Foo Fighters Donate ‘My Hero’ Royalties to Kamala Harris Campaign

It’s “times like these” that Foo Fighters fight back on their own terms.

On Monday, Aug. 26, a spokesperson for the rock group confirmed to PEOPLE they would donate their “My Hero” royalties to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign after former President Donald Trump used this song at a rally without their permission.

“Foo Fighters were not asked permission and if they were, they would have not granted it,” a rep for the band told PEOPLE in a statement.

They added that the “Fly” band — comprised of Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Josh Freese, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mandel and Rami Jafree — would donate any royalties from the Trump campaign’s use of the song to Harris and Gov. Tim Walz’s campaigns.

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs in New Orleans in April 2024.

Just one day prior, Trump played the Foo Fighters’ hit song when he welcomed former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on stage during a rally in Arizona — just hours after he had stopped his campaign and endorsed Trump.

On Friday, Aug. 23, the band even addressed Trump’s use of “My Hero” at the rally on X (formerly Twitter), sharing an interaction with a user who asked, “Hey @foofighters, did you let Trump use ‘My Hero’ to welcome RFK Jr. on stage,” to which the band replied, “No.”

“Let us be clear,” they captioned the post.

Foo Fighters aren’t the only musicians who have disavowed the use of their music for the Trump campaign.

On Tuesday, Aug. 20, Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for Donald Trump, shared a video on his own X account of the former president walking off a plane on Tuesday, Aug. 20, set to the track “Freedom” from Beyoncé’s 2016 album Lemonade.

“Touchdown in Michigan!! @realDonaldTrump,” the caption read.

The track, which has been used by Harris at several campaign events, instantly garnered attention online.

On Wednesday, Aug. 21, Rolling Stone reported that the Trump campaign did not have permission to use the song and that the “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” singer, 42, had threatened to send the Republican presidential nominee’s team a cease-and-desist.

At the time, PEOPLE reached out to a representative for Beyoncé for comment.

While the “Halo” artist has yet to officially endorse Harris, she’s previously shared her support for the Democratic party, including in 2013, when she sang the national anthem at former President Barack Obama’s inauguration. She also shared a social media clip encouraging voters to support current President Joe Biden in 2020.

Source: PEOPLE, Rolling Stone