Isaac Hayes' estate is just the latest to take legal action against former president Donald Trump. Trump has a long history of playing licensed music without permission at his campaign rallies. Per the latest legal action taken against him, he's played the Hayes-written track "Hold On, I'm Comin'" over 100 times between 2022 and 2024.
An additional instance came as recently as August 9. The legendary singer's son, Isaac Hayes III, expressed deep criticism of the Trump campaign on his personal X/Twitter account . "Donald Trump represents the worst in integrity and class with his disrespect and sexual abuse of Women and racist rhetoric.
We will now deal with this very swiftly," he wrote. Additionally, the official Isaac Hayes account posted the letter the estate sent to the Trump team. The letter demands payment and for the team to delete any videos using his version of "Hold On, I'm Comin'.
" Read More: Rihanna Sends Legal Warning To Trump Administration After Her Music Was Played At Rally This is far from the first time that people have asked the Trump campaign to stop using popular songs during events. Last week, Celine Dion requested that Trump stop using her hit single "My Heart Will Go On." She also poked fun at the song choice.
She also questioned why he didn't go with a different song of hers to use improperly. Rihanna , Linkin Park, Aerosmith, and several other musical acts have issued cease and desist letters after becoming aware of the Trump campaign using their music.