Trump marketing campaign fires again at Foo Fighters over use of ‘My Hero’ at rally

The Trump marketing campaign has fired again on the Foo Fighters over the disputed use of the music “My Hero” at a current rally.

After former president and convicted felon Donald Trump performed the band’s 1998 hit at a rally in Glendale, Ariz., on Friday to welcome Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.‘s endorsement of him, the Foo Fighters stated they didn’t give Trump’s group approval to take action. However now the Trump marketing campaign is doubling down and saying it has authorized approval to make use of the music regardless of what the band claims.

“It is Instances Like These info matter, do not be a Pretender,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung tweeted on the Foo Fighters over the weekend, referencing two of the band’s songs. The tweet was in response to The Impartial reporting that the outlet “has seen paperwork showing to substantiate that the marketing campaign had certainly licensed the music from BMI’s Songview service.”

A Trump spokesperson additionally advised the outlet, “Now we have a license to play the music.” A supply near the marketing campaign who requested to not be recognized echoed that sentiment to Leisure Weekly, although the Trump marketing campaign declined to remark to EW on the file.

The Foo Fighters, nonetheless, are usually not backing down from their stance that they do not need the Trump marketing campaign utilizing their music.

“Foo Fighters weren’t requested permission, and in the event that they had been they’d not have granted it,” a consultant for the band advised EW. “Additionally any royalties obtained on account of this use shall be donated to the Harris/Walz marketing campaign.”

On Friday, the band’s official Twitter account posted a screenshot of an trade with a consumer with the caption “Allow us to be clear” after the consumer requested the band in the event that they gave Trump permission to make use of the music, to which they merely replied, “No.”

Frontman Dave Grohl has not hidden his disdain for Trump up to now. “I’m ashamed of our president. I really feel apologetic for it after I journey,” the singer and multi-instrumentalist stated in a 2018 GQ profile, including, “The factor about Trump that stings essentially the most is that this: He simply looks like an enormous jerk.”

The Foo Fighters carried out at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021, and in addition criticized Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s 2008 marketing campaign for utilizing “My Hero.”

“It is irritating and infuriating that somebody who claims to talk for the American folks would repeatedly present such little respect for creativity and mental property,” the band stated in an announcement on the time. “The saddest factor about that is that ‘My Hero’ was written as a celebration of the frequent man and his extraordinary potential. To have it appropriated with out our data and utilized in a fashion that perverts the unique sentiment of the lyric simply tarnishes the music.”

That is simply the newest in an extended line of musicians who’ve fought again towards Trump and his marketing campaign for unauthorized use of music at occasions and rallies. Final week, Beyoncé‘s file label and music writer reportedly threatened to ship a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump group for utilizing her music “Freedom” in a video on social media, prompting the Trump marketing campaign to delete the video. The 2016 music has turn into Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris‘ unofficial presidential marketing campaign anthem together with her working mate Tim Walz, and Beyoncé’s group beforehand gave Harris’ camp permission to make use of it.

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Earlier this month, Isaac Hayes’ property took authorized motion towards the Trump marketing campaign for its use of “Maintain On, I’m Coming” at a number of Trump rallies over the past two years. And Celine Dion posted a assertion on Instagram calling out the Republican presidential candidate for enjoying a video of her performing “My Coronary heart Will Go On” at a current marketing campaign cease with out her permission. 

In April, the property of late Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor blasted him for enjoying her 1990 hit “Nothing Compares 2 U” at a number of occasions, saying in a joint assertion with Chrysalis Information, “it’s no exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have been disgusted, damage and insulted to have her work misrepresented on this approach by somebody who she herself known as a ‘biblical satan.'” 

Different artists who’ve spoken out towards Trump for utilizing their music embrace Pharrell, Johnny Marr of the Smiths, Adele, Weapons N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Neil Younger, Rihanna, Ozzy Osbourne, Nickelback, Linkin Park, the Rolling Stones, Village Folks, Panic! on the Disco, Queen, R.E.M, and the estates and households of Tom Petty, Laura Branigan, Prince, and George Harrison. Nonetheless, Trump has continued to play lots of their songs with out permission at his occasions.