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Morris Day and Young MC nope out of Trump-linked festival

Boing Boing·Jason Weisberger·5 days ago
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Continuing to bust moves, Young MC has joined Morris Day in walking away from Trump's big MAGA-palooza. The Trump-linked Freedom 250 festival, part of the planned Great American State Fair on the National Mall, is already shedding performers. However, after his name appeared on promotional material, Day took to social media to say, "Contrary to rumor: Morris Day & The Time will not be performing at the Great American State Fair." … Day's disavowal was  followed closely  by Young MC, the rap star behind "Bust a Move," who had also been featured in promotional images for the event. "I HAVE INFORMED MY AGENTS THAT I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE FREEDOM 250 EVENT," wrote Young MC on Facebook. "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.…

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