Rachel Platten Speaks Out About Her ‘fight Song’ Playing At Inaugural Balls

On Friday night, some viewers may have been surprised to hear Rachel Platten’s hit tune “Fight Song” at Donald Trump’s inaugural ball celebrating his victory. That’s because Hillary Clinton campaign used the song at rallies and it also appeared in a celebrity-stacked ad supporting Clinton. While Platten was O.K. with having her song co-opted for Clinton’s purpose, she was ultimately not in favor of the unauthorized cover performed by the Piano Guys at Friday night’s event. On Saturday, she tweeted her displeasure: While I respect the office of the President and the peaceful transfer of power, I want to make clear that at at no point did the Piano Guys — Rachel Platten (@RachelPlatten) January 21, 2017 ask for permission, nor did I or anyone on my team know of, approve or endorse their decision to play Fight Song tonight. — Rachel Platten (@RachelPlatten) January 21, 2017 The Piano Guys responded to Platten’s messages, countering that their performance “had nothing to do with Hillary Clinton or politics.” Our performance tonight, which combined "Fight Song" and "Amazing Grace" had nothing to do with Hillary Clinton or politics…. — ThePianoGuys (@PianoGuys) January 21, 2017 We chose to perform our version of "Fight Song/Amazing Grace" – it was not endorsed by Rachel Platten.