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American rapper Eminem has asked Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire former biotech executive, not to use his music during his presidential campaign, according to a letter released Monday.
In the letter dated August 23, BMI, a performing rights organization, informed Ramaswamy's campaign, at the rapper's request, that it will no longer license Eminem's music to be used in Ramaswamy's campaign.
"BMI has received a communication from Marshall B. Mathers, known professionally as Eminem, objecting to the use of Eminem's musical composition by the Vivek Ramaswamy campaign (the "Works of Eminem") and requesting that BMI remove all of Eminem's works from the Accord," the letter states.
Ramaswamy's campaign team told CNN it will comply with the request to stop using Eminem's music.
Ramaswamy, a businessman with no political experience, has been rising in some opinion polls and has branded his rivals as "bought and paid".
The 38-year-old businessman was at the center of many of the most dramatic moments of last week's first Republican primary debate. A fierce defender of former President Donald Trump, he faced many attacks from his more experienced rivals, who seemed to see him as a bigger threat than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been behind Trump in a distant second place for quite some time.
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