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Thousands line streets to say goodbye as Sinead O'Connor is laid to rest

Sky News Tuesday, 8 August 2023
Sinead O'Connor has been remembered as a singer and activist whose "voice moved a generation of young people", as stars including U2's Bono and Bob Geldof attended her funeral and thousands of mourners lined the streets to pay their respects.
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Sinéad O’Connor’s Estate Tells Donald Trump to Stop Using Her Music [Video]

Sinéad O’Connor’s Estate Tells Donald Trump to Stop Using Her Music

Sinéad O’Connor’s Estate , Tells Donald Trump to Stop Using Her Music. Sinéad O’Connor’s Estate , Tells Donald Trump to Stop Using Her Music. Donald Trump has been using O'Connor's rendition of "Nothing Compares 2 U" at campaign events, CNN reports. . The late singer's estate issued a joint statement with Chrysalis Records to say that O'Connor would have been "disgusted, hurt and insulted" by Trump's use of the song. Throughout her life, it is well known that Sinéad O’Connor lived by a fierce moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness, and decency towards her fellow human beings. , Sinéad O’Connor’s estate, via joint statement with Chrysalis Records. It was with outrage therefore that we learned that Donald Trump has been using her iconic performance of "Nothing Compares 2 U" at his political rallies, Sinéad O’Connor’s estate, via joint statement with Chrysalis Records. It is no exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have been disgusted, hurt, and insulted to have her work misrepresented in this way by someone who she herself referred to as a ‘biblical devil.’, Sinéad O’Connor’s estate, via joint statement with Chrysalis Records. As the guardians of her legacy, we demand that Donald Trump, and his associates desist from using her music immediately, Sinéad O’Connor’s estate, via joint statement with Chrysalis Records. Trump has received similar cease-and-desist letters from other artists in the past. Such artists include the Rolling Stones, R.E.M., Linkin Park and the estate of Tom Petty. . Such artists include the Rolling Stones, R.E.M., Linkin Park and the estate of Tom Petty. . Such artists include the Rolling Stones, R.E.M., Linkin Park and the estate of Tom Petty. . Such artists include the Rolling Stones, R.E.M., Linkin Park and the estate of Tom Petty. . Adele and Steven Tyler have also told the former president that he can't use their music, CNN reports. . Adele and Steven Tyler have also told the former president that he can't use their music, CNN reports.

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