NEW YORK — Christian Berishaj, who performs as JMSN, has demanded that the White House stop using his song “Love Me” in a taxpayer-funded television advertisement, Reuters reported September 29.
His attorneys say the recording was used without authorization. Separately, Public Citizen has asked authorities to investigate three government-funded advertisements and urged broadcasters to stop carrying them, arguing that the spots amount to partisan campaign promotion.
The White House previously defended the advertisements as patriotic public-service messages. Its characterization and the watchdog’s allegations are competing positions, not a legal determination.
For broadcasters, the dispute brings music clearance, advertising acceptance and sponsorship identification into the same conversation. Artist objections do not by themselves establish a court finding of infringement; likewise, an advertisement’s government sponsorship does not resolve every question about its content or licensing.
The reporting should distinguish the music-rights objection from the separate challenge to taxpayer-funded political messaging. No ruling resolving either issue is established by the September 29 report.
Source: Reuters, September 29, 2026.