U.S. rapper Eminem has officially requested that Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, to refrain from using his music in his presidential campaign. This request was communicated through a letter dated August 23, initially reported by the Daily Mail. The performing rights organization BMI, acting on Eminem's request, has informed Ramaswamy's campaign that they will no longer grant licenses for the use of Eminem's music in his political campaign.
"BMI has received a communication from Marshall B. Mathers, III, professionally known as Eminem, objecting to the Vivek Ramaswamy campaign's use of Eminem's musical composition (the "Eminem Works") and requesting that BMI remove all Eminem Works from the Agreement," BMI says in the letter.
CNN was informed by the Ramaswamy campaign that it will abide by the request to stop using Eminem's music.
In some polls, Ramaswamy, a businessman without any political experience, is rising. He has called his competitors "bought and paid for."
The 38-year-old tech entrepreneur was at the epicenter of several of the most dramatic moments from last week's first Republican primary debate.
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Ramaswamy, a fierce supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, came under heavy fire from his more seasoned opponents, who seemed to see him as posing a greater threat than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has been trailing Trump by a significant margin in the Republican primary polls for a considerable amount of time.
Trump, who is unquestionably leading the primary race, sat out the first debate last week.
At the same time as the Republican debate, he spoke with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for an interview that was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.th Korea.
