Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold calls Justin Vernon a hypocrite over Beyonce sponsorship diss

Bon Iver mainman did a whisky advert before criticising Beyonce’s Pepsi deal

Fleet Foxes singer Robin Pecknold has called Bon Iver mainman Justin Vernon a hypocrite for criticising Beyonce over her sponsorship deal with Pepsi.

In a recent interview with The Guardian, Vernon criticised Beyonce for promoting herself as a role model despite accepting sponsorship for her tour from Pepsi. Vernon said: “You have to believe in something. Like, I’d prefer Beyonce didn’t do a Pepsi tour. Do not take $2m from Pepsi and be a role model for young girls. Do not do that. That stuff angers me.”

However, Vernon appeared in an advert for Bushmills whisky in 2011.

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In an Instagram post he has since deleted, Pecknold posted the cover of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale The Emperor’s New Clothes, which he captioned: “Is Pepsi and Bushmills a drink?”

Vernon has admitted he regrets doing the Bushmill’s advert. In 2015, he told Grantland: “I regret that”.

Bon Iver release new album ’22, A Million’ this week (September 30). Fleet Foxes confirmed in July they are working on their third album, to be titled ‘Crack-Up’. It’s their first to feature new drummer Neal Morgan, who has previously played with Joanna Newsom and Bill Callahan.

Bon Iver tour in February. Dates are:
Blackpool Empress Ballroom (February 10)
Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre (12-13)
London Roundhouse (15-16)
Hammersmith Eventim Apollo (19-20)

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