Since 2016, it has been continuously expanding to include those bands, performers and music rights holders. Listwho have made it clear that they don’t want their songs heard at Trump rallies. To this very long list — which includes a number of prominent stars from the Rolling Stones to Rihanna to Elton John — the Foo Fighters now join the list. According to Sky.
On Friday, Donald Trump held a rally in Glendale, Arizona, where Robert F. Kennedy, who has dropped out of the presidential race, took the stage. When Kennedy (yes, that Kennedy) took the stage, the band played “My Hero.” It’s especially funny because the song was written by Dave Grohl to honor the everyday heroes he considered more than just celebrities in his life.
The band was also asked on social media if they had given permission to use the song, to which they replied no, and then reposted this to clarify. The band's press officer later issued a statement saying that no one had asked for permission to use the song, and even if they had, they would not have given permission.
Incidentally, My Hero isn't the first time it's been featured at political events. In 2008, Republican presidential candidate John McCain used it at his events, which the band protested, but the politician's staff insisted that using the song at their rallies was perfectly legal, with royalties paid. Ironically, four years later, at a Democratic Party event, Barack Obama's rally, the song was performed loudly to the crowd.
So does Billboard. He writesThe band has become so upset about Trump that they have taken steps to block him from using their music, and in the meantime, they are donating all proceeds directly to Kamala Harris' presidential campaign.
