{"id":2607789,"date":"2026-05-28T11:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-single-modern-celeb-could-be-bothered-to-perform-for-america-250\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:12:46","slug":"not-a-single-modern-celeb-could-be-bothered-to-perform-for-america-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-single-modern-celeb-could-be-bothered-to-perform-for-america-250\/","title":{"rendered":"No Modern Celebs Could Be Bothered To Perform For America 250"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnot-a-single-modern-celeb-could-be-bothered-to-perform-for-america-250%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607789&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Freedom 250 unveiled its featured lineup for \u201cThe Great American State Fair\u201d on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., meant to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday, and the post argues the booking is underwhelming and politically motivated.It highlights a roster including acts like Martina McBride, Young MC, C+C Music Factory, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli (part of the duo), and the Commodores, while criticizing odd gaps\/partial lineups (e.g., \u201cCommodores\u201d without Lionel Richie, \u201cBret Michaels\u201d without Poison, and \u201c1\/2 of Milli Vanilli\u201d) and the general mediocrity implied by \u201cand manny more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes that within 24 hours of the announcement, performers including morris Day &#038; The Time and Young MC said they would not appear-Young MC citing the event\u2019s \u201cpolitically charged\u201d nature. It describes Freedom 250 as a government-linked public-private partnership coordinating with White house and federal entities, arguing that given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-backed-student-group-pressures-cornell-on-educational-partnership\/\" title=\"China-Backed Student Group Pressures Cornell on Educational Partnership\">official backing<\/a>, the result is an embarrassing lack of mainstream, modern celebrity participation.<\/p>\n<p>From there, the piece shifts into broader cultural commentary: it claims today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >entertainment establishment largely avoids patriotic events<\/a>, asserting that left-leaning or politically cautious celebrities won\u2019t perform on the National Mall due to partisan backlash. It argues rather that the administration should have pursued conservative or lesser-known but talented artists. The author frames this as evidence of a deep divide between average Americans seeking patriotic party and media\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-gender-prof-covid-revealed-the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality\/\" title=\"CA Gender Prof: COVID Revealed The \u2018Tragedy Of Heterosexuality\u2019\">pop culture<\/a> producers who allegedly distrust or dislike the country-ending with the claim that America 250 is a missed opportunity that should not be celebrated with \u201ca whimper\u201d but with major enthusiasm.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Freedom 250 revealed its lineup of featured performers for The Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday, and it\u2019s \u2026 interesting to say the least.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>JUST ANNOUNCED: The lineup for The Great American State Fair is here \u2014 and it\u2019s bringing the hits. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfb6 <\/p>\n<p>Martina McBride, Young MC, C+C Music Factory, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, The Commodores, Morris Day &#038; The Time, Flo Rida, Bret Michaels \u2026and many more.<\/p>\n<p>16 days. 56 states\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DJdypWJl3P\">pic.twitter.com\/DJdypWJl3P<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Freedom250\/status\/2059658221858553928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The lineup includes a Lionel Richie-less Commodores, a Poison-less Bret Michaels, a guy with one song to his name, the state of Florida, and 1\/2 of Milli Vanilli. Martina McBride is good, I guess.<\/p>\n<p>For some reason, the promise at the bottom of the flier \u2014  \u201cand many more!\u201d \u2014 does not inspire much confidence.<\/p>\n<p>To top it off, within 24 hours of the announcement, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/2059753072839004209?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morris Day and The Time<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MacFarlaneNews\/status\/2059954386957160801?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Young MC<\/a>, announced that they would not be performing after all, with Young MC specifically citing the \u201cpolitically charged\u201d nature of the event. <\/p>\n<p>Just in case you thought that this might just be a rinky-dink sideshow to the real, government-sponsored celebration, no, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/initiatives\/freedom-250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freedom 250<\/a> is the official public-private partnership working with the White House Task Force 250 and other federal entities to coordinate the festivities. And this is the best they could come up with.<\/p>\n<p>While I\u2019m sure there are some who are excited to hear their billionth playback of \u201cIce, Ice Baby\u201d or watch Milli or Vanilli <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biography.com\/musicians\/milli-vanilli-lip-sync-scandal?utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=mgu_ga_bio_md_pmx_prog_mix_us_23737218655&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gad_campaignid=23727372909&#038;gbraid=0AAAAApTwOX3r6-EHfxeJ475BBfYFoWFSK&#038;gclid=CjwKCAjwrNrQBhBjEiwAoR4VO_GB8CG-EacH5jG_y0I0d1EgPTavo3u8ea0lKmr5766w3cU4OrzYkRoCZJwQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lip sync<\/a>, it doesn\u2019t take a music critic to recognize that the music industry is not sending its best to this event.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than get some washed-up has-beens who haven\u2019t been relevant in years, they could make the effort of getting some unknown artists who actually have conservative principles and real talent. They\u2019re everywhere in Nashville. You can find them in any bar on Broadway or Music Row. <\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of talented conservative performers who may not have the name recognition but are nonetheless itching at the chance to show their talent on a national stage and honor their country. If big-name celebrities aren\u2019t willing to honor our country, then the Trump administration should have made the effort to find normal people who would and show off the homegrown talent that abounds in America.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s slightly concerning that they couldn\u2019t even get an old reliable like Lee Greenwood or Kid Rock to headline, but, more importantly, it\u2019s a national embarrassment that not a single modern, mainstream celebrity can be bothered to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s America 250. A-list, relevant celebrities should be falling over themselves to perform at this event, and they would be if a Democrat were president, assuming (and that\u2019s a big assumption) a Democrat would hold a celebration at all.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s all about politics. No chart-topping star with leftist bona fides (i.e. virtually all of them) would be caught dead performing on the National Mall because \u201cOrange Man Bad,\u201d regardless of the significance of the event. Even the very few moderates or closet conservatives likely won\u2019t take the risk of performing for the American people because they fear professional retaliation, simply because a Republican who has a mandate from the voters sits in the White House. The brand managers for these celebrities will no doubt post obligatory patriotic platitudes on Independence Day, but they\u2019ll either point to America\u2019s diversity as its strength or contain all the sincerity of Mike Pence\u2019s latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2026\/05\/the-next-generation-of-conservative-leaders-must-embrace-civility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Review article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is, we have a large subsection of the population, including the vast majority of those who occupy the highest levels of entertainment and the media \u2014 institutions which play a vital role in molding our country\u2019s perception of itself \u2014 who despise this nation and rue its impending birthday.<\/p>\n<p>This sharp of a patriotic split between the American people, who by all accounts are excited to go all out on this extra special 4th of July, and the people who produce this country\u2019s pop culture cannot stand. There has to be a reckoning between the American people who cry out for patriotic content and a media-entertainment complex that does everything in its power to demonize the United States. It can\u2019t go on like this. Either patriots take back the culture, or the current pop culture regime will destroy the social fabric of the country. There are no other options.<\/p>\n<p>Casinos in <a href=\"https:\/\/beaurivage.mgmresorts.com\/en\/entertainment\/headliners.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biloxi, Mississippi<\/a>, have better performers on a random weekend than the event to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday does. Just let how insane that is sink in. It\u2019s a stark reminder of how far we\u2019ve fallen as a civilization.<\/p>\n<p>The celebrations for the Bicentennial in 1976 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sTomfl2wxP0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">look like<\/a> they come from a different country, and in many ways, they do. Just look at this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lWk8e0xUu7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coca-Cola ad<\/a> from 1976 that you would never see today. Those days of easy Americanism, when patriotism and civic pride could be taken for granted, are long gone. Even though the economy was sluggish, we had just extricated ourselves from a defeat in Vietnam, and the public was reeling from the Watergate Scandal, America came together and put on a massive, inspiring show to mark its second century.<\/p>\n<p>The near-complete disregard for the upcoming celebration by the left and the up to this point lackluster preparation by the administration reflects the apathy and disgust many of our citizens feel for the nation at this moment. The America 250 celebrations are a chance to reverse that trend, to remind us why America is great and why patriotism is a necessary good for our nation. In this precarious political moment we find ourselves in, we can\u2019t let this milestone pass us by with a whimper instead of a bang. If we fail to honor our history and can\u2019t manage to pull out all the stops to make this an unforgettable 4th of July, it might be a bellwether for where the country as a whole is headed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Hayden Daniel is a staff editor at The Federalist. He previously worked as an editor at The Daily Wire and as deputy editor\/opinion editor at The Daily Caller. He received his B.A. in European History from Washington and Lee University with minors in Philosophy and Classics. Follow him on Twitter at @HaydenWDaniel<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freedom 250\u2019s Great American State Fair lineup is out-minus major stars, and it\u2019s\u2026 awkward. 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