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

Ben Folds released a defiant live album with the National Symphony Orchestra, months after he resigned due to Trump taking ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

The record opens with “But Wait, There’s More,” a track that manages to be both searingly sardonic and spiritually hopeful—a ...

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

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 ...

The president’s attendance was meant as a fundraiser for the cash-strapped arts center, which has seen a decline in ticket sales since he took control.

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