Sinéad O'Connor Estate Denounces Donald Trump's Use of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U' at Campaign Rallies: She ‘Would Have Been Disgusted, Hurt and Insulted'

Sinéad O’Connor Estate Denounces Donald Trump’s Use of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at Campaign Rallies: She ‘Would Have Been Disgusted, Hurt and Insulted’

The estate of the late Sinéad O’Connor has denounced Donald Trump’s use of the singer-songwriter’s performance of “Nothing Compares 2 U” at his recent campaign rallies.

In a statement to Variety, O’Connor’s estate and label Chrysalis Records demanded that Trump cease playing the song immediately.

“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. 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,” the statement reads. “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.’ As the guardians of her legacy, we demand that Donald Trump, and his associates desist from using her music immediately.”

O’Connor died on July 26, 2023 in London at the age of 56. In January, the Southwark Coroners Court determined that she died of natural causes.

O’Connor broke through internationally with the release of her second album, “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got,” in 1990. The record included her arrangement of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” a song originally written by Prince and released under his side project the Family. Her rendition of the song reached No. 1 in several countries, including Ireland, where it stayed at the top of the charts for 11 weeks. The song earned a Grammy nomination for record of the year and best female vocal rock performance. “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” won the Grammy for best alternative music performance.

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