Why did Eminem ask presidential candidate not to use his songs?

Published August 30th, 2023 - 09:31 GMT
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy waves as he arrives to take part in the first Republican Presidential primary debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 23, 2023. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)

ALBAWABA - American rapper Eminem has ordered a U.S. Presidential candidate not to use his song during his campaigns. The American businessman was heard performing "Lose Yourself" song during a political event.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who is known to be a good rapper during his university time as he was nicknamed "Da Vek", was heard using Eminem's song during an event and was asked not to repeat it.

Daily Mail released a letter by Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI) confirming that it got an official request from the American rapper calling the businessman and the political candidate not to use his songs.

Moreover, Eminem was not the only one to complain about candidates using his songs, a number of famous artists, including Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Aerosmith and Adele, in addition to Prince's heirs, were also upset over the use of their songs during election meetings within the Donald Trump campaign.

People split on social media over the Eminem-Vivek chaos over rap songs. A person commented: "Eminem has turned into such a dork that he makes Vivek look cool."

Another said: "Sweetie, this is not why Eminem is not a fan of the GOP. I'd ask you to put some thought into, but I don't think it's polite to request extraordinary favors from strangers."

However, the reason behind Eminem's request to ask U.S. Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was unveiled but some said that the rapper didn't want to appear as a supporter of the Republicans. 

About Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy is an American businessman and a political candidate. He founded Roivant Sciences, a pharmaceutical company, in 2014. Ramaswamy was born on August 9, 1985, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indian Hindu immigrant parents

In February 2023, Ramaswamy declared his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination in the 2024 United States presidential election. 

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