Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie criticizes Trump for using 'High Hopes' at rally

Panic! at the Disco vocalist Brendon Urie was not happy when one of the band's songs was used at President Donald Trump's campaign event on Tuesday.

Panic! at the Disco's 2018 song "High Hopes" was playing at a rally in Phoenix as Donald Trump Jr. walked onstage.

"Dear Trump Campaign, (expletive) you," the 33-year-old singer tweeted Wednesday. "You're not invited. Stop playing my song."

He continued to criticize the president, who he said "represents nothing we stand for," encouraging his followers to vote in a follow-up tweet. 

This is not the first time Urie has publicly spoken out against Trump. In a 2018 interview with British music outlet Kerrang, the musician stated that the president "is encroaching on people's rights."

"Donald Trump does what he wants, but he’s an (expletive) – he’s encroaching on people’s rights," Urie said.

Several other musicians have criticized Trump for using their music at campaign events. A representative for Queen told The Independent that they "did not agree to the use of the song" and that "the band's music publishers are removing it" after a 2019 campaign ad featured Queen's "We Will Rock You," and Prince's estate stated they will "never give permission to President Trump to use Prince's songs" after "Purple Rain" was played at a Minneapolis rally in 2019. 

The family of the late singer Tom Petty also demanded that Trump stop using Petty's music at reelection campaigns, stating that they have sent a cease-and-decist notice to the president on Saturday.

"Trump was in no way authorized to use this song to further a campaign that leaves too many Americans and common sense behind," Petty's family tweeted from his Twitter account.

"Both the late Tom Petty and his family firmly stand against racism and discrimination of any kind. Tom Petty would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate." 

Contributing: Hannah Yasharoff