{"id":2462723,"date":"2026-06-16T20:21:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2462723"},"modified":"2026-06-16T20:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:21:35","slug":"at-least-five-musical-acts-have-dropped-out-of-d-c-s-freedom-250-concerts-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/at-least-five-musical-acts-have-dropped-out-of-d-c-s-freedom-250-concerts-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"At least five musical acts have dropped out of D.C.&#8217;s Freedom 250 concerts : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<p>At least five musical acts have dropped out of the Freedom 250 concerts planned for next month on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The musicians say that the White House&#8217;s plans to celebrate America&#8217;s 250th birthday are not what they signed up for.<\/p>\n<p>Country singer Martina McBride is pulling out of this summer&#8217;s Great American State Fair. On <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DY5s4J5qPRj\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Instagram<\/u><\/a>, she said she was presented with an opportunity to perform at a non-partisan celebration of all 50 states, but that turned out to be misleading.<\/p>\n<p>Rap artist Young MC says he also won&#8217;t be performing, writing on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/youngmc89\/posts\/pfbid0t3NPipyJtbW8NG5WQUZFFuKGSBCzsLWrWWKzZEdgBjfJiccp7Trnrx6sW95PLsaXl\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Facebook<\/u><\/a> that the artists were never told about any political involvement.<\/p>\n<p>A Freedom 250 spokesperson said in a statement the event is nonpartisan.<\/p>\n<p>Rock band Poison&#8217;s Bret Michaels is also backing out, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bretmichaels.com\/statement-regarding-washington-d-c-event\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>writing online<\/u><\/a> that the event evolved into something divisive and he&#8217;s worried about safety.<\/p>\n<p>Soul band the Commodores and funk artist Morris Day and The Time have also canceled their performances.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story was taken from an audio report by NPR&#8217;s Kristin Wright.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP FEATURED AREA\" ID=\"RESG-S1-124801-100\" ROLE=\"FEATURED\" ARIA-LABEL=\"FEATURED\" --><\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.npr.org \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least five musical acts have dropped out of the Freedom 250 concerts planned for next month on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The musicians say that the White House&#8217;s plans to celebrate America&#8217;s 250th birthday are not what they signed up for. 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