inhumane. She emphasized her opposition to her music promoting violence and called for love over hate. White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung dismissed her complaint, suggesting artists fall for the attention-generating tactic. This incident reflects ongoing tensions between musicians and government use of their work without approval.
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