The rock band Foo Fighters have gone quiet after it emerged that the Donald Trump campaign bought a license to play their song at a Rally on Friday.
Foo Fighters threatened to take “appropriate actions” after their song ‘My Hero’ was used at Trump’s rally Friday to introduce RFK Jr.
As we highlighted, the Dave Grohl fronted band issued a statement confirming they were not asked permission to use their hit and would not have granted it to Trump if they had been. They also vowed to give all proceeds from apparent pending legal action against Trump to Kamala Harris.
There’s just one small problem with that, the band sold their rights to the song to BMI, which licenses it out via its Songview service.
The Trump campaign bought a license to play the song.
How embarrassing for them.
Oof, the Community note on that.
There is no lawsuit here. Appropriate action means requesting BMI and ASCAP to recind the campaigns licensing specifically for his music.
— The Nunn Report US w/ Dan Nunn (@TheNunnReportUS) August 25, 2024
The Trump campaign has blanket BMI and ASCAP licensing. They don't need Dave's permission for initial use. His only recourse now is to have…
People already pointed out that the band flip flopped on how music can “bring people from both sides of the spectrum together.”
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— _horizont_ (@hori_____zont) August 25, 2024
„Dave Grohl on Trump supporters at Foo Fighters shows: 'We play to everyone'
"Music is something that can bring two opposite sides of the spectrum into the same arena," Grohl says“ pic.twitter.com/w2rpWjmbNv
They apparently stopped caring about such things when they became shills for big pharma in 2021.
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Grohl can now go suck leftist pooh as a Poo Sucker.
the majority of artists sell the rights to their songs and therefore have no control over who they are then licenced to.
saddo grohl knows that is the case as he was the one who sold his songs, pathetic!
no fight in the foo and grohl is a joo
A Joo Fighter.
Music Industry Lost Control When Some Fool Thought Technology Would Save The Day!-Then It Became Metalica Napster!!-Downward Spiral Ever Since!!-All Hail The Mighty C.D.!!
“Raging cucks,” seems about right. Mediocre music at best. Beer commercial music.
When CRAP like this is considered “news”
you REALLY know you live in a 3rd World Shithole!
Yes, selling the rights to your music library to be played at events like this and then having your music gets hired to play events like this. How shocking.
translation the songwriters were paid off.
No, Irish – READ. THEY DON’T OWN THE LICENSING FOR THE SONG. SOMEONE ELSE DOES AND THEY WERE PAID BY THE TRUMP TEAM TO USE IT. It’s really not that hard, but with your TDS it makes it more difficult.