White House keeps Noah Kahan song on TikTok after artist objects; UMG–Meta licence lets it stay

Noah Kahan told the White House he "would never approve" his song "American Cars" being used to support the Trump administration, Billboard reported. The post remains on White House TikTok. Kahan's recordings sit in Instagram's public music library under a 2024 Universal Music Group–Meta licensing pact, which requires no case-by-case artist permission.