Katy Perry Condemns White House for Using ‘Firework’ in Military Strike Video

Katy Perry has criticised the White House after her hit song Firework was used in a social media video featuring footage of military strikes.

The White House’s official TikTok account posted the clip on Thursday, pairing scenes of missiles exploding with Perry’s 2010 anthem as the lyrics “boom, boom, boom” played in the background. The video was captioned: “Iran has been warned.”

Responding on X on Saturday, the singer made it clear she had no involvement in the video’s creation and strongly objected to the use of her music.

“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,” Perry wrote.

She added that the song was written to inspire hope and resilience, not to accompany scenes of conflict.

“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,” she said.

“My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.”