Several musical performers scheduled to appear in the celebration have cancelled, citing concerns about its association with the US president.

The music portion of this event is already falling apart.

While a cage fighting ring is being built on the White House lawn, a new event celebrating the 250 years of the USA is set to take place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.…

‘It’s a no for me,’ singer Morris Day wrote on social media

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"The artists were never told about any political involvement with the event," claimed rapper Young MC.

Almost all the musical performers have dropped out.

The upcoming Great American State Fair has been hit with a wave of cancellations, as more artists are pulling out of the “Freedom 250” event after concerns emerged over the…

Musical artists' cancellations from a Donald Trump-linked U.S. celebration in Washington continue the Republican president’s tense history with the entertainment industry

Trump acknowledged artists were getting “the yips” after most performers slated to play at the “Great American State Fair” dropped out this week.

Trump acknowledged artists were getting “the yips” after most performers slated to play at the “Great American State Fair” dropped out this week.

Presidente americano diz que ele atrai 'públicos muito maiores do que Elvis em seu auge' mesmo 'sem um violão'

President Donald Trump has likened himself to being more popular than Elvis in his prime as he revealed his plan to cancel America's 250th birthday concert and make himself the…

The only musician who confirmed his participation in the Great American State Fair was Vanilla Ice, a hip-hop artist best known for his work in the 1990s.

Multiple musicians, including Brett Michaels and Martina McBride, announced this week that they would no longer perform at the concert series

Donald Trump thinks he should headline the Great American State Fair on the National Mall as he claims he 'gets much larger audiences than Elvis' Presley did in prime - this is a…

Donald Trump offered to perform at his upcoming Freedom 250 concert as scheduled artists continued to drop out.

Wary of seeming partisan, musicians have pulled out of the lineup in recent days.Show Caption

President Donald J. Trump took on 'third rate artists' getting nervous about administration-backed concerts, proposing a different event starring himself.

The US president floated the idea of holding a rally instead, calling himself the No 1 attraction and a bigger draw than ‘Elvis in his prime’.

US President Donald Trump has suggested replacing a planned concert series marking the United States’ 250th anniversary with a political-style rally after a string of performers…