Multiple artists listed for America 250 event on National Mall deny involvement [View all]
Source: The Hill
05/28/26 10:11 AM ET
Multiple artists listed as entertainers for a massive bash slated for next month on the National Mall to celebrate America’s 250th birthday have pushed back on reports of their participation. Young MC, Morris Day and the Time, and the C+C Music Factory each shared statements online announcing they will not perform at the “Great American State Fair” in Washington.
“I HAVE INFORMED MY AGENTS THAT I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE FREEDOM 250 EVENT,” Young MC wrote in a Facebook post. “The artists were never told about any political involvement with the event.”. “And despite the claims by the organizers that the event is non-partisan, SPIN magazine describes it as ‘Trump-backed’. I hope to perform in D.C. in the near future at an event that is not so politically charged,” he added.
Other artists shared similar sentiments. In a profane Instagram post, C+C Music Factory vocalist Freedom Williams, said he also told his agent to pull him from the bash after not being informed of its political ties. “He didn’t mention Trump. I’m getting all these texts, ‘We’re going to cancel C+C Music Factory, this is going to be a terrible show,’” Williams said in the video post.
“So I told my agent, yeah, no, I ain’t good to do that. … I don’t f— with Trump. I don’t give a f— about Trump. I know the type of f—ing anarchy he creates. But the day I let you motherf—–s tell me what to do, is the day I die,” he added. Morris Day and the Time also declined to perform. “Contrary To Rumor, Morris Day & The Time Will Not Be Performing At The ‘GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR,’” the artist wrote in a Wednesday graphic posted to Facebook. In the caption, the artist added, “It’s a No For Me.”
Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5899114-america-250-bash-trump-artists-decline-to-participate/
Saw the GD threads and glad the C+C Music Factory said "Awww hell no!" in cruder terms.
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