Overview
- The event’s public lineup, published Wednesday, lists shows from June 25 to July 10 and has prompted several high-profile acts to pull out, citing the series’ political charge.
- Fabrice “Fab” Morvan said he will perform and told Consequence he wants to “entertain and unite,” positioning himself against the artists who withdrew.
- Performers who have canceled include The Commodores, Martina McBride and Bret Michaels, with Michaels saying the billed celebration had become “something much more divisive.”
- Some billed artists such as Vanilla Ice and Flo Rida remain listed to play, and the concerts are organized by a self-described nonprofit created for the anniversary festivities.
- The planned appearance has reignited the long-running Milli Vanilli controversy: the group’s 1990 Grammy was revoked after it emerged Morvan and Rob Pilatus did not sing on recordings, and the session singers posted on X to distance themselves from Morvan’s Washington appearance.