Noah Kahan Latest Musician to Slam White House For Unauthorized Use of His Music in Social Media Hype Clip: ‘Would Never Approve’

The singer adamantly took issue with the administration using "American Cars" in clip about Trump visit with autoworkers in Michigan.

Noah Kahan at The Great Divide World Tour held at Fenway Park on July 11, 2026, in Boston.

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Noah Kahan is the latest artist to lash out at the White House for using his music in a social media propaganda. After President Trump’s visit to a Michigan auto plant this week to tout cars made in America, the administration posted videos and photos on TikTok and Instagram cued to Kahan’s song “American Cars” from his fourth studio album, the Billboard 200 No. 1 LP The Great Divide.

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