Brian May had already asked Trump not to use the song
Last Monday, at the Republican National Convention in the United States, Donald Trump once again used the song " We Are The Champions" when he took the stage. The Queen track had been used by Trump before, and candidate's unauthorized use
Now Queen's record label has spoken out:
“Sony/ATV Music Publishing was never asked by Trump, the Trump campaign, or the Trump Organization for permission to use Queen’s ‘ We Are The Champions .’ On behalf of the band, we are frustrated by the unauthorized and repeated use of the song after a formal request to stop the use, which was obviously ignored by Trump and his campaign.”
Queen does not want its music associated with any political debate in any country. Nor does it want "We Are The Champions" to be used to support Trump or the ideals of the Republican party. We hope that Mr. Trump and his campaign will respect this request in the future.
Trump had the same problem after using "Dream On" without permission, and also had permission for Twisted Sister's " We're Not Gonna Take It"
