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the letter dated Aug. 23, which was reported first by the Daily
Mail, BMI, a performing rights organization, informed
Ramaswamy's campaign at the rapper's request that it will no
longer license Eminem's music for use by Ramaswamy's campaign.
"BMI has received a communication from Marshall B. Mathers, III,
professionally known as Eminem, objecting to the Vivek Ramaswamy
campaign's use of Eminem's musical composition (the "Eminem
Works") and requesting that BMI remove all Eminem Works from the
Agreement," BMI says in the letter.
Ramaswamy's campaign 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 for."
The 38-year-old tech entrepreneur was at the center of many of
last week's first Republican primary debate's most dramatic
moments.
Ramaswamy, a fierce defender of former U.S. President Donald
Trump, faced plenty of incoming fire from his more experienced
rivals, who appeared to view him as more of a threat than
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has been trailing Trump as a
distant second for a long time in the Republican primary polls.
Trump, the overwhelming front runner in the primary contest,
skipped the first debate last week. He gave an interview to
former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, which was released on X,
formerly called Twitter, at the same time as the Republican
debate.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Leslie
Adler)
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