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Neil Young Sues Trump PAC $10 Million for Using Song at Rally

The musician files a copyright infringement lawsuit against the president's fundraising committee, alleging breach of a 2020 settlement that barred unlicensed use of 'Rockin’ in the Free World'.

12 publishers · 13 articles · first seen 26 Oct 2026 · updated 10d ago

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12 publishers have covered this in 13 articles since 26 Oct 2026. Billboard published first, on 26 October at 22:38 UTC; Consequence followed 1h 00m later. The most recent article, from BBC Entertainment, appeared on 28 October at 02:44 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety Australia (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), The Hill News (major outlet), Billboard, Consequence, Rolling Stone, Deadline, Stereogum, The A.V. Club, RSS: News, BBC Entertainment.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. BillboardNeil Young Hits Trump With $10M Lawsuit for Playing ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ at Rally — Again
  2. ConsequenceNeil Young Sues Trump for $10 Million Over Use of “Rockin’ in the Free World”
  3. The Hollywood ReporterNeil Young Sues Trump for Using “Rockin’ in the Free World” at Rally: “The Opposite of Everything Donald J. Trump Stands For”
  4. VarietyNeil Young Files $10 Million Suit Against Trump for Using ‘Rockin’ in the Free World,’ Six Years After a Prior Settlement Over the Same Song
  5. Variety AustraliaNeil Young Files $10 Million Suit Against Trump for Using ‘Rockin’ in the Free World,’ Six Years After a Prior Settlement Over the Same Song
  6. Rolling StoneNeil Young Sues Trump PAC for $10 Million Over Use of ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ at Rally
  7. DeadlineNeil Young Rocks Trump With $10M Suit Over Using That ‘Free World’ Tune Again
  8. The GuardianNeil Young files second lawsuit against Trump for unauthorised use of Rockin’ in the Free World at rallies
  9. The Hill NewsNeil Young sues Trump over Ohio rally song
  10. StereogumNeil Young Sues Trump PAC Over “Rockin’ In The Free World”
  11. Show 3 later sources
    1. The A.V. ClubNeil Young sues Trump again for using, misunderstanding his music
    2. RSS: NewsNeil Young Really Wants Trump to Stop Playing “Rockin’ in the Free World”
    3. BBC EntertainmentNeil Young sues Trump campaign again for playing Rockin' in the Free World at rally

Sources

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  1. Neil Young sues Trump over Ohio rally song The Hill News ·
  2. Neil Young files second lawsuit against Trump for unauthorised use of Rockin’ in the Free World at rallies The Guardian ·
  3. Neil Young Files $10 Million Suit Against Trump for Using ‘Rockin’ in the Free World,’ Six Years After a Prior Settlement Over the Same Song Variety Australia ·
  4. Neil Young Files $10 Million Suit Against Trump for Using ‘Rockin’ in the Free World,’ Six Years After a Prior Settlement Over the Same Song Variety ·
  5. Neil Young Sues Trump for Using “Rockin’ in the Free World” at Rally: “The Opposite of Everything Donald J. Trump Stands For” The Hollywood Reporter ·
  6. Neil Young sues Trump campaign again for playing Rockin' in the Free World at rally BBC Entertainment
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  1. Neil Young Really Wants Trump to Stop Playing “Rockin’ in the Free World” RSS: News
  2. Neil Young sues Trump again for using, misunderstanding his music The A.V. Club
  3. Neil Young Sues Trump PAC Over “Rockin’ In The Free World” Stereogum
  4. Neil Young Rocks Trump With $10M Suit Over Using That ‘Free World’ Tune Again Deadline
  5. Neil Young Sues Trump PAC for $10 Million Over Use of ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ at Rally Rolling Stone
  6. Neil Young Sues Trump for $10 Million Over Use of “Rockin’ in the Free World” Consequence
  7. Neil Young Hits Trump With $10M Lawsuit for Playing ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ at Rally — Again Billboard

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