CNN reached out to representatives for all of the artists who were slated to perform. Many declined to comment or didn’t respond.
lol.
Hey Mr. 1990 One-hit-wonder, CNN's on the phone asking for an interview. "Uh, I'm not here."
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The infamous pop duo Milli Vanilli, also announced as part of the lineup, is in a somewhat strange position. The group won a best new artist Grammy in 1990 before it was revealed that frontmen Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus had not sung on the recordings credited to them. Jodie Rocco, one of the artists who provided the real vocals for the group and who performs with other singers from the sessions under the name “The Real Milli Vanilli,” told the AP that she was “shocked” that Milli Vanilli was a listed act. Pilatus died in 1998. Morvan, however, is still expected to perform at the Great American State Fair — with his own voice.
Shit, Rob's story is pretty tragic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Pilatus
If the democrats had a smart bone left, they could have organized their own 250 festivities. I don't think they had the same kind of problem to get artists for that.
The announced concert lineup was heavily tilted toward legacy acts like Morris Day and Vanilla Ice, and many of them share the same booking agent in Jeff Epstein of Universal Attractions. Epstein did not respond to repeat requests for comment.
You have GOT to be shitting me.
https://lite.cnn.com/2026/05/29/entertainment/trump-250th-concert-artists-drop-out-cec
In an interview with TMZ published on Friday, Vanilla Ice said that he did not think the concert should be “any political thing,” adding, “I don’t even vote, so I don’t even care.”
The rapper, who has appeared at a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, said he would be happy to perform for anyone.
“You play for your fans,” he said. “And I’ll go play for Putin, and I’ll play in Iran if you want. It don’t matter.”
Vanilla Ice continuing to be just unbelievably cringe.
There's ICE in his name. What did you expect?
His name is likely why he gets these MAGA gigs in the first place . . .
Vanilla Ice continuing to be just unbelievably cringe.
Even when they're LIVE they sound pre-recorded. Is that their "style"? Why go see them live, buy the CD.
Apparently 5 of 9 musical acts have cancelled, stating generally that they were misled regarding the nature of the event. Enormous thanks to the artists who have cancelled, from your old fans and new fans worldwide!!
"After the lineup for the concerts was announced, the hip-hop artist Young MC said he would not perform, adding that “artists were never told about any political involvement with the event.” The funk-soul group the Commodores, the rock musician Bret Michaels and Morris Day and the Time also canceled performances.
“Unfortunately, what was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be part of,” Mr. Michaels, the frontman of the rock group Poison, wrote on social media."
He wants to headline and do his own rally.
That's too active. Dude goes up stairs huffing and puffing.
This is more his speed
How much fun would it have been if instead of canceling, they just didn't show up? Great big advertising schemes, tons of hype, and then a great big silence. Legal retaliation is probably the big reason why they're being upfront about it, but I would pay to see Trump getting stood up and embarrassed in the moment instead of having time to re-plan.
I just want to see a sea of red hatted gravy seals pretending to enjoy Flo Rida.
“Cancel it,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding, “We should have a giant MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY, for 250, instead of having overpriced singers, who nobody wants to hear, whose music is boring, and yet who do nothing but complain.”
and yet who do nothing but complain.
Has anyone kept count for how much the tangerine pedophile has whined in his second term?
I vaguely remember the Bicentennial. The special quarters. Parades & fireworks. I know it was in the wake of Vietnam, and I remember MIA flags. I know it was in the middle of the Carter-Ford campaign, but I don't remember it being a Republicans-only kind of thing. Maybe I was just young and naive.
It wasn’t political. We were living in the same country together.
Not like now.
i sorta remember it too. we were in a very small town back then, parade and big block party. the whole town was there. i would guess pretty much every small town from coast-to-coast had something similar.
he never did gaf about the music. all he wants is to be center stage and rant and rage against everything that someone with a million dollars to stuff in his diaper wants him to hate.
What a whiny little bitch he is
I tried to Pay Overpriced Singers NOBODY wants to Hear to play BORING Music at the America 250 Concert!
-SUPER JENIUS Donald Trump!
I’m just about done season 5 of the boys and I just can’t stop seeing everything from that show being relevant with what’s going on in America.
It hurts how campy that show is and yet even though we don’t have literal super heroes we still have garbage homelander.