Several artists, including Bret Michaels, the Commodores and Martina McBride dropped out last week.
The music portion of this event is already falling apart.
‘It’s a no for me,’ singer Morris Day wrote on social media
An upcoming celebration of America's 250th anniversary, called "The Great American State Fair," has faced challenges as several musical guests backed out due to its connections to President Donald Trump.
An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event’s ties to President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON: An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event’s ties to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump…
Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Young MC, Morris Day and The Time and The Commodores all said they would not perform after alleging they were misled about the nature of the event.
Six of nine headliners quit Trump's Great American State Fair after learning the event was partisan, contradicting bookers' assurances; only Vanilla Ice, Flo Rida, and a disputed C+C Music Factory remain. Brand association with politically charged events carries reputational and legal risk—C+C Music Factory's co-founder threatened legal action over the unauthorized use of the group's name.
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Several artists are pulling out of the Great American State Fair after learning about the event’s reported political ties to President Trump.
"The artists were never told about any political involvement with the event," claimed rapper Young MC.
Bret Michaels said the event has “evolved into something" that is "divisive”, while Martina McBride said she was misled about this being a nonpartisan celebration.
Almost all the musical performers have dropped out.
The lineup for the Trump-aligned Great American State Fair on the National Mall is shrinking.
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…
The Poison rocker and The Commodores are the latest acts to leave the lineup for the upcoming Great American State Fair on the National Mall amid political backlash.
Musical artists' cancellations from a Donald Trump-linked U.S. celebration in Washington continue the Republican president’s tense history with the entertainment industry
Músicos como Martina McBride, Bret Michaels y Young MC han abandonado el Great American State Fair, organizado por aliados del presidente republicano
Trump acknowledged artists were getting “the yips” after most performers slated to play at the “Great American State Fair” dropped out this week.
AP: The Great American State Fair is a series of concerts, exhibits, tributes, and other programmes scheduled to take place June 25 to July 10 on Washington’s National Mall. It…
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 offered to perform at his upcoming Freedom 250 concert as scheduled artists continued to drop out.
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…
An upcoming celebration of America's 250th anniversary, called "The Great American State Fair," has faced challenges as several musical guests backed out due to its connections to…