the Foo Fighters have publicly condemned the unauthorized use of their hit song My Hero at a recent Donald Trump rally in Arizona the event held in the swing state city of Gilbert featured the track as Robert F Kennedy Jr who recently dropped out of the presidential race endorsed Trump the band known for their outspoken social and political views swiftly responded to the situation making it clear that they did not approve of the song being played taking to their official ex formerly Twitter account the Foo Fighters addressed a Fan's inquiry about whether they had given Trump's team permission to use their song the band bluntly responded let us be clear along with a screenshot of the exchange in a statement to Entertainment Weekly a representative for the band emphasized Foo Fighters were not asked for permission and if they were they would not have granted it they also revealed plan to donate any royalties generated from the Rally's use of my hero to kamla Harris's campaign highlighting where their support truly lies this incident is part of a broader Trend in which high-profile artists have pushed back against their music being used in political contexts they do not endorse just earlier this month Selene deon's team expressed similar concerns after her iconic ballad My Heart Will Go On was played played at a trump and JD Vance campaign rally in Montana Dion's management and record label Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc released a statement condemning the use asserting that it was unauthorized and pointing out with some humor and really that song these recent examples underscore the ongoing struggle between artists and political campaigns over the use of music over the years numerous musicians spanning from rock legend to pop Superstars have spoken out against having their songs associated with political movements that do not align with their values for the Foo Fighters who have long been Advocates of progressive causes and have publicly supported Democratic candidates this was another opportunity to reaffirm their stance by explicitly opposing the use of my hero at a rally that contradicts their principles and pledging to redirect any resulting royalties to comma Paris the band made a powerful statement about their beliefs and the Integrity of their art