“I was presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading,” the country singer said.

Several musical artists have withdrawn from The Great American State Fair, organized by the Donald Trump-backed group Freedom 250.

Young MC, best know for his 1989 hit Bust a Move, said on his social media that artists were not told about any "political involvement with the event" and that he looked forward to performing in DC in...