A month ago, Melania arrived to the 2026 movies schedule to point the spotlight on First Lady Melania Trump in a cinematic setting. The Brett Ratner-directed documentary from Amazon MGM Studios hasn’t lacked in controversy, and that includes how its soundtrack came together. The latest update on that front is that a bunch of musical artists turned down their music being featured in Melania, which one of the producers described as a “disappointment.”
Marc Beckman, who is also one of Melania Trump’s advisors, spoke with Variety about his work on the movie. Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” is one of the songs prominently featured in Melania, with it apparently being one of President Donald Trump’s wife’s favorite tunes. When the publication asked Beckman if that was the song that was most challenging to license for the documentary, he answered:
