{"id":708579,"date":"2026-01-21T03:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-is-canadas-prime-minister-posting-m83\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T03:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T00:10:14","slug":"why-is-canadas-prime-minister-posting-m83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-is-canadas-prime-minister-posting-m83\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Canada\u2019s prime minister posting M83?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ebe412fe0d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_just_the_latest_example_of_pop_and_politics_colliding\"><\/span>It\u2019s just the latest example of pop and politics colliding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276941\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2250176543_pyacpe\/canada-prime-minister-mark-carney-midnight-city-m83.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2250176543_pyacpe\/canada-prime-minister-mark-carney-midnight-city-m83.jpg 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840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2250176543_pyacpe\/canada-prime-minister-mark-carney-midnight-city-m83.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2250176543_pyacpe\/canada-prime-minister-mark-carney-midnight-city-m83.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2250176543_pyacpe\/canada-prime-minister-mark-carney-midnight-city-m83.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2250176543_pyacpe\/canada-prime-minister-mark-carney-midnight-city-m83.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Why is Canada\u2019s prime minister posting M83?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Photo by Dan Mullan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276939\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Will the end of American hegemony be soundtracked by millennial pop?\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276940\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_did_Prime_Minister_Mark_Carney_post\"><\/span>\n        What did Prime Minister Mark Carney post?<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            On Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney posted a video on X announcing a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/canadas-carney-aims-lead-new-global-trading-order-less-reliant-us-2026-01-20\/\">new strategic partnership<\/a> between Canada and China. The simple montage of the two leaders and their teams convening stood out for more than just its geopolitical significance:  it&#8217;s soundtracked by the millennial optimism anthem <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dX3k_QDnzHE\">&#8220;Midnight City&#8221;<\/a>  by M83.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276938\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We came to Beijing for Canada to forge a new strategic partnership with China \u2014 we\u2019ll be returning with a new trade agreement and billions of dollars in export markets unlocked for Canadian workers. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DnpSyGHcdN\">pic.twitter.com\/DnpSyGHcdN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkJCarney\/status\/2012207460103188882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276945\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_politicians_posting_pop_songs\"><\/span>\n        Why are politicians posting pop songs?<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The song choice is another signal that politicians around the world are t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing into the power of pop music in their digital communications strategy.  (Prime Minister Carney already dabbled in this strategy when he used the famous piano line from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PEM0Vs8jf1w\">&#8220;golden hour&#8221; by pop signer JVKE<\/a> in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkJCarney\/status\/2012910913825779996\/video\/1\">video<\/a> publicizing his meeting with the Qatari government.)\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276946\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Trump has leaned into using pop music (and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSIY1IDDndP\/?img_index=1\">provoking the ire of pop stars<\/a>) as a publicity strategy.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            His White House used SZA&#8217;s parody song &#8220;Big Boy&#8221; in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1998222925866889283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998222925866889283%7Ctwgr%5Ebc6c9fd86e570c91917b3f717acfa5b859886784%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Fembed%3Furl%3Dhttps3A2F2Fx.com2FWhiteHouse2Fstatus2F1998222925866889283id%3Dmntl-sc-block_8-0-iframeoptions%3De303DdocId%3D11866692\">post on X<\/a> to boast about their mass deportation policy. SZA <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sza\/status\/1998864507855319376\">responded<\/a>, but relented that the White House was seeking &#8220;free promo&#8221; by &#8220;rage baiting&#8221; reactions from artists.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276949\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSIY1IDDndP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSIY1IDDndP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSIY1IDDndP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by The FADER (@thefader)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276947\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The incident followed another highly publicized <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/02\/sabrina-carpenter-donald-trump-music-00672754?utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_source=RSS_Feed\">spat<\/a> between the Trump White House and Sabrina Carpenter who condemned the administration for using her song &#8220;Juno&#8221; in a (now deleted) video also advertising their efforts to deport undocumented immigrants. &#8221;\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            &#8220;this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,\u201d Carpenter <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SabrinaAnnLynn\/status\/1995876972405420114?s=20\">wrote on X.<\/a>\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276943\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Prime Minister Carney&#8217;s use of the nostalgic synth pop of &#8220;Midnight City&#8221; is likely a subtle move to express starry eyed hope towards the closeting national relationship between China and Canada. And it&#8217;s yet another subtle nod to the (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/made-in-china-chinese-time-of-my-life\/\">chronically online) west&#8217;s warming sentiments<\/a> towards China.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276948\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            More broadly, though, the post is a display of the enduring relationship between pop and politics in an era where politics is culture and vice versa.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Be it a nod to a feeling, or an outright provocation, pop music continues to be a powerful way for politicians to express a feeling or tap into the national mood.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Tobias Hess<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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