The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 20, 2016 Band Queen Slams Trump for Using Its Song "We Are the Champions" ---------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, the band Queen is criticizing Donald Trump for using the hit song "We Are the Champions" during Trump's entrance onto the RNC convention stage Monday night. Queen tweeted, "An unauthorised use at the Republican Convention against our wishes — Queen." The group's lead singer, Freddie Mercury, died of AIDS in 1991. Topics:Donald Trump .