Prince's Estate Wants Trump To Stop Playing 'Purple Rain' At Rallies

Supporters of President Donald Trump were spotted in video footage waving their hands to Prince's "Purple Rain" at a rally in Mississippi, but the late singer's estate was set to become reality on Friday.

Jeremiah Freed, a Los Angeles music blogger who has worked with Prince's team over the years. The Prince Estate asked for Trump and The White House Freed's tweet was born by Prince's brother Omarr Baker, who shared the announcement.

"The Prince Estate has never given permission to President Trump or The White House to use Prince's songs and have requested that they be used immediately," the statement read.

2 whomever it may concern:

"The Prince Estate has never given permission to President Trump or The White House to use Prince's songs and have requested that they cease all use immediately."

– drfunkenberry (@drfunkenberry) October 12, 2018

Billboard Prince's Purple Rain plays at Trump's camp, but the Mississippi rally in question occurred on October 2. CNN, C-SPAN and Fox News. At the event, Trump mocked Brett Kavanaugh blame Christine Blasey Ford's testimony, saying before the crowd: "'How did you get there?' I do not remember. ' Where is the place? 'I do not remember.' How many years ago was it? 'I do not know.' "

When Prince was alive, he was known to get political. Almost a year before he died in April 2016, he hit the stage at the 2015 Grammy Awards to present the award for Album of the Year at Taylor Swift for 1989. Before this moment occurred, Prince took the opportunity to briefly address the Black Lives Matter movement.

"Albums still matter," Prince said at the time. "Like books and black lives, still matter albums, Tonight and always."

The Prince Estate expresses their desire for President Donald Trump to stop playing the late singer 's music at his political rallies. Here, Prince is pictured performing on October 11, 2009, at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. Bertrand Guay / AFP / Getty Images

This would not be the first time Trump has been asked to a particular artist's music. In August, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler asked Trump chorus from playing the band's music after he used "Livin 'on the Edge" at a West Virginia rally. Tyler's attorney subsequently sent a letter to the president.

"Mr. Tyler's voice is easily recognizable and central to his identity, and any use of the wrongfully misappropriated his rights of publicity," the letter read, according to Variety. "Mr. Trump does not have any right to use the name, image, voice or likeness of our client, without his express written permission."

Adele spoke out against Trump's use of her music as well. According to the GuardianSpokesperson said in a statement how "Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning" in 2016.

R.E.M., Elton John and the Rolling Stones are also among a growing list of artists who have told Trump to use their music.