Prince's estate has released a statement requesting the president to 'cease all use immediately' because they've never given him permission to do so.

AceShowbiz - Donald Trump is apparently a fan of late Prince. The President of United States has been using the late singer's hit song "Purple Rain" at pre-Election Day rallies, including one in Mississippi last week. However, Prince's family members are not happy about it and have asked Trump to stop playing his songs.

In a statement released through the singer's half-brother Omarr Baker, Prince's estate stated, "The Prince Estate have never given permission to President Trump or the White House to use Prince's songs and have requested that they cease all use immediately."

Neither an attorney for the estate not a White House spokesperson immediately responded to request for comments.

With that, the Prince estate is the latest in a long line of musicians who asked Trump to stop using their music at his rallies. Among them are The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Tom Petty. Recently, Steven Tyler sent him a cease and desist letter asking him to stop using Aerosmith's music at rallies. It came after Trump played the band's 1993 hit "Livin' on the Edge" at a West Virginia rally without Tyler's permission.

"This is not about Democrats vs. Republicans," the band's frontman said in a statement. "I do not let anyone use my songs without my permission. My music is for causes not political campaigns or rallies. Protection copyright and songwriters is what I've been fighting for even before this current administration took office. This is one of the reasons why Joe and I have been pushing the Senate to pass the Music Modernization Act. NO is a complete sentence."

Music Modernization Act legislation itself was officially signed by Trump earlier this week. Kanye West and Kid Rock, as well as executives from the music industry, attended the event.

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