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Josh Freese and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters
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This is not the first time a music act has blocked Trump from using their music in the 2024 campaign. Beyoncé reportedly threatened the Republican candidate’s team with a possible cease and desist after campaign spokesman Steven Cheung posted a video of her song “Freedom”; the video has since been deleted. Vice President Harris has used “Freedom” repeatedly throughout her campaign, including at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Earlier this month, Celine Dion criticized Trump’s use of her song “My Heart Will Go On” at a rally. “This use is in no way authorized and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use,” she wrote on Instagram. “And really, THIS song?”
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The Foo Fighters performed at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021 and also criticized Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s 2008 campaign for using the song “My Hero.”
“It’s frustrating and upsetting that someone who claims to speak for the American people repeatedly shows such little respect for creativity and intellectual property,” the band said in a statement at the time. “The saddest part is that ‘My Hero’ was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential. For it to be appropriated without our knowledge and used in a way that perverts the original sentiment of the lyrics simply tarnishes the song.”
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