1. Steven Tyler

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler has met Donald and Melania Trump on numerous occasions, but doesn’t want to be associated with them politically. Photo: @IamStevenT/Twitter

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and Melania go way back. In January 2014, Melania shared a picture of the star playing the piano in what appeared to be her home. Tyler was seen tinkling the ivories at a white grand piano next to a gold framed mirror. “Look who came to play for me,” Melania bragged in a caption, using the hashtag “amazing”.

Tyler appears to regularly hang out with the Trumps as he also posed for a photograph with Donald in front of a wall covered in images of himself.

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In September 2014, Melania and Donald were pictured meeting the rocker at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey. Some social media users even suggested the then-future first lady of the United States and megastar musician look alike.

Melania also once shared a picture of Tyler on stage and captioned it “fabulous”.

However, the Trumps got in trouble when Donald used Aerosmith songs to support his political rallies – something that was never approved by the band.

Tyler tweeted: “This is not about Dems vs Repub. I do not let anyone use my songs without permission. My music is for causes not for political campaigns or rallies. Protecting songwriters is what I’ve been fighting for even before this current administration took office. No is a complete sentence.” It was the second time Donald was called out for using the group’s music without permission, previously using the song Dream On.

2. Elton John

Elton John attended Melania and Donald Trump’s wedding, but the invitation was not extended to the couple when he wed David Furnish. Photo: @eltonjohn/Instagram

But Donald complained in a now-deleted blog post that the couple wasn’t invited to John’s nuptials to his husband David Furnish. “Good luck, Elton. Good luck, David. Have a great life,” Donald wrote. “But because I wasn’t invited, do I still have to send them a toaster?”

In December 2013, Melania made it clear there were no hard feelings and shared a snap from John’s New York concert on Twitter, again branding him “fabulous”. Donald went on to play his tracks, including Tiny Dancer, at his presidential campaign rallies. But he may have ticked off the musician when a member of his transition team told the BBC that John would perform at his inauguration concert. The singer’s rep promptly denied it.

John had earlier shown preference for Hillary Clinton in the presidential campaign and was even widely quoted as calling Donald “a barbarian”. But so far, John steers clear of affiliating his music with politics.

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Elton John made it clear that he didn’t want himself or his music to be involved in the American presidential campaign. Photo: AP

“I don’t really want my music to be involved in anything to do with an American election campaign,” Elton told The Guardian. “I’m British. I’ve met Donald Trump, he was very nice to me, it’s nothing personal, his political views are his own, mine are very different, I’m not a Republican in a million years.”

But even after Donald became president, he showed love for John. Former American national security adviser John Bolton revealed in his book, The Room Where it Happened: A White House Memoir, that Donald tried to have a signed copy of “Rocket Man” delivered to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

3. Sia

Sia has made it very clear that she has no interest in being associated with the Trump family. Photo: @siamusic/Instagram
Melania has shared with her social media followers that Australian musician Sia is her artist of choice for exercise. “Working out and dancing on,” she captioned a screen grab of her playlist featuring Sia in October 2014. But the star may no longer be on Melania’s music app, as she clearly isn’t a fan of the Trump family.

In 2015, when Sia performed on Saturday Night Live in New York City, the star shunned Donald who exclaimed, “We’ve got to get a photo!” as well as his daughter Ivanka who was ready with a camera.

Sia told Rolling Stone magazine that she refused to take a photograph by responding: “Actually, do you mind if we don’t? I have a lot of queer and Mexican fans, and I don’t want them to think that I support your views.”

Sia added that Donald didn’t seem hurt by the refusal and responded: “Oh, no problem. Then don’t.”

4. Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus openly criticised the Trump family and has made statements again fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana, which used to style Melania when she was living at the White House. Photo: @mileycyrus/Instagram
Melania proved she was such a fan of Miley Cyrus in 2013 that she posted a photograph of her tune playing on the car radio one morning. Using a heart emoji, she shared that she was listening to Wrecking Ball. But Cyrus isn’t a fan of Melania.

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She directly lashed out at Dolce & Gabbana for regularly dressing the first lady of the United States while other brands such as Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs refused to be associated with Melania. After Miley’s brother Braison walked the runway for the brand in June 2017, she congratulated him – and added some shade: “It is a Cyrus family trait to try everything once (within reason ha) and to embrace opportunities that encourage you to step out of your comfort zone.”

Cyrus also thanked the brand for giving him the opportunity, but pointed out that she didn’t agree with their politics. “D&G, I strongly disagree with your politics … but I do support your company’s efforts to celebrate young artists and give them a platform to shine their light for all to see,” the Disney alum wrote. The brand hit back by saying: “We are Italian and we don’t care about politics and mostly neither about the American one!” Gabbana added: “We don’t need your posts or comments so next time please ignore us!”

However, in 2019, Miley’s dad Billy Ray Cyrus still teamed up with Melania as they worked together on her Be Best campaign. “What an honour to sit w/the First Lady at the White House. @FLOTUS Your sincerity was truly inspiring,” the country singer posted on social media.