R.E.M. Blasts Trump in Faux-Woke Rant Teeming with Hypocrisy, Crypto Coins News

• R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills complained about Trump’s use of the band’s music at rallies.
• The band has failed before to stop Trump from using their music.
• The latest complaint is mostly an attempt to maintain the band’s relevance and royalty streams.

You remember R.E.M., right? No? Well, your parents probably do.

BassistMike Mills took to Twitter yesterday to complain about Donald Trump’suse of the group’s songs at his rallies.

Unsurprisingly enough fora musical combo that likes to flaunt its progressive credentials, they don’t really appreciate the association.

Source:Twitter

Trump’s detractors will appreciate Mills’ description of the president as a “con man,” but it’s clear that his outburst was nothing more than a tired attempt to make REM relevant again.

And probably a bid to keeping the royalty checks streaming in.

R.E.M. Unleashes Empty (and Hypocritical) Anti-Trump Threat

No one doubts that R.E.M. genuinely detests Trump, but Mills ’tweet is just an attention-seeking piece of virtue signaling. Because it certainly isn’t part of a viable attempt to stop Trump from using R.E.M. tracks at campaign rallies.

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REM pretends like they’re offended at Trump using their music. But they’ll pocket the royalty checks all the same. | Source: AP Photo / Jim Mone

REM Isn’t the first band tobristle at Trump’s use of their music. Mills won’t have any more success at muzzling the Trump campaign than the failed attempts from the Rolling Stones and Neil Young.

As long as a rally venue has a performance rights organization (PRO) blanket license, Trump can play any song covered by that license with impunity.R.E.M. signed a PRO deal in 2019, so Trump has every right to blare “Losing My Religion” to his heart’s content.

R.E.M.must be aware that they have little chance of success. After all, they’ve already tried – and failed – to distance themselves from Trump’s campaign music. ********

That proves this “scandal” isn’t about successful legal battles, but about maintaining the band’s “woke” public profile without threatening its financial position.

Mills launched his anti-Trump tirade after the president played “Everybody Hurts” and “Losing My Religion” during his rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday. R.E.M. Fans complained, and the bassist rushed to distract from the fact that he’ll earn a royalty check from the campaign stop.

But Mills wasn’t justdefending REM’s “woke image. He was piggybacking on Trump’s notoriety to maintain relevance. Bashing Trump is a surefire way to secure media coverage, especially when your band hasn’t played a show in more than a decade (but wants to keep those royalties rolling in).

It Takes a Con Man to Know One

And it worked!

Music industry outletsNME, Billboard), andClashall Covered the tweet, and it’s gained some traction in mainstream publications.

Maybe Trump is a “con man,” like Mike Mills claims. But the R.E.M. bassist just exposed himself as a con man too.

Disclaimer: The opinions in this article. do not necessarily reflect the views of CCN.com.

This article was edited by Josiah Wilmoth

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