The XX Angered After Conservative Party Use Music Without Permission

Posted on Oct 7th 2010 7:45AM by Chris Cope
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Mercury Prize winners the XX and their record label have said they didn't give approval for the Conservative Party to use the band's music at their recent conference.

Record Label Young Turks said on Twitter on Wednesday night, Oct. 6, that they nor the band were asked if the political party could use their music -- and that they "certainly don't approve" of David Cameron's party, reports NME.

The Conservatives recently held their annual party conference in Birmingham and used an XX song as backing music -- something which hasn't gone down too well with the band and their label.

Young Turks said on their Twitter page, "Apparently David Cameron and the Tories used a xx song during their party conference."

They soon after added, "The xx/YoungTurks weren't invited to any party, didn't approve the use of their music at the party and certainly don't approve of said party."

It's certainly not the first time a band has been irked by political parties using their songs to aid their speeches and conferences. As previously reported by Spinner, Keane were 'horrified' after their song 'Everybody's Changing' at a Conservative event, whilst in America, the likes of Bon Jovi took offence to their music being used in John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008.