Kennedy Center Seeks $1 Million After Musician Cancels Over Trump Name Addition

'Can't stand on that stage': More artists are canceling Kennedy Center shows due to Trump

After President Donald Trump put his name on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a growing number of artists have been calling off their performances — even to their own financial detriment.The New York Times reported Monday that the Kennedy Center is seeing an exodus of acts from its 2026 schedule after the president had his name affixed above Kennedy's on the front of the building. Jazz group The Cookers pulled out of a planned…

Ric Grenell Throws Tantrum Over Canceled Kennedy Center Concert, Other Acts Quickly Cancel As Well To Spite Him

In today’s edition of Sure you are, you rat-faced weasel dick, we honor feral Trump partisan Ric Grenell. Again.Grenell’s award-winning performance on this occasion? A Chernobyl-level meltdown over musician Chuck Redd cancelling his annual Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center at the last minute in protest of Donald Trump renaming the building, currently sinking into cultural irrelevance under Grenell’s direction, after himself.Not ye…

‘South Park’ Alum Trolls Trump’s Takeover Of The Kennedy Center, Snags Donald’s Domains For Renamed Institution

Joke’s on them! Months before the Kennedy Center was officially renamed for Trump, a political satire writer quietly snapped up internet domain names tied to the controversial rebrand, effectively beating the administration to the digital punch. Source: Taylor Hill / Getty As previously reported, the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees voted on Dec. 18 to rename the institution the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the P…

‘South Park’ comedian snags Trump-Kennedy Center website domains

A comedian known for his voice-over acting and writing for “South Park” purchased domain names that could’ve been used for President Donald Trump’s rebranding of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.

'South Park' Alum Trolls Trump's Takeover Of The Kennedy Center, Snags Donald's Domains For Renamed Institution

Joke’s on them! Months before the Kennedy Center was officially renamed for Trump, a political satire writer quietly snapped up internet domain names tied to the controversial rebrand, effectively beating the administration to the digital punch. Source: Taylor Hill / Getty As previously reported, the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees voted on Dec. 18 to rename the institution the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the P…

Trump's gay Kennedy Center president demands $1M from performer who canceled Christmas Eve show

Richard Grenell, the out Kennedy Center president, is demanding a jazz musician pay up for canceling an annual free Christmas Eve performance after Donald Trump added his name to the center. “Your decision to withdraw at the last moment—explicitly in response to the Center’s recent renaming, which honors President Trump’s extraordinary efforts to save this national treasure—is classic intolerance and very costly to a non-profit Arts institution,…