Trump Campaign Mocks Foo Fighters Over ‘My Hero’ Rally

There is a long history of campaigns, primarily Republican ones, facing the wrath of artists over the use of their music at rallies. At times over the years, campaigns have obtained blanket licenses from advocacy groups like ASCAP, either directly or through the venue where the rally or event is being held. But an artist can exclude certain works from the blanket license. Artists can also object to the use of a work on other grounds, including that it violates copyright and trademark laws.

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However, several artists have complained about Trump’s use of their music at his rallies in recent weeks, months — and even years. Two weeks ago, Celine Dion’s management and record label objected to the candidate’s use of her music. Titanic “My Heart Will Go On” broke records at one rally. The family of late soul legend Isaac Hayes threatened to sue this month over the use of Sam and Dave’s classic “Hold On, I’m Coming” at the rally.

The list goes on — for all three of Trump’s presidential runs.

Indeed, this has been a recurring theme, so to speak, of Trump’s campaign since he descended the escalator to announce his candidacy for the White House in June 2015. Neil Young’s not-at-all-nationalist song “Rockin’ in the Free World” was played at the time.trainee The host took the stage to unveil his new song. The next day, the politically-minded Canadian rocker denounced the use of the song, saying in a statement: “Donald Trump was not authorized to use ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ in his presidential candidacy announcement.”

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In 2020, the Rolling Stones threatened to sue Trump for using their timeless song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” at his events. They were later joined by BMI and ASCAP in condemning the use of the band’s music. This led a group of musicians to team up with the Artists Rights Coalition to write an open letter calling on major US political parties to “establish clear policies requiring campaigns to obtain the consent of featured artists, songwriters, and copyright owners before publicly using their music in a political or campaign context.”

Signatories to the letter include the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Aerosmith, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Green Day, Jason Isbell, Blondie, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Rosanne Cash, Alanis Morissette, Courtney Love, Linkin Park, Like Lee, Train, Lionel Richie, Lorde, Sia and Regina Spektor.

The music festival buzz dates back to 1984, when former US President Ronald Reagan told a crowd: “The future of America lies in a thousand dreams inside your hearts. It lies in the message of hope in the songs of a man many young Americans admire: Bruce Springsteen from New Jersey.” Born in the United States of America He was among the best artists in the world at the time, which made it clear that he didn’t like this.