Morris Day and Young MC, on May 27, announced they would not be taking part in the event scheduled to run from June 25 to July 10.

Young MC, in a May 27 post on Facebook, said he had informed his agents he would not be performing at the “Freedom 250 event.”

R&B group Milli Vanilli also bowed out of the upcoming concert, with singer Jodie Rocco telling The Associated Press in an email on May 28 that the group was not contacted to perform at the event.

The Commodores announced they’re out as well, sharing the news in a May 28 Instagram post, “The Commodores will not be performing at the Great American State Fair.”

Martina McBride later dropped out on May 28, writing on X that she was misled into believing she would be performing at a “non-partisan event.”