Katy Perry 'deeply appalled' at White House use of 'Firework'

Katy Perry slammed the White House for using her hit song “Firework” in a TikTok video about U.S. military strikes in Iran. Perry said she was “deeply appalled” that her song was being “weaponized” as a backing track for a video about violence in Iran.

BREAKING: Katy Perry @katyperry just tore into Trump for using her music as a backdrop for his stupid war: “I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the Whit House TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I

Katy Perry needs to sue Trump for using her song “Firework” on the White House TikTok account as a backing track for footage of Military strikes. More artists need to sue like Isaac Hayes family did and won.

Let’s not act like Katy Perry is a saint just because she happens to agree with the people for once.

📸 "My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare" American pop star Katy Perry outraged by the use of her song “Firework” by the White House as the backing track for video footage of military strikes on Iran. @presstv.bsky.social

Katy Perry 'Deeply Appalled' After White House Uses 'Firework' in Military Strikes TikTok Video - Rolling Stone They only speak out for the most part when their ego has been bruised or royalties not paid.

Alt National Park Service, please don’t thank Katy Perry for her performative Bullshit; you’re just enabling the grifters.

The same Katy Perry who grifted a trip into space? The same Katy Perry who posed smiling with her new Tesla?

Thanks Katy Perry for defending how your magnificent music is used. Your performance of Firework at the inaugural celebration of President Biden was magical. I continue to smile at that magical performance. We will have honor, grace, beauty and dignity in the Whitehouse again! youtu.be/JdwmJIZyjx4

#Music Instead, she flew to the edge of space on a suborbital Blue Origin rocket owned by Jeff Bezos. And now is girlfriend to Trump’s nemesis. “Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are in a high-profile romantic relationship” Google

Katy Perry blasts the White House for using “Firework” to soundtrack military strike footage without her permission. Damn how grotesque using music as a backdrop to war crimes.

Katy Perry "Deeply Appalled" At White House Use Of Her Song 'Firework' https://deadline.com/2026/07/katy-perry-donald-trump-white-house-firework-1237003541/

"I'm appalled. Me, Katy Perry. The one who usually does the appalling. That's how serious this is."

Katy Perry wütend: Weißes Haus missbraucht ihren Hit für Kriegs-Clip https://lvz.de

💢 TRUMP IS STEALING SONGS AGAIN: Katy Perry took to X Saturday to condemn the Trump administration for using her 2010 hit "Firework" in a White House video posted on TikTok earlier this week. "I am deeply appalled and angry to see 'Firework' used on the www.rawstory.com/katy-perry-w...