Katy Perry blasts White House for using hit song 'Firework' she sold in $225M catalog deal
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What happened
Pop superstar Katy Perry called out the Trump administration on Saturday for using her song on the White House TikTok account. “I am deeply appalled and angry to see ‘Firework’ used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as…
Why the coverage differs
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Katy Perry said she was “deeply appalled” that the White House used her 2010 hit “Firework” in a TikTok video accompanying a statement about U.S. strikes on Iran, noting she had not approved the use (Bloomberg). The clip paired the song with footage of the military action, prompting the artist’s public condemnation.
Right‑leaning outlets such as the Washington Examiner and the Washington Times led with Perry’s anger and framed the incident as a criticism of the Trump administration’s “weaponisation” of pop culture. Center‑leaning sources – The Hill, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Google News aggregation – emphasized the song’s unauthorized use and quoted Perry’s remarks without foregrounding the political angle, and the Google News feed offered no editorial framing at all.
Comparison summary
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Katy Perry said she was “deeply appalled” that the White House used her 2010 hit “Firework” in a TikTok video accompanying a statement about U.S. strikes on Iran, noting she had not approved the use (Bloomberg). The clip paired the song with footage of the military action, prompting the artist’s public condemnation.
Right‑leaning outlets such as the Washington Examiner and the Washington Times led with Perry’s anger and framed the incident as a criticism of the Trump administration’s “weaponisation” of pop culture. Center‑leaning sources – The Hill, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Google News aggregation – emphasized the song’s unauthorized use and quoted Perry’s remarks without foregrounding the political angle, and the Google News feed offered no editorial framing at all.
No outlet included an official response from the White House explaining why “Firework” was selected, leaving the administration’s perspective absent from the coverage.
Report timeline
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Jul 25, 2026, 5:02 PMGoogle News · CenterKaty Perry Decries White House Using ‘Firework’ in Iran War Post - Bloomberg.com
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Jul 25, 2026, 6:08 PM
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Jul 25, 2026, 7:24 PMWashington Examiner · RightKaty Perry ‘appalled’ to see her song used on White House TikTok account
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Jul 25, 2026, 9:17 PMThe Washington Times stories: News · RightKaty Perry blasts White House for using 'Firework' in Iran strike clip
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Jul 26, 2026, 1:10 AMThe Sydney Morning Herald · CenterKaty Perry ‘appalled’ that White House used Firework song in Iran war video
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Jul 26, 2026, 5:19 PMWorld news | The Guardian · Lean LeftKaty Perry ‘deeply appalled’ over White House using her song in Iran war video
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Jul 27, 2026, 2:29 AM
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Jul 27, 2026, 3:30 PM
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Jul 27, 2026, 5:37 PMGlobal News · CenterKaty Perry ‘appalled’ after White House uses ‘Firework’ in Iran war video
Coverage by perspective
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