Huckabee arranged the rally. Furthermore, he is a musician. He should know better than to play someone else’s song without permission.
If the ho-wood bigots follow through with suing Kim Davis, Huckabee should pay the damages.
Maybe he has a license to perform or play songs. I don’t know.
There is no need for permission. All these "permission" stories are just for the benefit of the artist venting their spleen. The artists argree to allow anybody to play the music, with a royalty schedule set by the music publisher.
“Record label EMI has considered suing Davis, as well as her supporter Mike Huckabee”