Brendon Urie, co-founder and frontman for Panic! At The Disco, has told US President Donald Trump to stop using their music for his campaign rallies Tuesday evening, June 23.

Brendon Urie
(Photo: Brendon Urie's Twitter Page)

The P!ATD vocalist and songwriter took to Twitter to express his sentiments. Addressing his post to the Trump Campaign, Urie wrote: "F**k you. You're not invited. Stop playing my song." His call to stop using Panic! At The Disco's music comes after President Trump walked up the stage in his Phoenix stop. In the Arizona campaign rally, the band's 2018 hit "High Hopes."

Brendon Urie then addressed "everyone else" in the following tweet. "Donald Trump represents nothing we stand for. The highest hope we have is voting this monster out in November," he added.

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The 33-year-old singer-songwriter also shared the link for HeadCount. According to its website, HeadCount is a "non-partisan organization that uses the power of music to register voters and promote participation in democracy." The organization encourages voter registration and civic participation accessible by launching drives at music events.

 

Brendon Urie's post has garnered 42K retweets and close to 200K likes as of this writing. However, it also received mixed reactions from his fellow Twitter users. One moderate user wrote: "All I can say is 4 more years . You have your. [opinions] I have mine. Let's keep it that way." 

Another user, however, didn't pull punches and wrote: "Seems like every famous person has to find some way to disrespect President Trump." The user also added that although this was a "very 'Hollywood' move" for Urie, Trump will still win in the November elections.

Other Twitter users expressed support of the Panic! At The Disco frontman. One user agreed with Brendon Urie and wrote: "We indeed gotta vote Trump out!"

Growing List of Artists Pulling Their Music Out of Trump's Rallies

Brendon Urie and Panic! At The Disco join the growing list of artists asking President Trump to stop using their songs in his election campaign. Last Sunday, June 21, Tom Petty's family has issued a cease and desist order. In the announcement on the late rock icon's Twitter account, his family said that "Trump was in no way authorized to use this song."

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Tom Petty's family issued the statement after President Trump used the 1989 Heartbreakers' hit "I Won't Back Down" during his Tulsa, Oklahoma rally. They stated that Tom "would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate." They added that he liked to "bring people together."

The statement signed by Dana and Jane Petty, as well as Tom's children Adria and Annakim, said that they had issued a cease and desist notice to President Trump and his campaign.

Also, the Village People have also joined the list back on June 6. While they have not issued a cease and desist order, group leader Victor Willis asked Trump in a Facebook post. In his status message, Willis first warned the president about ordering "the U.S. military to fire on his own citizens," he said that the people would rise up outside the White House. He then added: "And I ask that you no longer use any of my music at your rallies, especially "Y.M.C.A." and "Macho Man."

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