Overview
- The White House posted photos and video of President Trump’s visit to a General Motors test site set to Noah Kahan’s “American Cars,” a post that drew fans’ attention and tags to the singer.
- Kahan replied in the White House Instagram comments that he “would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration,” a message he posted after fans alerted him to the post.
- After online backlash the audio was disabled on the White House Instagram carousel but the same clip continued to play with the song on the White House TikTok post.
- A White House communications official responded on X with a dismissive message, and reporters say neither Kahan’s representatives nor the administration provided detailed comment to journalists.
- The dispute underscores a larger issue: label deals and platform audio libraries, including a 2024 Universal–Meta agreement, make many commercial tracks selectable by institutional accounts without direct artist sign-off, prompting repeated artist objections and calls for clearer consent rules.