Former UNITED STATE President Donald Trump talks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Hilton Anatole onAug 6, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. Brandon Bell/ GI
Donald Trump‘s campaign is asserting its right to use Foo Fighters‘ “My Hero” at events despite the band’ s public denunciation of the project’s previous use the track.
“We have a license to play the song,” Trump project speaker Steven Cheung composed in an e-mail to The Hill Additionally, he tweeted at the band, making use of word play heres of the team’s track titles in his feedback: “It’s Times Like These facts matter, don’t be a Pretender,” Cheung composed, labeling Foo Fighters and including a web link to The Independent‘s short article regarding the licensing concern.
Billboard has actually connected to a Foo Fighters agent for remark.
It’s Times Like These truths issue, do not be aPretender @foofighters https://t.co/yutdFMKH2X pic.twitter.com/l6d6BSnDw2
— Steven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) August 25, 2024
Trump played Foo Fighters’ 1997 anthem in inviting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the phase at a Friday (Aug 23) rally in Glendale, Ariz., held after the independent governmental prospect suspended his project and backed Trump for head of state. “I don’t think too many of you people have heard of him, he’s very low-key,” Trump claimed prior to the carolers of “My Hero” started to play. “He’s a very low-key person, but he’s highly respected. He is a great person. I’ve known him for so long. For the past 16 months. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
“Foo Fighters were not asked permission, and if they were, they would not have granted it,” an agent formerly informed Billboard of the unapproved use. Furthermore, “appropriate actions are being taken” versus the project, the speaker included, keeping in mind that any type of aristocracies obtained as an outcome of the project’s use of the track will certainly be contributed to the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz project.
The Trump project’s use “My Hero” notes the 3rd circumstances this month in which a musician has actually implicated the project of utilizing their songs without approval. One day before the project’s use “My Hero,” Cheung published a 13-second video clip to his X account including Trump tipping off an aircraft to the stress of Beyonc é’s “Freedom”– a track the Harris/Walz project had actually been making use of as its main anthem, with Beyonce’s approval, for weeks prior. Shortly after Beyonce’s document tag and songs author sent out the Trump project a cease-and-desist, Cheung got rid of the video clip from his account.
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