Low Cut Connie got a career boost with the attention that accompanied President Barack Obama putting the Philly band’s “Boozophilia” on his first-ever Summer Playlist. Adam Weiner, the Low Cut Connie band leader and unabashed over-the-top showman,

American folk musician Rhiannon Giddens has confirmed that she’s cancelled an upcoming show at the Kennedy Center in Washington in protest at its “change in programming direction”. Her statement comes after US President Donald Trump dismissed a number of board members and replaced them with those who are sympathetic to his views on what should and shouldn’t be performed at the prestigious venue.

Award-winning singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens announced on Tuesday she is canceling her May performance at the Kennedy Center, the latest artist to seek distance from the institution in the wake of President Trump’s takeover.