Federal Judge Orders Trump Campaign to Stop Using Isaac Hayes’ “Hold On, I’m Coming” at Events

The Trump campaign has been ordered to stop using the classic R&B song “Hold On, I’m Coming” after a federal judge ruled in favor of the late Isaac Hayes’ estate. The decision comes after the estate sought an emergency injunction to prevent former President Donald Trump and his team from playing the song at campaign events without proper authorization.

Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. issued the ruling in court in Atlanta, Georgia, stating from the bench, “I do order Trump and his campaign to not use the song without proper license.” The judge’s decision emphasizes that the Trump campaign lacked the necessary approval to use the iconic track, originally performed by Sam & Dave and co-written by Hayes.

While the judge granted the injunction to prevent future use of the song, he denied the estate’s request to force the campaign to remove any previously recorded instances where the song was used.

Ronald Coleman, an attorney representing Trump, addressed the media after the hearing, saying, “The campaign has no interest in annoying or hurting anyone. And if the Hayes family feels it hurts or annoys them, that’s fine, we’re not going to force the issue.” Coleman also noted that the campaign was satisfied that the judge didn’t require them to take down prior uses of the song.