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Shinedown, Others Drop Out Of Kid Rock’s ‘Rock the Country’ Tour, Not Wanting To “Create Further Division”

Brent Smith of Shinedown performs during iHeartRadio 103.5 KISS FM's Jingle Ball on Dec. 8, 2025 in Rosemont, Illinois. Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images for iHeartRadio As Kid Rock prepares to lead ...
Us Weekly

Ludacris, Carter Faith, Morgan Wade and More Drop Out of Rock the Country Fest: What Happened?

Months before the Rock the Country festival crosses the United States, three of its named performers have all dropped out. While official posters and the show website have removed Ludacris and Wade’s ...
Newsweek

Rock the Country Festival: Artists Dropping Out Amid Kid Rock Controversy

Shinedown has become the latest musical act to drop out of Rock the Country, the traveling music festival cofounded and headlined by Kid Rock, with the band saying its "purpose is to unite, not divide ...
People

Shinedown Follows Ludacris and More as the Latest Act to Drop Out of Rock the Country Festival Lineup

"Our band's purpose is to unite, not divide," the band said in a statement on Instagram Jemal Countess/Getty; Paras Griffin/Getty Shinedown is the latest performer to drop out of Kid Rock's festival ...
Yahoo

Shinedown Drop Off Kid Rock’s Rock the Country Festival

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shinedown announced on Friday that they will no longer perform at the Rock the Country festival, which has ties to the MAGA ...
Stereogum

Shinedown Drop Off MAGA-Associated Rock The Country Festival After Drummer Called Ludacris A “Coward” For Doing The Same

Later in the year, the country-focused touring festival Rock The Country will bring MAGA-affiliated headliners like Kid Rock and Jason Aldean all across America. The festival has a huge lineup that ...
loudwire

Shinedown Pull Out of Rock the Country Festival After Drummer Called Ludacris a ‘Coward’ for Doing the Same

UPDATE (Feb. 6, 12:30pm ET): Rock the Country’s Anderson, South Carolina date (where Shinedown were initially scheduled to perform) has been pulled from the festival’s website, suggesting the date was ...
Rolling Stone

Shinedown Drop Off Kid Rock’s Rock the Country Festival

Shinedown announced today that they will no longer perform at the Rock the Country festival, which has ties to the MAGA movement, this summer. “Our band’s purpose is to unite, not divide,” the group ...
Us Weekly

Shinedown Drops Out of Kid Rock-Led Rock the Country Concert After 3 Other Artist Exits

Shinedown is the latest musical act who will no longer perform at the 2026 Rock the Country Festival. “Shinedown is everyone’s band. We feel that we have been given a platform to bring all people ...
Post and Courier

MAGA-friendly ‘Rock The Country’ event in Anderson SC canceled after bands drop out, politics cited

ANDERSON — This summer’s “Rock The County” multiday concert, part of a nationwide MAGA-friendly series headed by country-rock music star Kid Rock, has been canceled as high-profile artists once part ...
Yardbarker

Tennessee Recruiting Update as Top Prospects Begin to Narrow Down Lists

After finishing the 2026 class with the ninth-ranked recruiting class in the country per Rivals, Tennessee is looking to finish with another top 10 class in 2027. Tennessee already has four commits in ...