SZA is the latest artist to criticize the White House for using her music without permission.
Earlier this week, the official White House account on X posted a video mocking the ICE arrests and set the video to the song “Big Boys,” which the 36-year-old entertainer performed during an appearance on Saturday Night Live in 2022.
“WE HEARD IT’S CUFFING SZN. Bad news for criminal illegal aliens. Great news for America,” the White House wrote along with the video.
SZA‘s manager Terrence “Punch” Henderson first criticized the Trump administration for using the song, writing on X, “Trying to provoke artists to respond in order to help spread propaganda and political agendas is nasty business. Knock it off.”
Then on Wednesday (December 10), SZA got involved.
Keep reading to find out more…“White House rage baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK,” SZA tweeted. “Inhumanity + shock and awe tactics .. Evil n Boring”
Nearly half of ICE detainees have no criminal record, according to CBS News.
Government figures show ICE has held over 65,000 people in detention facilities throughout the United States.
SZA is not the first artist to call out Trump‘s White House for using her music in promotional materials or rally settings. Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, and many other entertainers have also criticized the Trump administration for using their music without permission.
