Artists Withdraw From Semiquincentennial Concerts

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It’s not the first time Trump has caused backlash from the artistic community. Several artists, including Sabrina Carpenter, have previously pushed back against the Administration’s use of their songs to advance its political agenda on social media.

Country singer-songwriter Martina McBride, in a Thursday social media post, said she was “presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading.” She added that in the lead-up, she asked several questions and was assured by organizers of nonpartisanship, but that “yesterday things started changing and what we were told is, in fact, not what is happening.” 

McBride’s performance was originally scheduled for June 25, but she said fans reached out to her after being publicly revealed in the line-up. “I’ve spent my entire career singing songs about real people with real issues,” she added. “It greatly upsets me that any fan who has been moved by my music may now feel like I’m abandoning the meaning behind those songs. I assure you, that is not the case.”