A year into his second term, President Donald Trump is continuing his aggressive takeover of the newly named Trump-Kennedy Center for the Arts. Beyond adding his own name to the storied performance ...

“Performing there has become charged and political,” the 18-time Grammy winner said. By Emmanuel Morgan The celebrated banjo player Béla Fleck announced on Tuesday that he had withdrawn from three ...

In an Instagram post shared on Tuesday, Jan. 6, the 18-time Grammy-winning banjo player wrote in a statement that "performing there has become charged and political" Fleck was scheduled to perform ...

Banjoist Béla Fleck canceled his upcoming shows with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. Fleck stated the venue has become "charged and political" since President Trump became ...

The center's controversial president also said his X account had been hacked after he first posted claims that the breakup was their idea. In a statement probably anyone could have seen coming, ...

The Washington National Opera will stop performing at the former John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the first time since 1971, following the venue's controversial name change. The ...

An acclaimed jazz band has canceled its New Year's Eve performance at the Trump-Kennedy Center following the renaming of the institution. Though the Cookers did not provide a reason, the band said the ...

The Washington National Opera announced Friday that it will move performances away from the Kennedy Center in another high-profile departure following President Trump's takeover of the U.S. capital's ...

Béla Fleck performs at Joy Theater in New Orleans (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Banjo player Béla Fleck has withdrawn from three dates at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ...

The Washington National Opera announced Friday that it was parting ways with the Kennedy Center after 55 years at the once-venerated and now-controversial performing arts venue. In a statement to ...

The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term. By Adam Nagourney The Washington National ...

Hey, look: The Kennedy Center would like everybody to know that it broke up with the Washington National Opera, and not the other way around. The Kennedy Center—sorry, that’s The Donald J. Trump And ...