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 ...

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, ...

Sitting at the keyboard between tunes Thursday evening, one Ben paraphrased another. “It’s a pops orchestra, if you can keep ...

Singer-songwriter Ben Folds, who quit his role at the Kennedy Center after Trump’s takeover, slammed new MAGA director Richard Grenell for “throwing little hissy fits” and airing political “grievances ...

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 ...

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In addition to streaming from multiple DSPs, physical copies of Ben Folds Live with the National Symphony Orchestra are available, including signed CDs and a range of vinyl presses.On July 10 at 8 ...