Trump campaign insists it had right to use Foo Fighters song, despite band's angry reaction [View all]
Source: The Independent
12 hours ago
Donald Trump’s campaign says it had a license to play Foo Fighters hit track “My Hero” at a rally in which the former president received the endorsement of political rival-turned-backer Robert F Kennedy Jr, despite the band saying they did not grant permission.
The Independent has seen documents appearing to confirm that the campaign had indeed licensed the song from BMI’s Songview service. “We have a license to play the song,” a campaign spokesperson said.
Kennedy, who suspended his campaign as an independent presidential candidate on Friday, joined Trump onstage in Arizona, as pyrotechnics blasted and the Foos song played.
In a statement shared with The Independent, a spokesperson for Foo Fighters said: “Foo Fighters were not asked permission, and if they were, they would not have granted it. The spokesperson added that “appropriate actions are being taken” against the Trump campaign and any royalties received as a result of this usage will be donated to the Harris/Walz campaign.
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