Trump And Popular Music

The Kennedy Center has begun removing Donald Trump's name from its Washington, D.C. facade after a federal appeals court rejected a last-minute effort to preserve the controversial rebranding of America's premier performing arts institution.

Donald Trump received a loud and sustained chorus of boos from New York Knicks fans at Madison Square Garden on Monday night (Tuesday AEST) as the U.S. President attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. The moment unfolded before a sold-out crowd that included some of the biggest names in music, film, television and sport, turning one of basketball's biggest nights into a collision of politics, celebrity culture and championship sport.

Donald Trump's decision to walk out of a Meet The Press interview with NBC journalist Kristen Welker has become the latest chapter in a remarkable week of clashes between the US President and members of the American press corps, particularly female journalists who have refused to abandon difficult questions despite repeated personal attacks.

The Trump White House's decision to publicly label independent commentators including Brian Tyler Cohen and David Pakman as “media offenders” has reignited debate over free speech, press freedom and the role of government in scrutinising media criticism.

CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins has become one of the most recognisable faces in American political reporting after a fresh series of public attacks from Trump highlighted her role as one of the few reporters consistently challenging the US President in real time.

Ben Folds has warned that the United States' National Symphony Orchestra could cease to exist if urgent action is not taken to address the fallout from the ongoing upheaval at Washington D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Freedom 250's star-studded concert series has unravelled weeks before launch, with multiple artists withdrawing from the Trump-linked event and an unlikely figure, veteran booking agent Jeff Epstein, becoming part of the story.