{"id":2061596,"date":"2026-07-25T17:39:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T14:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2061596"},"modified":"2026-07-25T17:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T14:39:06","slug":"katy-perry-condemns-white-house-for-using-firework-in-iran-military-strikes-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2061596","title":{"rendered":"Katy Perry condemns White House for using \u2018Firework\u2019 in Iran military strikes video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/katy_perry_2026-1.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Katy Perry condemns White House for using \u2018Firework\u2019 in Iran military strikes video<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cTo see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponised to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-25T18:39:06+01:00\">25th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/katy_perry_2026-1-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"USA v Paraguay: Group D - FIFA World Cup 2026\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Katy Perry at Los Angeles Stadium on June 12, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Katy Perry has condemned the White House for using her song \u2018Firework\u2019 to soundtrack footage of US military strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1215\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Katy Perry \u2013 \u2018143\u2019 review: a failed attempt to rekindle her glory years<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0Trump administration shared the video through the official White House TikTok account earlier this week, pairing footage of military operations with Perry\u2019s 2010 hit. It was accompanied by the caption: \u201cIran has been warned.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Responding\u00a0in\u00a0a statement on X today (July 25), Perry said she had neither been consulted nor granted permission for her music to be used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply appalled and angry to see \u2018Firework\u2019 used on the White House TikTok as a backing track for video footage of military strikes,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perry went on to explain the intended message behind \u2018Firework\u2019,\u00a0describing the track as an anthem designed to support people experiencing difficult periods in their lives.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am deeply appalled and angry to see \u201cFirework\u201d 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. <\/p>\n<p>I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments,\u201d she continued.\u00a0\u201cTo see a message of self-worth and upliftment\u00a0weaponised\u00a0to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She concluded: \u201cMy music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Firework\u2019 originally appeared on Perry\u2019s third album, \u2018Teenage Dream\u2019,\u00a0and became one of her biggest singles, topping the US Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n<p>The song has previously been associated with a very different White House administration. Perry performed it outside the Lincoln Memorial during the televised celebration marking Joe Biden\u2019s presidential inauguration in January 2021, accompanied by a large fireworks display across Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p>Perry is the latest in a growing number of musicians to object to the Trump administration using their music in government social media posts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0Ariana Grande\u00a0criticised\u00a0the White House after her song \u2018Bye\u2019 was used in a video showing ICE\u00a0agents detaining people, telling the administration not to associate her music with the \u201cbarbaric, inhumane\u201d footage.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Kesha also hit out after \u2018Blow\u2019 was used in a military video, while\u00a0Boards\u00a0Of\u00a0Canada and Warp Records condemned the\u00a0unauthorised\u00a0use of \u2018Deep Time\u2019\u00a0in a post featuring border patrol boats and detention\u00a0centres.<\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Carpenter previously described an ICE video featuring \u2018Juno\u2019 as \u201cevil and disgusting\u201d, while Olivia Rodrigo accused the administration of using her music to promote \u201cracist, hateful propaganda\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Other artists and estates to have objected to Trump using their work include\u00a0The Rolling Stones, Adele, Neil Young,\u00a0Jack White,\u00a0ABBA,\u00a0C\u00e9line Dion,\u00a0Foo Fighters,\u00a0Isaac Hayes\u2019 estate and Eddie Grant.<\/p>\n<p>Perry recently announced that\u00a0her \u2018Lifetimes\u2019 concert film will be shown in more than 150 cinemas across the UK.\u00a0<i>Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour \u2013 Live\u00a0From\u00a0Paris<\/i> will launch in cinemas and IMAX screens across 70 countries on September 2, with tickets for UK screenings going on sale here next Thursday (July 30).<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0follows the news that\u00a0Perry\u2019s \u2018Lifetimes Tour\u2019\u00a0raised\u00a0more than \u00a380,000 for the Music Venue Trust.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Donald Trump<\/li>\n<li>Katy Perry<\/li>\n<li>Politics<\/li>\n<li>Pop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span 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songs<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Katy Perry has condemned the White House for using her song \u2018Firework\u2019 to soundtrack footage of US military strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1215\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Katy Perry \u2013 \u2018143\u2019 review: a failed attempt to rekindle her glory years<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0Trump administration shared the video through the official White House TikTok account earlier this week, pairing footage of military operations with Perry\u2019s 2010 hit. It was accompanied by the caption: \u201cIran has been warned.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Responding\u00a0in\u00a0a statement on X today (July 25), Perry said she had neither been consulted nor granted permission for her music to be used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply appalled and angry to see \u2018Firework\u2019 used on the White House TikTok as a backing track for video footage of military strikes,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perry went on to explain the intended message behind \u2018Firework\u2019,\u00a0describing the track as an anthem designed to support people experiencing difficult periods in their lives.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am deeply appalled and angry to see \u201cFirework\u201d 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. <\/p>\n<p>I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments,\u201d she continued.\u00a0\u201cTo see a message of self-worth and upliftment\u00a0weaponised\u00a0to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She concluded: \u201cMy music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Firework\u2019 originally appeared on Perry\u2019s third album, \u2018Teenage Dream\u2019,\u00a0and became one of her biggest singles, topping the US Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n<p>The song has previously been associated with a very different White House administration. Perry performed it outside the Lincoln Memorial during the televised celebration marking Joe Biden\u2019s presidential inauguration in January 2021, accompanied by a large fireworks display across Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p>Perry is the latest in a growing number of musicians to object to the Trump administration using their music in government social media posts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0Ariana Grande\u00a0criticised\u00a0the White House after her song \u2018Bye\u2019 was used in a video showing ICE\u00a0agents detaining people, telling the administration not to associate her music with the \u201cbarbaric, inhumane\u201d footage.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Kesha also hit out after \u2018Blow\u2019 was used in a military video, while\u00a0Boards\u00a0Of\u00a0Canada and Warp Records condemned the\u00a0unauthorised\u00a0use of \u2018Deep Time\u2019\u00a0in a post featuring border patrol boats and detention\u00a0centres.<\/p>\n<p>Sabrina Carpenter previously described an ICE video featuring \u2018Juno\u2019 as \u201cevil and disgusting\u201d, while Olivia Rodrigo accused the administration of using her music to promote \u201cracist, hateful propaganda\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Other artists and estates to have objected to Trump using their work include\u00a0The Rolling Stones, Adele, Neil Young,\u00a0Jack White,\u00a0ABBA,\u00a0C\u00e9line Dion,\u00a0Foo Fighters,\u00a0Isaac Hayes\u2019 estate and Eddie Grant.<\/p>\n<p>Perry recently announced that\u00a0her \u2018Lifetimes\u2019 concert film will be shown in more than 150 cinemas across the UK.\u00a0<i>Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour \u2013 Live\u00a0From\u00a0Paris<\/i> will launch in cinemas and IMAX screens across 70 countries on September 2, with tickets for UK screenings going on sale here next Thursday (July 30).<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0follows the news that\u00a0Perry\u2019s \u2018Lifetimes Tour\u2019\u00a0raised\u00a0more than \u00a380,000 for the Music Venue Trust.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/katy-perry-condemns-white-house-for-using-firework-in-iran-military-strikes-video-3958980&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/katy_perry_2026-1.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Katy Perry condemns White House for using \u2018Firework\u2019 in Iran military strikes video \u201cTo see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponised to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for\u201d By Max Pilley 25th July 2026 Katy Perry at Los Angeles Stadium on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2061596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2061596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061596\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2061596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2061596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2061596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}