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I posted this in another thread, but it's buried pretty far down, so I'll toss this here too.
There were many comments saying it's already illegal to use subs without permission, which is not exactly true.
Places that pubicly play recorded music, like bars, stadiums, etc. need to get an ASCAP license to publicly play copyright music. ASCAP collects licensing fees from users of music created by ASCAP members, then distributes them back to its members as royalties. It's basically how streaming works now, but from before streaming was a thing
It seems political events have slightly different licensing through ASCAP, but surprisingly, they have a very easy to understand website about using music for political events.
Basically, they an use whatever song they want, until someone objects, and then they'll get in trouble if they continue to use it, or if they use it in a way that can damage the artist.
Here a bit from the page's FAQ: