Rolling Stones Working With BMI to Stop Trump’s Use of ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ at Rallies
Chris Willman Music WriterFor years, it has seemed as if Donald Trump can always get what he wants, at least when it comes to using classic rock and pop hits at his campaign rallies against the wishes of the original artists. But the Rolling Stones, who have tried for years to keep the president from appropriating “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” as his walk-off music, have not thrown in the towel.On Saturday, the group sent out a statement saying it is enlisting BMI, the publishing rights organization that oversees public use of the song, in their quest to keep the track from being used for politically partisan purposes.