After prominent artists pulled out of a series of planned concerts celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary, President Donald Trump said he was considering canceling the musical performances and giving a speech himself instead.

What if there was a concert celebrating America’s 250th anniversary and none of the artists showed up? That’s one of the possibilities that Freedom 250, a public-private partnership created by the Trump administration,

President Trump expressed frustration with musicians dropping out of his "Freedom 250" concert series, floating the idea of replacing all of them with himself.

Martina McBride, Morris Day, the Commodores and Young MC have all announced they will not perform at “The Great American State Fair” on Washington's National Mall

As Kris Kristofferson might have put it, “Freedom 250” is just another word for a festival with very few acts left to lose. As of Friday morning, five out of nine artists announced roughly 48 hours earlier for the “Freedom 250” concerts on the National Lawn in Washington,

Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 celebration has lost two-thirds of its musical acts after another artist dropped out over the president’s ties to the event. Nine acts, including country star Martina McBride,

After an initial announcement of nine headliners for the upcoming “Freedom 250” concert series, more than half of the artists have pulled out and stated they will not be performing. “The Great American State Fair” is a series of concerts,

President Donald Trump's planned celebration of the nation's 250th birthday was dealt a crippling blow as the headliner of a planned concert became the latest to pull out. Country star Martina McBride scrapped plans to lead the Great American State Fair,