Lara Trump has recently begun making music in parallel with her media and political career. release Her first music video is for a single honoring emergency workers.
The ballad “Hero” was released on Friday, with a video showing her son-in-law, a co-chair of the Republican National Committee, playing the piano while stills of firefighters rushing into a burning building and a fallen police officer are interspersed throughout the song.
The song was produced by First Class Label Group president LJ Phyno and is a duet with artist Madeline James, who told Breitbart News that she wanted to work with Trump because he “gets the message” she wants to get across.
“There are few more memorable moments in the music world than making songs with people who truly understand the message you want to share,” James told Breitbart. “To say working with Lara Trump was amazing is an understatement. No matter where my music takes me, I will always cherish the experience of making a hero.”
“You'd give your life just to save another,” James sings as the song begins. “Risking your life for someone you don't even know isn't a talent, it must be a gift.”
“You walk through the fire and the flames grow higher. You're my hero, you're my hero,” she sings.
“Without your courage, we'd all be less lucky,” Trump's poem begins.
“It's hard to put yourself last and everyone else first,” she sings. “With your heart, everyone's gold.”
Photo credit: LJ FINO
Fino told Breitbart that the images of fallen rescuers used in the production were found in the End of Watch database, many of whom were 9/11 first responders.
He also told Breitbart that we can expect more projects soon from the pair, who have already produced several songs together.
“We were thrilled to work with Lara Trump on her first ever music video. Though she's currently focused on her work on the Republican National Convention, fans can no doubt look forward to an exciting new music project coming soon,” Phyno told Breitbart.
Lara Trump told Breitbart that making music has “been a great creative outlet for me over the past few months.”
“I've really enjoyed every aspect of it, from writing the songs to recording them in the studio to fine-tuning the arrangements, and I'm excited to share my passion for music with the world,” she said upon the release of her final single, “Anything is Possible.”
Photo credit: LJ FINO
The song, released in March, was co-written and produced by Stacey Barth, who has worked with top artists such as Rihanna, Britney Spears, and Katy Perry. Jimmy Cozier also worked on the song, and Danny Keys and DJ Fuse of The Pushers, a production collective that has worked with Kendrick Lamar, Nas, John Legend, Rick Ross, and Meek Mill, also participated.
Trump released his first single last fall, a cover of Tom Petty's “I Won't Back Down,” but the song was widely censored on billboards, charts and streaming services.
According to emails obtained by Breitbart News in October, the company that operates the billboards in Times Square refused to print her name, citing it as a “problem.”
At the same time, Trump and Fino told Breitbart News: Billboard MagazineHe said Amazon was reporting sales of Trump's songs using different metrics than standard reporting.
“Amazon reports sales by UPC (standard barcode) rather than ISRC, which is the 'social security number' of a record required for Billboard chart eligibility,” the message explained.
Apple Music and Spotify have also suppressed the song's appearance on their platforms.
Breitbart News reported at the time that Spotify delayed the release of Trump's second single, which was due to be released a month later in November. The acoustic version of the same cover of Tom Petty's “I Won't Back Down” required an “extraordinarily lengthy review process” by the streaming giant. Trump called the decision “disappointing and… [but] It's not surprising.”
Emma Jo Morris is the Politics Editor for Breitbart News. She can be reached at ejmorris@breitbart.com or to follow Follow her on Twitter.
