Too many rockers just won’t stay in their lane. They want to join in the political fray.

Most people in the entertainment industry tend to rub shoulders with the liberal Hollywood elite.

But when they took a cheap shot at Donald Trump, his campaign just took to social media to give this left-leaning alternative rock n’ roll band a major smackdown.

Trump’s campaign hits back at the Foo Fighters

The Foo Fighters are one of the most popular rock bands in the world, fronted by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl.

During a recent Trump rally in Glendale, Arizona, the campaign chose to play the Foo Fighters song, “My Hero” as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. joined the candidate on stage.

However, the band claims that it never gave the campaign permission to use the song or to play it during any campaign events.

Trump’s campaign held fast and clapped back, saying that it properly licensed the tune through BMI’s Songview service.

A Foo Fighters spokesperson told Billboard magazine, “Foo Fighters were not asked permission, and if they were, they would not have granted it.”

The spokesperson added that “appropriate actions are being taken” against the campaign, noting that any royalties received as a result of the song’s usage would be donated to the Kamala Harris campaign.

However, The Independent said that it had seen documents confirming that the campaign did indeed license the song from the BMI service. 

Donald Trump’s campaign spokesman Steven Cheung took this as an opportunity to give the Foo Fighters their just desserts.

In a post on X, he wrote, “It’s Times Like These facts matter, don’t be a Pretender @foofighters.”

Cheung used clever wordplay by referencing two of the band’s songs in his post, including “Times Like These” and “Pretender” when he trolled the band online.

A spokesperson for Trump’s campaign simply told The Independent, “We have a license to play the song.”

Meanwhile, several people asked the band if they let Trump’s campaign use the song, to which they curtly replied, “No” and later responded again, saying, “Let us be clear.”

Battle of the bands

This isn’t the first time that the Trump campaign has gotten into a debate over whether a band or singer permitted them to use a song.

Other artists who have joined the fray in the past include Beyonce, Neil Young, and the family of the late soul singer Isaac Hayes.

Beyonce reportedly threatened legal action when Trump’s campaign used her song “Freedom” in a campaign video.

In 2020, Neil Young sued the Trump campaign over playing his songs “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “Devil’s Sidewalk” at campaign events. 

Just weeks ago, singer Isaac Hayes’ family sent the Trump campaign a letter, threatening to sue him and his team if they did not stop playing Hayes’ song, “Hold On, I’m Coming” at campaign rallies. 

Informed American will keep you up-to-date on any developments to this ongoing story.