Celine Dion’s management team has issued a statement after the singer’s iconic song “My Heart Will Go On” was heard playing at a rally led by former President Donald Trump, according to footage from the event posted online.
Republican presidential candidate Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Montana on Friday. In a video posted to social media, Dion’s 1997 song from the Oscar-winning film “Titanic” was heard playing, and a video of Dion singing the song on stage was shown on a large screen.
“Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Limited, became aware that video, recording, musical performance and appearance of Celine Dion performing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ was used without permission at a Donald Trump/J.D. Vance campaign event in Montana,” a statement shared to Dion’s official social media pages said.
“This use is in no way authorized and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use,” the statement said.
Then the management questioned the song choice itself, asking, “Really, that song?”
Neither Dion’s spokesperson nor the Trump campaign immediately responded to requests for comment.
Trump headlined a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, to rally support for Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy.
According to Deadline, the theme song from the 1998 film “Titanic,” which won one of its 11 Oscars, has been heard at Trump campaign rallies over the past few years.
After Friday’s rally, People on X (formerly Twitter) mocked Trump’s song choice, noting that James Cameron’s film is about a sinking ship, which some online see as a metaphor for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
“Meanwhile, the Trump campaign is playing the theme song from a movie about a sinking ship before their rallies,” wrote David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland high school shooting and founder of the gun control group March for Our Lives.
“I’m glad I’m not the only one who realized that a song from a movie about a sinking ship might not be the best fit for Trump/Vance to use…” another user wrote.
A rally in Montana on Friday was also criticized for a visual gaffe, as people stood behind Trump and held placards that appeared to be aimed at him.
The sign was intended to insult Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris, reading “Lying Kamala, you’re fired!” — a reference to a catchphrase Trump used on his reality show “The Apprentice.”
But the words “Lyin’ Kamala” were barely visible in bright color on a white background, while “You’re fired!” were printed in much larger, bolder blue letters. The effect was a sea of judgment surrounding Trump onstage.
