Foo Fighters did not consent to Donald Trump using ‘My Hero’ at rally

nme.com:

Foo Fighters have clarified they did not endorse the Donald Trump campaign to use their song ‘My Hero’ during a rally this week.On Friday night (August 23) in Glendale, Arizona, Trump welcomed Robert F.

Kennedy Jr. to the stage after the independent presidential candidate suspended his campaign and threw his weight behind Trump, and ‘My Hero’ blazed over the speakers as Kennedy came out.After the event, a Foo Fighters fan asked the band on X (formerly Twitter) whether they had given permission for the song’s use, to which the band responded: “No”.Let us be clear.

pic.twitter.com/gexHWjPMYh— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) August 24, 2024A spokesperson for the band later told Billboard: “Foo Fighters were not asked permission, and if they were, they would not have granted it.”They added that “appropriate actions are being taken” against the Trump team, and that any royalties received as a result of the usage would be donated to the Harris/Walz campaign.It is the latest in a long line of examples of the Trump campaign using copyrighted music without the writers’ permission.