SZA is calling out the Trump-era White House after her song “Big Boys” was used in a social media video showcasing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detaining undocumented immigrants.

The clip, posted earlier this week by representatives tied to former President Donald Trump’s administration, featured the track, performed initially by SZA, during a December 2022 Saturday Night Live sketch. The song, which humorously references “cuffing season”—a term describing short-term winter romances—was repurposed in the video with a caption that read, “We heard it’s cuffing szn. Bad news for criminal illegal aliens. Great news for America.”

Her longtime manager, Punch, echoed her frustration, writing, “Trying to provoke artist(s) to respond in order to help spread propaganda and political agendas is nasty business. Knock it off.”

Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter also condemned the administration after her song “Juno” was used in a similar ICE-themed video montage. “This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,” she posted online.

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SZA has slammed the “evil” and “boring” White House for “rage-baiting” musicians after it used her viral Saturday Night Live cuffing season song on a video promoting ICE raids. On December 9, the White House shared a TikTok clip featuring a montage of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers chasing and handcuffing people. “We heard it’s cuffing szn…” the White House wrote alongside the clip, which was soundtracked by SZA’s viral novelty song “Big Boys”, originally performed by the star alongside Keke Palmer on SNL in 2022. On December 10, SZA responded to the White House using “Big Boys” on X: “White House rage baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK ..inhumanity +shock and aw tactics ..Evil n Boring,” she wrote. #sza #donaldtrump#whitehouse#iceraids#lgbtqia

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