La Roux Slams Fox Network For Using Hit Song In Segment On Bulletproof Clothing For Kids
The singer has issued a statement.
UK artist La Roux has slammed Fox Business Network for using her 2009 hit song, Bulletproof, in a segment promoting bulletproof clothing for kids.
As Pitchfork reports, the segment was aired on the Mornings With Maria programme with the headline, "Back To School Safety" and "promoted high-end bulletproof backpacks and clothing".
La Roux condemned the use of her song in the piece in a statement to Pitchfork.
Fox Business Network played the song "Bulletproof" to introduce a segment about using bulletproof clothing to protect school children from guns https://t.co/eVB8EmxzOw pic.twitter.com/zQ5D1yGJhj
— Katie Sullivan (@KatSulls) August 20, 2018
"Using Bulletproof, a song I wrote about relationships, for a piece like this is abhorrent," it reads.
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"I have never, and would never approve my music to be used in this way."
According to NME, a Fox Business Network spokesperson has addressed the segment, saying, "The song was chosen by the production team and the selection has been addressed".
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