Overview
- Radiohead issued a statement on Feb. 28 calling for the immediate removal of an ICE social-media video that features the song Let Down.
- The band says the agency never sought permission, and a representative told Variety the use was obviously unauthorized, with Reuters reporting a formal notice was sent.
- The 40-second clip, posted Feb. 18 on ICE’s Instagram and X accounts, uses a choral version of the track over a montage about alleged crimes by “illegal immigrants.”
- In its statement, the group labeled the people running ICE’s social accounts as amateurs and included an expletive while insisting the video be taken down.
- ICE had not commented on the request as of publication, and the episode follows recent objections from artists including Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, and SZA.