Donald Trump recently played a Foo Fighters song in one of his rallies, and now Foo Fighters want to make it clear that they didn’t approve of it.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dropped out of the presidential race and is now supporting Trump. At a rally in Gilbert, the band’s song ‘My Hero’ was played.
Foo Fighters said in a statement that they were not asked for permission, and if they had been, they wouldn’t have approved it. “Appropriate actions are being taken,” a spokesperson told Billboard. Any royalties received from this use will be donated to the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz campaign.
The band also addressed the issue on social media. The rockers shared a screenshot of their response to a user about the matter. “Hey Foo Fighters, did you let Trump use ‘My Hero’ to welcome RFK Jr. on stage,” the user asked. The band simply responded with “No.” They shared the screenshot with the caption, “Let us be clear.”
Earlier this month, Celine Dion’s team also publicly rejected the Trump campaign’s use of her song ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at a rally.
On August 10, Dion’s management and her record label released a statement. The statement said they were aware of the unauthorized use of her video, recording, musical performance, and likeness at a Donald Trump/JD Vance campaign rally in Montana.
The Trump campaign has not yet responded to the comments.
Hey @foofighters, did you let Trump use "My Hero" to welcome RFK Jr. on stage pic.twitter.com/HivdG8ypxM
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) August 23, 2024
Let us be clear. pic.twitter.com/gexHWjPMYh
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) August 24, 2024
