From Ska-P against the PP to MGMT against Nicholas Sarkozy, here is a list of bands that got angry when campaigning parties used their songs to get votes. Political parties usually pay certain fees to use the repertoire of a music management entity, writes Juan Carlos Gómez.
In the US there are musicians who, after sending a cease and desist notice, have managed to disassociate their compositions from these propaganda purposes, he says. Some have even reached an out-of-court agreement with the counterparty, obtaining monetary compensation.