H&M Apologises For Using Harvey Sutherland Track In Advertisement Without Permission

Global clothing company H&M​ has apologised for using a track by Aussie artist ​Harvey Sutherland ​in a recent advertising campaign without his approval. 

It comes after the Melbourne producer called out H&M on social media on Tuesday after the company claimed the song used in the campaign, Bamboo​, had no name and was "specifically produced for us to use".

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"We apologise and have now removed content featuring the music from all of our social media accounts," H&M Communications Manager AU & NZ, Liz Cave, said in a statement given to ​The Music ​today.

"We are also in direct contact with the artist."

The controversy comes just weeks after H&M were slammed for an advertisement widely deemed racist, which portrayed a young African-American child wearing a hoodie with the caption, "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle".