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John Oliver Rips Into the Questionable Attractions Planned for the Chaotic Freedom 250 Celebration

What was supposed to be a bipartisan celebration has turned into a magnet for controversy.

The Mary Sue

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s IQ test: ‘No president has had to have his brain examined this many times’

Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s cognitive faculties, his failed plans for a concert series and the rise of Spencer Pratt in the California primaries

The Guardian - US

Talent recruiter behind acts in failed Trump 250 concert is named Jeff Epstein

Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel pointed out the coincidence that the talent booker shares the name of Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender whose case has plagued the Trump administration

The Independent UK

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Trump MAGA Festival Chaos: POTUS Compares Himself to Elvis After Artists Quit

Donald Trump has offered to headline the Freedom 250 concert after multiple artists pulled out, shifting a planned nonpartisan July 4 show into a de facto MAGA rally.

International Business Times UK

'That's Got to Hurt a Lot': Trump Mocked After Performers Allegedly Withdraw From Freedom Concert; POTUS Offers to Replace Third-Rate 'Artists'

The Freedom 250 concert, celebrating America's 250th anniversary, faces controversy as performers allegedly withdraw, prompting comedian Bill Maher to mock the event and President Trump to respond.

International Business Times UK

“What was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of”: Bret Michaels is the latest performer to excuse himself from Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

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MusicRadar

Artists back out of concerts for US 250th anniversary

NEW YORK - Two of the nine artists who were announced as headliners for a concert series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States have publicly backed out of the event, a day after the lineup was released.

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Musical acts back out of performing at Trump-affiliated concert series

Morris Day, Young MC and others balk at appearing at US’s 250th anniversary events organized by administration

The Guardian - US

'My Agent Didn't Mention Trump': List of Music Stars Pulling Out Of Freedom 250

The Great American State Fair faces artist cancellations after revelations of its ties to President Trump, causing controversy and disrupting the event's musical lineup.

International Business Times UK

Milli Vanilli and Morris Day say they won't perform at Freedom 250's National Mall shows

Milli Vanilli and Morris Day have announced they will not perform at “The Great American State Fair” in Washington's National Mall

The Independent UK

The Trump-backed concert lineup for America’s 250th birthday has a strong 1990s feel

Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair is making 1990 great again with Milli Vanilli, Vanilla Ice and Bret Michaels

The Independent UK

From Buddy Holly to Ariana Grande: six songs that show how technology changes the human voice

Every few years, media comes alive with discussion and debate around the use of technology in pop music, often focused on that most personal of instruments – the human voice.

The Conversation

Kid Rock Mocked by Viewers for Poorly Lip-Synced Set at Turning Point USA’s Rival Super Bowl Halftime Show

He stormed the stage yelling “My name is KIDDDDD ROCKKKKKK” but some viewers joked Kid Rock looked more like Ashlee Simpson and Milli Vanilli

The Fashion Central

Five Great Reads: Chris Hemsworth, Milli Vanilli, and two years with a romance fraudster

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

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Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan on his lip-syncing downfall and Grammys comeback: ‘The truth will set you free’

Three decades after having his Grammy rescinded as part of the notorious duo, he is a nominee once more, for the audiobook of his unflinching memoir. ‘I had to tell my story,’ he says

Louder

"We'd stay up all night drinking, chasing girls, partying – and our pilot was with us. The next morning, he was flying the plane!" The rise, fall and rehabilitation of REO Speedwagon

The rollercoaster story of REO Speedwagon, the AOR band with a rock’n’roll spirit

Louder

“We’d stay up all night drinking, chasing girls, partying – and our pilot was with us. The next morning he was flying the plane!” The rise, fall and rise of AOR superstars REO Speedwagon

The rollercoaster story of REO Speedwagon, the AOR band with a rock’n’roll spirit

The Guardian - UK

Scottish rappers, deaf composers and an AI song called Zygotic Washstands: the biggest hoaxes in pop

Ex-Kraftwerk member Wolfgang Flür was conned into believing he was collaborating with a member of Daft Punk – but it’s far from the first time musicians and audiences have been fooled

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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 1 recap — the blame game

The truth is scratching at the surface after a grizzly double homicide in Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story episode 1 recap.

MusicRadar

“I showed her how to play the song on the guitar. And that was the last time I ever saw Beyonce”: Toby Gad on songwriting for the stars, competing with Dr Luke and being in the dark about Milli Vanilli

“I had to tell Madonna, ‘This is not good. Let's rewrite this again and do this better’... And I survived"

The Guardian - UK

The best podcasts of 2024 so far

From lifting the lid on what really went on at Guantánamo Bay to an investigation of whether Avril Lavigne has died and been replaced by a doppelganger – read on for the finest shows of the year

Top News

Pioneering music producer and Boney M founder, Frank Farian, dies

Frank Farian, the influential electronic music producer and founder of Boney M and Milli Vanilli, has passed away at the age of 82. Learn more about his ca...

The Guardian - UK

Frank Farian: Boney M’s mastermind was one of pop’s greatest oddballs

He never got the reappraisal that Abba did, but with covers of 60s psych, songs about the Troubles and an unerring knack for hooks, the late German songwriter leaves a daring legacy

MusicRadar

“The most succesful German music producer ever”: Frank Farian, creator of Boney M and Milli Vanilli, has died at the age of 82

It’s believed that Farian sold over 850 million records and earned 800 gold and platinum discs

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Kirstie and Phil return to take on the UK’s impossible housing market

Location, Location, Location is back to help home-buyers navigate sky-high housing costs. Plus: quickfire tips on how to rid yourself of bedbugs. Here’s what to watch this evening

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