{
  "id": 313425,
  "title": "Taylor Swift Removes ‘August’ From Team Trump TikTok Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/taylor-swift-removes-august-from-team-trump-tiktok-video",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T15:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rolling Stone",
    "slug": "rolling-stone",
    "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-removes-august-team-trump-tiktok-video-1235605878/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Taylor Swift's song \"August\" was used in a TikTok video posted by the Team Trump account. The video showed President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watching fireworks, with the caption \"I'm sure Taylor Swift is going to be super excited we used her song.\" According to Variety and TheWrap, Swift responded by removing the audio from the video, with TikTok displaying a message stating that \"the copyright owner hasn't made this sound available in your country.\"\n\nThe video was reportedly a attempt to troll Swift, who has openly endorsed Trump's political rivals, including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. As noted by TheWrap and Consequence, Swift's song was used to celebrate Trump's presidency.\n\nSwift's representatives have not provided further comment, but according to Consequence, she fully controls the rights to her music.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Blocks Trump from Using Her Music on TikTok",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/taylor-swift-blocks-trump-from-using-her-music-on-tiktok",
        "published": "2026-08-08T04:46:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Song ‘August’ Removed From Trump TikTok Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/taylor-swift-song-august-removed-from-trump-tiktok-video",
        "published": "2026-08-08T05:13:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Appears to Block Trump From Using Her Song in TikTok Celebrating His Presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/taylor-swift-appears-to-block-trump-from-using-her-song-in-tiktok",
        "published": "2026-08-08T05:33:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Team Trump Trolls Taylor Swift With Song Use Before Copyright Claim Brings Silence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/team-trump-trolls-taylor-swift-with-song-use-before-copyright-claim",
        "published": "2026-08-08T13:55:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}