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

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

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