A federal judge in Georgia granted the estate of songwriter Isaac Hayes an emergency hearing to address the allegations that presidential candidate Donald Trump continually used the 1966 song “Hold On, I’m Comin’” at campaign events without permission.
The Hayes estate demanded $3 million for Trump’s unauthorized use of the hit song via a cease desist letter earlier this month. Isaac Hayes Enterprises LLC said the song was played over a hundred times at Trump rallies since 2022 — always without the legal right to do so. The estate also said that the campaign “made no meaningful effort” even to try to obtain a license for usage of the song.
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