Since Donald Trump resumed presidential power in January 2025, one American institution in particular has seen a great many changes under his rule: The Kennedy Center.
After becoming the only POTUS to ever skip the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony multiple times during his first White House term (2016-2020) — and the first to ever do so without urgent international travel or crisis necessitating it — Trump has taken a special interest in the historic venue in his second term. Shortly after his second inauguration, he got to work overhauling the center’s board, firing many of the members and replacing them with his own Republican picks. The billionaire businessman also appointed himself as its new chairman, making him the first president to assume the role.
Under Trump’s direction, the Kennedy Center experienced a number of programming changes. Notably, one of the first things the new board did was cancel a scheduled Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington concert in February 2025.
But the twice-impeached politician wasn’t done embedding himself in the organization just yet. In December 2025, the Trump administration claimed that the board had “unanimously” voted to change the name of the institution to “The Trump-Kennedy Center,” with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt writing on X that it was due to the “unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building.”
Trump told reporters shortly afterward, “This was brought up by one of the very distinguished board members, and they voted on it … I was very honored.”
The Kennedy Center was founded in 1971 to both memorialize President John F. Kennedy and serve as a dynamic hub for fine arts and culture — both of which, many creatives would argue, are inherently political. And in response to the polarizing president’s actions, many artists have pulled out of planned performances at the venue in Washington, D.C. — including renowned instrumentalists, composers and even Broadway stars — to protest Trump’s controversial politics.
As people continue expressing their opposition to the president’s Kennedy Center leadership with each new administrative development, Billboard is keeping track of it all. See a list of musicians who have canceled appearances at the institution below.
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