The Foo Fighters have made it clear that they did not agree to have one of their songs played at a Donald Trump rally in Arizona.
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During a crowd in Gilbert, “My Hero” was played on the swing stage, and now the band, led by Dave Grohl, is breaking its silence.
“Let’s be clear,” the band’s social media account X/Twitter posted.
The band shared a screenshot of an exchange with another X user asking the Foo Fighters if they had given Trump permission to use their song.
“No,” the Foo Fighters replied.
A representative for Foo Fighters said in a statement to EW“The Foo Fighters were not asked for permission, and if they were, they did not give it.” The band also noted that they would donate proceeds from Trump’s use of the song to Kamala Harris’ campaign.
Earlier this month, Celine Dion’s team publicly rejected the Trump campaign’s use of the singer’s song “My Heart Will Go On” during a rally.
“Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized use of the video, recording, musical performance and image of Celine Dion singing “My Heart Will Go On” at a Donald Trump/JD Vance campaign rally in Montana,” the statement read. statement From August 10th.
The statement continued, “This song is in no way permitted to be used, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use… And really, that song?”
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