Isaac Hayes’ Family Fed Up with Trump Using Hit Song at Rallies, Demands $3 Million

Former President Donald Trump might find the tune “Hold On, I’m Comin” to be an empowering mantra in his latest bid for the presidency, but Isaac Hayes’ family is demanding that he stop playing the tune immediately. “Donald Trump epitomizes a lack of integrity and class, not only through his continuous use of my father’s music without permission but also through his history of sexual abuse against women and his racist rhetoric,” Isaac Hayes III wrote on his Instagram account. “This behavior will no longer be tolerated, and we will take swift action to put an end to it.”On Aug. 11, Hayes III, the son of the late music producer and crooner, disclosed that attorney James Walker filed a copyright infringement notice. The notice was shared with Trump and his campaign, demanding that $3 million in licensing fees be paid for using the song without permission.In Walker’s cease-and-desist letter, the Atlanta-based attorney claimed the Trump campaign played the song “without authorization from the copyright holder, despite being asked repeatedly not to engage in such illegal use by our client.” According to an appendix compiled by Walker, the former President has played the tune more than 100 times at various rallies...