FOO FIGHTERS have condemned the unauthorized use of their song “My Hero” at a Donald Trump rally on Friday (August 23).
The former U.S. president played the FOO FIGHTERS track while introducing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at an Arizona campaign rally, just hours after the independent presidential candidate suspended his campaign and endorsed the Republican nominee. Trump praised Kennedy as “highly respected” and a “great person” before Kennedy made his entrance to the 1998 song.
A spokesperson informed Billboard about the unauthorized use: “FOO FIGHTERS were not asked permission, and if they were, they would not have granted it.” Furthermore, “appropriate actions are being taken” against the campaign, the spokesperson continues, and any royalties received as a result of this use will be donated to the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz campaign.
AEROSMITH, Neil Young, THE BEATLES, Bruce Springsteen, QUEEN, Elton John, and THE ROLLING STONES, along with the estates of Tom Petty, Prince, and David Bowie, have all protested against Trump‘s use of their music at rallies.
Earlier this week, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung shared a 13-second video on his X account featuring footage of Trump disembarking from a plane while Beyoncé‘s “Freedom” played. The following day, Rolling Stone reported that Beyoncé‘s team threatened to issue a cease-and-desist to the Trump campaign for using the song without permission.
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