Former President Donald Trump has drawn the ire of another music group for unauthorized use of their music. This time, it’s Foo Fighters.
Trump played the band’s song “My Hero” as he welcomed former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage at a rally in Arizona on Friday. Kennedy announced the day before that he was Dropped the presidential campaign and supported Trump.
The Republican Party nominee said Kennedy “will have a huge impact on this campaign.”
However, they cannot count on the support of the Foo Fighters.
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Commenting on the Trump campaign’s use of “My Hero,” a spokesperson for the band told CBS News on Saturday: “The Foo Fighters didn’t ask for permission and if they had, they wouldn’t have granted it.”
The spokesperson added that any royalties received from the use of the Trump campaign song will be donated to the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz.
Additionally, when asked if the band would “let Trump use ‘My Hero’ to welcome RJF Jr. to the stage,” the Foo Fighters account on X simply replied, “No.” The account then exchange shareAdds: “Let us be clear.”
This marks the latest instance in which the Trump campaign has had the affront to use music without permission.
Earlier this week, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Chuang posted a 13-second video on his X account showing the former president getting off a plane while Beyonce’s “Freedom” plays in the background. Billboard A day after the report, the singer’s record label and music producer sent a cease-and-desist notice to the Trump campaign over the song’s use. Cheung took down the video.
August 11, Lawyers for the Isaac Hayes estate have threatened to sue Trump If his campaign doesn’t stop using the late soul singer’s song “Hold On, I’m Coming” at his rallies. A the letter Shares on social media from Hayes’ family demanded $3 million in licensing fees to use the song at Trump campaign events starting in 2022. According to Hayes’ family, the song has been played 134 times by the Trump campaign over the past two years.
At the same time, Canadian superstar Celine Dion’s representatives said that The campaign’s use of his 1997 hit “My Heart Will Go On” at a recent campaign rally was “unauthorized.” And did not get his permission.
“And really, that song?” Dion’s reps asked cheekily in a statement posted to the singer Social media accounts.