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Bret Michaels, Martina McBride and other acts have pulled out of President Trump’s Freedom 250 concert series on the National Mall, leaving the lineup dwindling amid political backlash and safety concerns ahead of the Washington, D.C. event.
Martina McBride is the latest artist to drop out of the Freedom 250 celebration after saying the event was pitched as nonpartisan but turned out not to be. She announced on Instagram she will not perform at the Great American State Fair on June 25, explaining she was assured the event would celebrate all 50 states and bring people together, but that portrayal was misleading. Other performers including Morris Day, Young MC, The Commodores and Milli Vanilli have also pulled out of the June 25–July 10 event on the National Mall. Freedom 250 is a Trump administration–backed effort to mark the United States' 250th anniversary; a spokesperson says the focus remains on celebrating history and uniting Americans, with more performers to be announced.
Martina McBride became the fourth artist to withdraw from the Freedom 250 concerts in Washington, D.C., saying the event’s nonpartisan framing was misleading amid backlash over ties to Donald Trump; other performers (Morris Day, Young MC, Commodores) have also pulled out, while Vanilla Ice remains on the bill as organizers promote the celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States.
Martina McBride announced she would not perform at the Great American State Fair’s Freedom 250 concert after learning the lineup was tied to a Trump-backed initiative and deemed partisan; she said it was marketed as nonpartisan and about celebrating all 50 states, but the backlash and questions from fans led her to withdraw, joining other artists who questioned the event’s partisan nature and emphasizing music’s role in uniting people.
Kellie Pickler returned to the American Idol stage for the 20th reunion of the 2006 cast, performing Martina McBride's 'A Broken Wing' with Hannah Harper; the appearance comes three years after her husband Kyle Jacobs died by suicide in 2023, and judges praised their blend, with Pickler largely keeping a low profile since the tragedy and last performing publicly in a 2024 Patsy Cline tribute.