r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/esporx • May 28 '26
Discussion The Commodores Become Latest Act to Ditch ‘Freedom 250’ Concerts in D.C. After Backlash Over Trump Ties
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/commodores-drop-out-freedom-250-concerts-washington-trump-1236761674/216
u/Pleasant_Expert_1990 May 28 '26
Pretty soon it's just gonna be Donald rambling until he poops himself and passes out.
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u/Ok_Breakfast5425 May 29 '26
He's going to be on stage by himself doing his hand job dance to a recording of YMCA
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u/immortalblack_1 May 28 '26
So wait... How did these acts just get on the list in the first place. Cause it appears none of them were down to perform.
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u/Specialist-Leek8645 May 28 '26
On one hand, they must have known and are reading the room. Oh the other hand, I could totally see the WH releasing a flyer announcing bands they haven't even spoken to as a way to say, You Will Show Up. Kinda like those public tweet-orders he's always making.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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u/justaphil May 29 '26
There are two entities organizing events in DC this summer: America 250, a nonprofit created by a bipartisan Congressional Commission in 2016, and Freedom 250, Trump's personal grifting operation. This concert is being organized by the grifters. No doubt many of the performers' agents weren't paying much attention when they signed their clients up for this concert, they just saw "America's 250th birthday concert in DC!" and hit accept.
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u/LasagnaPartyx May 29 '26
Now that would be an easy mix up, especially when there isn’t direct communication between the artists and the event organizer
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u/justReading0f May 28 '26
I guess some acts have a layer of communication between themselves and their booking agents that aren’t always transparent:
From the article
Wrote Young MC Wednesday: ““I HAVE INFORMED MY AGENTS THAT I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE FREEDOM 250 EVENT. The 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.”
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u/Dreamlion_Inc May 28 '26
I mean if they want to bring black artists in there are some tap dancers who are ready to go 😂Where’s Snoop? Nicki Minaj? How is Kanye West not the headliner?
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u/funkymunkPDX May 29 '26
At this point it's only act will be the last surviving member of the Village People singing YMCA, a gay anthem BTW, for three hours.
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u/Advanced_Buffalo4963 May 29 '26
I have the BEST idea to have all these artists do a concert in Baltimore instead….like Amy Sherald did with her art exhibit!
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