Rihanna wants Trump to stop playing her music at his 'tragic' rallies

Rihanna.
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Rihanna would like President Trump to please stop the music — specifically, hers.

On Sunday night, The Washington Post's Philip Rucker reported that ahead of Trump's rally in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music" was playing as aides threw Trump shirts into the crowd. The singer's fans quickly responded, tagging her in their comments, and soon, Rihanna weighed in, and she wasn't happy that Trump was rallying to her music.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.