Neil Young Drops Complaint Against Trump Campaign Over Music Use

December 7, 2020, 9:56 PM UTC

Neil Young dropped his complaint against President Trump’s election campaign for allegedly playing two of his songs at events without his permission, according to a Monday filing in Manhattan federal court.

Young stipulated to dismiss the case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York with prejudice. The Trump campaign and the parties’ attorneys didn’t immediately respond to requests for more information.

Young’s August complaint told the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that the campaign played “Rockin’ In the Free World” and “Devil’s Sidewalk” during Trump’s June Tulsa, Okla., rally, and ...

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