Report: Trump Campaign Insists They Were Granted A Proper License To Use Foo Fighters' "My Hero" At Recent Rally

The Foo Fighters recently took a public stance in denouncing the usage of their 1997 single “My Hero” during a campaign rally held by Donald Trump in Glendale, AZ this past Friday, August 23rd. That campaign was held for Trump‘s latest bid for the U.S. presidency, with the song being was aired over the P.A. amid the introduction for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. The latter now former presidential hopeful suspended his campaign and pledged his support to Trump at the rally.

The song’s inclusion was quickly condemned by the band’s camp, with a spokesperson telling several press outlets, “Foo Fighters were not asked permission, and if they were, they would not have granted it.” Said spokesperson further stated that “appropriate actions” were being taken against the Trump campaign for their usage of the song. It was also later added that royalties generated from any further usage of the song by the Trump campaign would be donated to the rival Democrat ticket of Kamala Harris & Tim Walz.

The social media account of the multi-platinum band then made it succinctly clear that they were not onboard with the song’s usage, Posting:

However, it seems there may have been miscommunication somewhere down the line, as the The Independent are reporting that they have seen documents seemingly confirming that the Trump campaign were granted a proper license to use the song from performance rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (aka BMI). A Trump campaign spokesperson also confirmed the licensing to the publication, telling The Independent, “We have a license to play the song.”