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Performers keep dropping out of the Trump-linked Freedom 250 concert series

Six of nine announced artists have now dropped out.

Axios

Who has the better concert lineup, a state fair or Trump’s 250th America birthday bash?

Trump says he’s canceling the whole thing and bringing in Lee Greenwood for his ‘Great American State Fair.’ Here’s what you’ll find at actual state fairs

The Independent UK

Great American meltdown: Trump’s Freedom 250 concerts are collapsing while the project rakes in taxpayer dough

IN FOCUS: The president wants heads to roll after artists dropped out. Now he might headline America’s birthday party, Alex Woodward and Andrew Feinberg report

The Independent UK

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John Oliver roasts Trump’s Freedom 250 lineup as artists continue to drop out: ‘People you haven’t thought about since 2009’

Artists like Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, and the Commodores have all dropped out of the series in the last week

The Independent UK

Trump's Freedom 250 Lineup Implodes as Artists Flee and Critics Taunt Erika Kirk to 'Save' the Show

Acts are abandoning Donald Trump's Freedom 250 Great American State Fair amid claims they were misled about its political nature, while social media users taunt organisers by urging Erika Kirk and Lara Trump to 'save' the show.

International Business Times UK

Martina McBride, the Commodores, and Morris Day All Pull Out of Trump's Freedom 250 Concert

Several major artists, including Martina McBride, The Commodores, and Morris Day, have withdrawn from the Freedom 250 concert series amid claims they were unaware of its political ties.

International Business Times UK

Disaster line-up: More artists flee from Trump-linked ‘Freedom 250’ concert

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 festival’s links to Donald Trump. Two more acts have announced they won’t be participating...

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Artists back out of concerts for US 250th anniversary

NEW YORK - Two of the nine artists who were announced as headliners for a concert series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States have publicly backed out of the event, a day after the lineup was released.

Bangkok Post

Musical acts back out of performing at Trump-affiliated concert series

Morris Day, Young MC and others balk at appearing at US’s 250th anniversary events organized by administration

The Guardian - US

'My Agent Didn't Mention Trump': List of Music Stars Pulling Out Of Freedom 250

The Great American State Fair faces artist cancellations after revelations of its ties to President Trump, causing controversy and disrupting the event's musical lineup.

International Business Times UK

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