I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.
I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments. To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for.
My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.
Dear Iran,
We believe you. They did it to Black People, too. We did nothing to these people in the BEGINNING. The things you see portrayed now are in RESPONSE to how we have been treated and portrayed. We know you are not lying. They won't stop until they are FORCED to stop.