The Trump-appointed board has voted to close the Kennedy Center for renovations, pending a judge’s approval, and to add the president’s name to the exterior below John F. Kennedy’s.
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The Trump-appointed board has voted to close the Kennedy Center for renovations, pending a judge’s approval, and to add the president’s name to the exterior below John F. Kennedy’s.
After a Team Trump post taunted the singer, Swift moved to disable the audio, leveraging full control over her masters and publishing.
The musician and former artistic advisor said the institution’s apolitical mission has been dismantled, describing a “hyper-politicized environment” where artists are caught between extremes.
A federal panel found no proof of irreparable harm, calling fundraising fears unsupported. The ruling keeps Trump’s name off the venue while the broader appeal continues.
Trump’s financial disclosure lays bare the earnings from a critically condemned Melania film and meme-coin empire, drawing a straight line between political office and personal profit.
The rapper remained on the bill after nearly every other act withdrew, but the stage never went live.
The Leonard Cohen estate has publicly stated it does not support or approve of the song’s performance at the June 24 rally, after a planned concert lineup collapsed over organizers’ ties to Trump.
Mike “Blöthar The Berserker” Bishop says decades of staging presidential executions only prompted a federal response after they targeted Donald Trump.
The name of former President Donald Trump has been removed from the Kennedy Center after a judge ruled the addition illegal, reversing a controversial rebranding that sparked artist boycotts and legal battles.
The lawsuit, filed after Chuck Redd pulled out of a Christmas concert following the name change to include Donald Trump, was thrown out for lack of a signed contract.
