This was always going to be a Repuke-fest, and it's hard to believe that the performers and agents didn't realize that.

Freedom Year 252 may be worth celebrating.

but, increasingly - people must come to understand that word from this administration (be it from the highest level, to the lowest staffer/flunky) - simply does not mean anything, and cannot be trusted.

Sorry that Martina had to find this out the hard way ... But - eventually - people are figuring it out.

Wonder why?

How do you get put on that list without you knowing. And who the fuck wants any damn thing to do with anything associated with this regime?

Non partisan -- whatever.

I would fire my booking agent or sue if the administration just used the names without getting a contract.

including the subject of the OP. The poster also said "and 25 others" but presumably the biggest names would have been the ones who got a picture and name shown.

Of the four remaining, it was Vanilla Ice, C+C Music Factory, Bret Michaels, and someone else (I already forget).

So they are absolutely bleeding acts, and that is after booking mostly music industry dregs and detritus to begin with.

Straight out of Squalor Holler. Five members; five teeth. Give ‘em a shot of moonshine and a plug of chawin’ terbacca, and they’ll play all night.

If Trump is going to lean into the trash stereotype, may as well go all the way.

there was a thread earlier - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221265539

Wow! or something

or at least not the way I'm reading it ..

quote: "She added she asked a lot of questions and was assured .. "

🤔

Hmmmm

And that is not my reading of the McBride (whom is the subject of OP) situation, or her statement.

(I think you need to tighten up who - and what - you are arguing against.)

A Broken Wing, and Concrete Angel are all about domestic and child abuse. She was told releasing the songs would end her career but she didn’t waiver. I don’t see her falling for trump’s bs and supporting him.

kidd rock and nugent to be there with vanilla ice and cc

Commodores back out? I was surprised McBride ever agreed to attend.

God, "family values", guns, pickup trucks, American flags, cheap sentimentality, 'try-that-in-a-small-town', etc, etc.

Country music exists so untalented people can have careers, too.

Don't let your prejudice of 'some' (admittedly cringeworthy) content blind you to the whole.

Country has its problems - but then so does rock, rap, trap, R&B, jazz ....