Martina McBride Can’t Stop Sean Hannity From Using Her Song, But Uses The Royalties for Her Causes

Sean Hannity has been using Martina McBride's hit song Independence Day as his opening to his nationally syndicated radio show for years. The song is about domestic abuse and his not a patriotic song and in situations like this, Sean Hannity does not need permission to use the song and Martina Gets royalties (payment) from use of the song. According to Songfacts.com,

the writer of McBride's song, Gretchen Peters, has stated publicly in interview that the song is about domestic abuse, not political values and though McBride cannot stop Hannity from using the song, she disagrees with its use but uses the royalties he pays to donate to her own causes. McBride is the spokesperson for many domestic abuse charities, among them: the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the National Network to End Domestic Violence, and the Tulsa Domestic Violence and Intervention Services. She has dedicated herself to the plight of women and children in emotional and physically abusive relationships. And her recording of this song has had a resounding effect on domestic abuse awareness. Along with songwriter Gretchen Peters, they have raised many hundreds of thousands of dollars for various causes having to do with domestic abuse; whether it be alcoholism, drug abuse, physical, and/or emotional.

Even though the song is not political and  Martina does not approve of Hannity or his show using the song everyday as his opening montage, there are still many benefits from the use of the song with The Sean Hannity Radio Show.

Sean Hannity will be keynote speaker for the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck this week at the Civic Center and will be utilizing the Super Talk, 1270, KLXX studios to broadcast his nationally syndicated radio show Thursday and Friday.

The official video of Independence Day from Martina clearly gives insight into the background of the song.