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Martina McBride QUITS DC concert: ‘It was misleading’

Country queen Martina McBride just pulled the plug on performing at the Freedom 250 concert in Washington, DC — and she’s not holding back about why. The singer called out the event for being \”misleading,\” essentially calling BS on whatever they sold her on.

McBride’s exit is a pretty big deal, but here’s the thing: the show’s still happening anyway. Vanilla Ice, Flo Rida, Bret Michaels, and C+C Music Factory are all staying locked in for the celebration. So basically, it’s going down with or without the country legend.

No word yet on exactly what went down behind the scenes or what made McBride feel duped, but when a major artist uses the word \”misleading\” publicly, you know something went sideways. The concert was supposed to be this huge patriotic throwdown, and now it’s down one headliner.