The singer-songwriter resigned after President Donald Trump’s takeover of the D.C. arts center. Now he’s explaining why.

After announcing his resignation as the first-ever artistic adviser to the National Symphony Orchestra in February, just one ...

Ben Folds drops brand-new album recorded live at the Kennedy Center in Washington before Trump seized it and Folds resigned ...

Folds made his first public appearance in DC since stepping down to promote a new album featuring the National Symphony ...

Singer-songwriter Ben Folds, who quit his role at the Kennedy Center after Trump’s takeover, slammed new MAGA director ...

The release of 'Ben Folds Live with the National Symphony Orchestra' follows his resignation as the NSO's artistic advisor in ...

Ben Folds did not go quietly.When the Trump-installed leadership swept into the Kennedy Center like a cultural wrecking ball, ...

July 4, 2025 Folds spoke to our John Doran about his departure from the Kennedy Center while marking the release of his new album which was recorded there. French police puncture migrant boats at sea ...

Winston-Salem native Ben Folds said on a social media post Wednesday that he is ending his ties with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after learning that President Donald Trump ...

Ben Folds was the artistic advisor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center before quitting when Donald Trump ...

Ben Folds has released a new live album recorded with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC ...