{"id":2608144,"date":"2026-05-29T05:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-performers-drop-out-of-great-american-state-fair-for-america-250-celebration\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T05:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:10:02","slug":"multiple-performers-drop-out-of-great-american-state-fair-for-america-250-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-performers-drop-out-of-great-american-state-fair-for-america-250-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple performers drop out of Great American State Fair for America 250 celebration"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fmultiple-performers-drop-out-of-great-american-state-fair-for-america-250-celebration%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=2608144&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 class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, a list of nine performers was announced for the Great American State Fair in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a> By Thursday, several had announced they would no longer be participating in the festivities, including the singer scheduled to perform the first night, country singer Martina McBride.\u00a0The fair was part of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\">America 250<\/a> celebration and is scheduled for June 25 to July 10 at the National Mall in the nation\u2019s capital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McBride announced she was no longer performing at the event in a social media post on Thursday night, claiming she was misled about things.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4586381\/abc-objects-unlawful-early-license-renewal-tv-stations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>ABC objects to \u2018unlawful\u2019 early license renewal for television stations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4586093\/bruce-springsteen-pre-election-concert-columbia-maryland\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Springsteen announces pre-election concert near DC during rant against Trump administration<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4585806\/freedom-250-entertainer-lineup-national-mall-fair\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Freedom 250 unveils entertainer lineup for National Mall fair, with some dropping out<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would like to talk to you and clear the air,\u201d McBride <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/martinamcbride\/status\/2060150008045822053?s=46\">said<\/a> in her social media message. \u201cI will not be participating at the Great American State Fair on June 25th. I was presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading. I asked lots of questions and was assured this was a nonpartisan event that was meant to celebrate ALL 50 states. In my mind I thought this was a great way to celebrate the states and also bring people together in the way that only music can. I saw it as just a bigger version of so many state fairs I have performed at over the years, celebrating community and what makes each state special.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ono3zPi54Z\">pic.twitter.com\/Ono3zPi54Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Martina McBride (@martinamcbride) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/martinamcbride\/status\/2060150008045822053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country singer explained that her understanding of the details of the event \u201cchanged\u201d on Wednesday and that she felt she was misled on things when she agreed to the performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSounds fun, right? Wholesome even. Yesterday things started changing and what we were told is, in fact, not what is happening,\u201d McBride said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, she did not elaborate on the information she learned that caused her to change her mind about performing. She was not the only scheduled performer to cancel. C+C Music Factory, Milli Vanilli, Morris Day and the Time, The Commodores, and Young MC, popular musical performers from the 1980s and early 1990s, also announced they would not be performing at the event. Several performers cited the association of Freedom 250, the organization responsible for the Great American State Fair and other festivities for the nation\u2019s semiquincentennial, to President Donald Trump as the reason for canceling their performances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young MC also announced his departure from the program in a social media post, claiming he was never told about \u201cpolitical involvement in the event.\u201d Like McBride, he, too, did not elaborate on his reasoning, and failed to specify what he meant by \u201cpolitical involvement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have informed my agents that I will not be performing at the freedom 250 event,\u201d read <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/youngmc89\/posts\/pfbid02wb1adzbfjoxj1vmrEnUkuzSL46hgjVfaVsX8GBik41VjEyqqnehdKDmvmkeXRmZjl\">Young MC\u2019s Facebook post<\/a>. \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freedom 250 was tasked with leading the planning and organization of the festivities this year. Keith Krauch, the Freedom 250 CEO appointed by Trump, touted the president\u2019s role in developing the organization in a previous statement. He applauded Trump\u2019s leadership in establishing Freedom 250.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4585806\/freedom-250-entertainer-lineup-national-mall-fair\/\"><strong>FREEDOM 250 UNVEILS ENTERTAINER LINEUP FOR NATIONAL MALL FAIR, WITH SOME DROPPING OUT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Donald J. Trump pledged that our nation\u2019s 250th birthday would be celebrated in a way worthy of our history, our values, and our future,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/martina-mcbride-freedom-250-drops-out-washington-concerts-1236761850\/\">said<\/a> Krach. \u201cTo help realize that vision at national scale, he launched Freedom 250 \u2014 the nonpartisan organization created to lead this historic effort. I am grateful to President Trump for the opportunity to execute his vision for Freedom 250. At its core, Freedom 250 is a national movement \u2014 bringing states, businesses, organizations, and citizens together to honor our history, cherish our God-given freedoms, and help build a golden age of opportunity for the next 250 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Friday morning, the only scheduled performer who confirmed his participation was Vanilla Ice, a hip-hop artist whose popularity peaked in the early 1990s with his hit song \u201cIce Ice Baby.\u201d No update was provided regarding the other cancellations, nor have any replacement acts been announced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, a list of nine performers was announced for the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C. By Thursday, several had announced they would no longer be participating in the festivities, including the singer scheduled to perform the first night, country singer Martina McBride.\u00a0The fair was part of the America 250 celebration and is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2608145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSCF2674.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2608144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSCF2674.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2608144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}