Kesha Slams White House for TikTok Use of 'Blow' in Military Video
Kesha has publicly condemned the White House for using her 2011 hit 'Blow' in a TikTok video featuring military action, calling it 'disgusting and inhumane.'
Kesha is calling out the White House after they used her song in a controversial TikTok post. The singer expressed her outrage after a clip on the official White House TikTok account featured her 2011 single ‘Blow’ alongside footage of a military jet launching a missile at what appears to be an enemy ship.
The post, captioned “Lethality 🔥🦅,” has gone viral, amassing over 15 million views and two million likes.
Taking to social media, Kesha stated: “It’s come to my attention that The White House has used one of my songs on TikTok to incite violence and threaten war. Trying to make light of war is disgusting and inhumane.”
She added: “I absolutely do NOT approve of my music being used to promote violence of any kind. Love always trumps hate. Please love yourself and each other in times like this. This show of blatant disregard for human life and quite frankly this attack on all of our nervous systems is the opposite of what I stand for.”
@whitehouse Lethality 🔥🦅
Kesha also referenced Donald Trump's connection to the Epstein files, stating: “Also, don’t let this distract us from the fact that criminal predator Donald Trump appears in the [Epstein] Files over a million times.”
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung responded to Kesha’s statement on X/Twitter, writing: “All these ‘singers’ keep falling for this. This just gives us more attention and more view counts to our videos because people want to see what they’re bitching about. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Kesha quickly fired back, tagging the official White House account and demanding: “Stop using my music, perverts.”
All these “singers” keep falling for this. This just gives us more attention and more view counts to our videos because people want to see what they’re bitching about.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. https://t.co/QIAzNh4Xhg
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) March 3, 2026
Stop using my music, perverts @WhiteHouse
— kesha (@KeshaRose) March 3, 2026
This incident echoes past instances where artists have objected to the use of their music by political figures. The estate of Isaac Hayes recently settled with President Donald Trump over the unauthorized use of ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ at campaign rallies. Other artists, including Radiohead, Olivia Rodrigo, The Rolling Stones, Celine Dion, Sabrina Carpenter, Neil Young, Linkin Park, and Kenny Loggins, have also publicly criticized the use of their music in political contexts.
In 2024, Trump lost a legal battle for using Eddy Grant’s ‘Electric Avenue’ without permission. Jack White has also previously criticized Trump's military actions.
Kesha’s ‘Tits Out’ UK and Ireland tour begins next week, including two nights at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. She will also open for Pitbull at BST Hyde Park in London and the new Roundhay Festival in Leeds this summer. Her latest album, ‘Period’, was released last July.
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