Katy Perry is making clear that the Trump administration didn’t have her permission to use her music!
Earlier this week, the White House‘s account on TikTok posted a video that synchronized the pop star’s lyrics “boom, boom, boom / Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon” from her 2010 hit song Firework with black-and-white footage of military bombings. The caption read:
“Iran has been warned.”
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Katy, however, won’t stand for the unauthorized use of her track to celebrate warfare. She slammed the administration on X (Twitter) on Saturday, writing:
“I am deeply appalled and angry to see ‘Firework’ used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it. I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments. To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for. My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.”
I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.
I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and…
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 25, 2026
Go off, Katy!
At this time, the Trump administration hasn’t reacted to the call out or taken down the video. Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know in the comments (below).
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