Katy Perry blasts White House for using 'Firework' in Iran strike clip
Pop star Katy Perry said she was “deeply appalled and angry” after the White House’s TikTok account paired her 2010 hit “Firework” with footage of U.S. military strikes on Iran, becoming the latest in a growing list of pop musicians to publicly object to the administration’s use of their music in social media posts. The official White House TikTok posted the clip Thursday, timing the song’s “boom, boom, boom” lyric to video of missiles striking targets in Iran. The caption read, “Iran has been warned,” alongside a fireworks emoji.
- ▪Pop star Katy Perry said she was “deeply appalled and angry” after the White House’s TikTok account paired her 2010 hit “Firework” with footage of U.S. military strikes on Iran, becoming the latest in a growing list of pop musicians to publ
- ▪The official White House TikTok posted the clip Thursday, timing the song’s “boom, boom, boom” lyric to video of missiles striking targets in Iran.
- ▪The caption read, “Iran has been warned,” alongside a fireworks emoji.
9 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 4 centre, 3 right.
- ▪ Katy Perry ‘appalled’ after White House uses ‘Firework’ in Iran war video — Global News
- ▪ White House Humorously Dunks on Katy Perry for Her Tantrum Over Use of Song in Iran Video — RedState
- ▪ Katy Perry blasts White House for using hit song 'Firework' she sold in $225M catalog deal — Fox News
- ▪ Katy Perry ‘deeply appalled’ over White House using her song in Iran war video — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Katy Perry ‘appalled’ that White House used Firework song in Iran war video — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Katy Perry ‘appalled’ to see her song used on White House TikTok account — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Katy Perry Decries White House Using ‘Firework’ in Iran War Post - Bloomberg.com — Google News
- ▪ Katy Perry blasts White House use of song on Iran strike TikTok: ‘Deeply appalled’ — The Hill
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Pop star Katy Perry said she was “deeply appalled and angry” after the White House’s TikTok account paired her 2010 hit “Firework” with footage of U.S. military strikes on Iran, becoming the latest in a growing list of pop musicians to publicly object to the administration’s use of their music in social media posts. The official White House TikTok posted the clip Thursday, timing the song’s “boom, boom, boom” lyric to video of missiles striking targets in Iran. The caption read, “Iran has been warned,” alongside a fireworks emoji. Ms. Perry, who has endorsed the Democratic presidential nominee in each of the last three elections, responded Saturday on X.
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