'Biblical devil': Sinéad O'Connor estate denounces Trump's use of songs at rallies

LONDON (TND) — Sinéad O'Connor's estate is asking Donald Trump to not play her music at campaign rallies, demanding he "desist from using her music immediately."

Most recently, the former president played "Nothing Compares 2 U" at events in Maryland and North Carolina, according to reports.

In a joint statement, O'Connor's estate andlabel Chrysalis Records told Variety "it is no exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have been disgusted, hurt and insulted to have her work misrepresented in this way by someone who she herself referred to as a 'biblical devil.'"

The Irish singer, who died last year at 56, "lived by a fierce moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness and decency towards her fellow human beings," the statement continued. "It was with outrage therefore that we learned that Donald Trump has been using her iconic performance of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at his political rallies."

In January, a coroner confirmed she died from natural causes.London's Metropolitan Police had said the singer's death was not considered suspicious after she was found unresponsive at a home in southeast London.

She was public about her mental illness and was hospitalized after her teenage son, Shane, died by suicide in 2022.

O’Connor was a critic of the Roman Catholic Church well before allegations of sexual abuse were widely reported, and was open about her mental health struggles.

She joins a growing list of artists who have been outspoken about Trump using their songs.

In August, theRich Men North of Richmond singer, Oliver Anthony, called out the GOP for using his song during a primary debate.

The Virginia singer-songwriter's viral hit – an ode to working class struggles in a classic country vein of Johnny Cash or the Carter Family – has been held up by right-leaning pundits, activists and lawmakers as an anti-liberal, Washington elite rallying cry.

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Editor's note: The Associated Press contributed to this article.