White House Starts Battle With Pop Star After Music Meltdown

Photo: M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) conduct live-fire missions during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility – March 9, 2026. (Part of this photo was blurred for security purposes.) Photo courtesy of U.S. Army via DVIDs. Public Domain. Article by Cameron Adams. The Daily Beast – updated July 28, 2026.

The White House has made it personal with a pop superstar who complained that the administration used her music to soundtrack a war video without her permission. Katy Perry, 41, posted on Saturday that she was “deeply appalled and angry” that her 2010 hit “Firework” had been used for a White House montage of military strike clips titled “Iran has been warned.” […]

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