Trump campaign argues it had “license” to play Foo Fighters song at rally

nme.com:

Donald Trump‘s campaign has argued that it had the “license” to play Foo Fighters‘ ‘My Hero’ at a recent rally despite the band denying any authorisation – find out more below.During Trump’s rally in Glendale, Arizona on Friday night (August 23), he 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.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”.

A spokesperson for the band later told Billboard: “Foo Fighters were not asked permission, and if they were, they would not have granted it.”Let us be clear.

pic.twitter.com/gexHWjPMYh— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) August 24, 2024They 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.Now, however, Trump’s campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung has refuted Foo Fighters’ denial, telling The Hill in an email that they “have a license to play the song”.