Estate of Isaac Hayes granted hearing over lawsuit against Trump for playing song at event

Former President Donald Trump and his campaign love to play different songs at his rallies and events, oftentimes to match a particular theme.

Given how most of the entertainment industry is riddled with Trump Derangement Syndrome, it's not surprising that musicians will threaten to sue Trump for playing their songs.

According to Rolling Stone, that happened once again after the estate of musician Isaac Hayes filed a lawsuit against the former president for playing one of his songs without authorization.

The song in question is “Hold On, I’m Coming," which was co-written by Hayes.

Hayes' estate was just granted an emergency hearing regarding a potential injunction that would bar the former president from playing the song at future events.

The outlet noted:

Earlier this month, the Hayes estate filed a cease-and-desist and asked for $3 million related to Trump’s unauthorized use of the Sam & Dave classic which, by the estate lawyer’s count, had been played “over one hundred times” at Trump rallies since 2022.

The musician's son has been quite vocal about the lawsuit as well, posting several updates on his X account keeping fans up to date on what's happening.

🚨Breaking 🚨The Federal Court has granted our request for an Emergency Hearing to secure injunctive relief.

Donald Trump, @realdonaldtrump, the RNC, Trump, Trump for President Inc. 2024, Turning Point and The NRA are required to appear in court September 3rd, 2024 at the…

— Isaac Hayes III (@IsaacHayes3) August 23, 2024

Social media users offered mixed reactions to the legal battle being waged by the musician's estate.

"The sad thing about this is you just trying to gain a modicum of attention from your father's fame," one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "You may get the court ruling but, the blow back will be astounding. Why cut your nose off despite your face?? You could have went to arbitration and been compensated immediately. Instead you will blow millions trying to drag a man through the courts and winde up regretting it."

"Imagine being so narcissistic yet so irrelevant that you have to sue important people over nothing to get noticed," another user wrote.

Multiple artists and their estates have attempted to sue Trump over usage of a song, with many of them failing to have a case move forward after sending a cease-and-desist letter.

Only time will tell if this particular lawsuit grows legs.