2026-06-01T20:42:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
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在数位艺人退出华盛顿特区由“自由250”组织的系列演唱会后，说唱艺人范尼拉·艾斯表示自己仍将登台演出。他周一对哥伦比亚广播公司新闻称，他愿意为任何人演出，包括俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京或伊朗方面。
这位艺名范尼拉·艾斯的说唱歌手本名罗伯特·范·温克尔，他对哥伦比亚广播公司新闻表示：“对我来说这事简单得像青春痘，根本没什么大不了的。这是美国的生日。”
“两百五十年了。这和政治毫无关系，我不知道他们为什么要把这事政治化，”范·温克尔补充道，他还表示自己“这辈子从未投过票”。
周三阵容公布后，包括莫里斯·戴与时代乐队、扬·MC以及海军准将合唱团在内的数位艺人宣布退出演出。 Bret Michaels和玛蒂娜·麦克布赖德也在随后几日宣布不会参演。
数位艺人表示，他们被活动主办方误导了。扬·MC写道：“尽管主办方声称这场活动无党派立场，但《Spin》杂志称其得到了特朗普的支持。”
“自由250”是去年在特朗普总统发布行政命令后成立的组织，旨在“为美国独立250周年这一重要时刻举办一场盛大庆祝活动”。该组织坚称自己及其筹办的活动无党派属性，此前曾发表声明称，其“致力于让全美民众团结在国家250周年纪念活动周围”。根据该项行政命令，特朗普担任负责组织庆祝活动的特别工作组主席。“自由250”和“250特别工作组”与2016年成立的两党纪念活动规划委员会相互独立。
据“自由250”介绍，“美国大州博览会”将于6月25日至7月10日在国家广场举办，活动将包含“庆祝全美56个州和领地的州与地区展馆、特色展览、现场演出、互动体验以及经典博览会游乐项目”。
范·温克尔表示，他理解其他艺人如果认为活动过于政治化、害怕社交媒体 backlash（ backlash此处指强烈反对声浪）而退出的做法，但补充道：“对我来说，我只是来庆祝我出生的这个国家的。”
范·温克尔还驳斥了其他艺人关于被误导的指控。
“我接演出时从来不会过问主办方是谁，”他对哥伦比亚广播公司新闻说，“我只会问‘我要去哪里演出？’我甚至不知道也不在乎，因为我有粉丝，他们雇我来演出。”
当被问及是否有可能将艺术与政治分开时，范·温克尔说：“当然可以。两者绝不应该混为一谈。”
“你应该做自己想做的事，表达自我。这就是音乐的意义所在，”他说。
范·温克尔此前曾在特朗普的海湖庄园俱乐部演出，他表示自己也愿意为民主党政客演出。
“我愿意为任何人演出，”他说，“普京。任何人都可以。你想让我去哪——我可以去伊朗。没关系。”
“你不能选择你的粉丝，是粉丝选择了你，”范·温克尔补充道，“你只是个艺人。永远别觉得自己除此之外还有别的身份。”
After several artists drop out of Freedom 250 concerts, Vanilla Ice says he’d “play for anybody” including Putin and Iran
2026-06-01T20:42:00-0400 / CBS News
By Jordan Freiman News Editor
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After several artists dropped out of a Washington, D.C., concert series organized by Freedom 250, rapper Vanilla Ice said he will still be on the bill, telling CBS News on Monday he would perform for anyone, including Russian President Vladimir Putin or Iran.
The rapper, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, told CBS News, “It’s simple as a pimple for me, there’s nothing to it. It’s the birthday of America.”
“Two hundred and fifty years. It’s not anything to do with politics. I don’t know why they’re turning it into politics,” Van Winkle said, adding he’s “never voted in my life.”
After the lineup was announced Wednesday, several artists — including Morris Day and the Time, Young MC and The Commadores — said they were backing out. Bret Michaels and Martina McBride also announced they would not be performing in the following days.
Several artists said they were misled about the organizers of the event, with Young MC writing: “Despite the claims by the organizers that the event is non-partisan, SPIN magazine describes it as Trump-backed.”
Freedom 250 — an organization launched last year following an executive order from President Trump to provide “a grand celebration worthy of the momentous occasion of the 250th anniversary of American Independence” — maintains that it and the events it is organizing are nonpartisan, saying in a previous statement it is “dedicated to uniting Americans around the nation’s 250th anniversary.” According to the executive order, Mr. Trump serves as the chair of the task force created to organize the celebrations. Freedom 250 and Task Force 250 are separate from a 2016 bipartisan commission created to help plan celebrations for the 250th anniversary.
The Great American State Fair, according to Freedom 250, will run from June 25 to July 10 on the National Mall, and will include “state and territory pavilions celebrating all 56 states and territories, specialty exhibits, live performances, interactive experiences, and classic fair attractions.”
Van Winkle said he understood why other artists would back out if they feel the event is too political and are “scared” of social media backlash, but added, “For me, I’m just here to celebrate the country I was born in.”
Van Winkle also brushed aside other artists’ accusations that they were misled.
“When I play events, I never ask about them,” he told CBS News. “I just go, ‘Where am I going?’ I don’t even know and I don’t even care, because I have fans and they have booked me to play a show.”
Asked if he felt it was possible to separate art from politics, Van Winkle said, “Heck yeah. They should never be in there.”
“You should do whatever you feel like doing and express yourself. That’s what music is,” he said.
Van Winkle, who has previously performed at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, said he’d play for Democratic politicians as well.
“I’d go play for anybody,” he said. “Putin. Whoever. You want — I’d go to Iran. Don’t matter.”
“You can’t pick your fans. They pick you,” Van Winkle added. “You’re just an entertainer. Don’t ever try to think you’re anything beyond that.”
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