Tones and I refuses to wear her trademark cap after MAGA trolling

Tones and I made wearing a cap part of her trademark ensemble.

But now, the singer has revealed she’s stopped wearing a hat because Donald Trump supporters were Photoshopping the ‘Make America Great Again’ logo across it.

The Bad Child hitmaker, whose real name is Toni Watson, told The Daily Telegraph on Friday: ‘I just don’t want to be associated with that person.’ 

‘I had to lose the cap. I won’t wear a cap out of principle. I’ll go back to it, I just don’t want it to define my image,’ she said.

She’s worn different different coloured hats in the past, including red caps, which she was trolled for on social media by her American followers during the Presidential election. 

‘I’m usually good with that stuff, but there was an election going on and I was posting pictures of myself in caps and I didn’t want people to think I was sending any messages,’ she said.

It comes her hit song Dance Monkey was announced as the most searched song of all time on the app Shazam, with 36.6 million searches, earlier this week.

‘I didn’t have a following when I released Dance Monkey, but [Shazam] gave me the opportunity to reach more people and elevate my fanbase, which has all led to creating a career for myself,’ she told the BBC.     

Her journey to music success skyrocketed after busking on the streets of Byron Bay in September 2017.

In June, the songwriter shared a clip of herself showcasing her impressive vocals in the coastal town, and wrote in the caption: ‘I miss busking and I miss Byron Bay.’

It was during her days as a street performer that she met talent manager Jackson Walkden-Brown.  

Now, Tones and I is also in the running for three ARIA awards this year: Best Female Artist, Best Video and Song of the Year.