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Chris Willman
Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic
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Getty Images Is every musical artist’s fan base just waiting to turn on them, at a moment’s notice? The fickleness of fandom was never more apparent than it was reading the comments this past week from self-proclaimed followers of the artists who were booked to perform at the ill-fated “Freedom 250” concert series on the National Lawn in Washington, D.C. Six out of nine artists publicly backed out as the firestorm grew.
What these artists were hearing from many so-called fans, mostly those on the center or left, before they withdrew from their appearances: “I’m done with you.”
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