February 05, 2025
Isaac Hayes' estate told a Georgia federal judge Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his election campaign have wrongly claimed the legendary musician's heirs don't have rights to the song "Hold On, I'm Comin'" in an effort to escape the heirs' lawsuit alleging unauthorized use of the 1966 Hayes-penned hit.
January 09, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump and his campaign have asked a Georgia federal court to toss copyright claims brought by the estate and heirs of soul music singer Isaac Hayes over the alleged unauthorized use of the 1966 song "Hold On, I'm Comin'" at campaign events.
September 27, 2024
The estate of legendary soul singer Isaac Hayes agreed Friday to voluntarily dismiss three defendants from a copyright complaint alleging former President Donald Trump has been playing the Hayes-penned song "Hold On, I'm Comin'" at campaign events without permission.
September 15, 2024
Former President Donald Trump and his campaign cannot use the Isaac Hayes-penned song "Hold On, I'm Comin'" at future campaign events, a federal court in Georgia has ruled.
August 30, 2024
The Republican National Committee on Friday urged a Georgia federal court to deny the estate of Isaac Hayes' request to order Donald Trump and other conservative groups to stop playing the song "Hold On, I'm Coming," saying it was properly licensed.
August 19, 2024
The family of legendary singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes has sued Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his campaign for using the song "Hold On, I'm Coming" to close his events and rallies, alleging the former president does not have authorization to play it and has ignored demands that he stop.