The host, musician Chuck Redd, decided to call off the event after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the historic performance venue.

The board of the Kennedy Center, decided last week to add US President Donald Trump’s name to the institution. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Democratic US Representative Joyce Beatty has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove President Donald Trump's name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Last week, the board of the Kennedy Center - which Trump filled with allies - voted to rename the performing arts centre the Trump-Kennedy Center.