‘Art and Music Are Political. Always Have Been.’
Nikki Haley is catching heat for tweeting out a call for “music without the politics” during the Grammys, especially after her boss had just tweeted an attack on Jay-Z, one of the top musicians in modern history.Â
“I have always loved the Grammys but to have artists read the Fire and Fury book killed it,” Haley tweeted Sunday night. “Don’t ruin great music with trash. Some of us love music without the politics thrown in it.”
Haley was referring to a surprise cameo by Hillary Clinton at Sunday night’s music awards show, during which the former Democratic presidential nominee, along with artists including Cher and John Legend read from the bombshell book decimating the Trump presidency, “Fire and Fury.”
Hours earlier Haley’s boss had attacked Jay-Z, suggesting the rapper who has won 21 Grammys should be grateful to Trump for the current state of unemployment among Black people.
Haley’s tweet was almost nonsensical – music and politics have always been enmeshed. Like the visual arts, many great works of music are extremely political.
Haley was mocked and scolded on social media:
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