The White House's use of Katy Perry's "Firework" sparked an immediate backlash. The pop star said the video completely twisted the meaning behind her hit song. Perry said she never approved its use.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. @Shutterstock/BONNIE CASH/POOL/EPA /Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / SplashNews.com Katy Perry is now one of several musicians ...

Katy Perry said she was “appalled and angry” by the Trump White House’s video of a U.S. military strike set to “Firework,” sharing that she was not asked for approval of the song’s usage. “I am deeply ...

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WASHINGTON,DC: What began as another White House social media post quickly turned into an unexpected showdown with one of pop music's biggest stars. Katy Perry, on Saturday, July 25 publicly condemned ...

Katy Perry has blasted the White House for using her 2010 hit song “Firework” in a TikTok post depicting footage of military strikes. The video, posted to the official White House TikTok account on ...

Pop star Katy Perry slammed the White House on Saturday for using one of her songs, “Firework,” in a TikTok video about U.S. military strikes in Iran. The short video, which the White House posted to ...

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 ...

The singer addressed the controversy in a post on X after the official White House TikTok account shared a video featuring footage of military strikes. The video reportedly timed the song’s lyrics — ...

“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,” Perry wrote Stephanie Augello/Variety via ...