Agreed. If fees are paid, artist generally has no say. Haven’t the Pretenders tried for years to stop Rush from using their song, Ohio?
RE: Pretenders Song on Rush. Rush uses the exact version of the song as written as bumper music, not modified as a commercial for a political candidate or a product.
For a short time, The Pretenders’ label put a stop to using “My City Was Gone”, but Hynde said in an interview that, though she didn’t care for it, she saw no problem with Limbaugh using the song, and so they went back to it. She even said that calls of “Rush!” would be heard from the audience when they played it live. Limbaugh has also mentioned that they do pay a fee to use the song.