The album was recorded on Oct. 25 and 26, 2024, ahead of Folds’ resignation from his post as the first-ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra. Getty Images ...

Ben Folds released a defiant live album with the National Symphony Orchestra, months after he resigned due to Trump taking over the Kennedy Center.

The album was recorded on Oct. 25 and 26, 2024, ahead of Folds’ resignation from his post as the first-ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO).

Ben Folds didn’t want to quit. “There wasn’t a bone in my body that wanted to,” the singer-songwriter said. But minutes after President Donald Trump’s newly appointed Kennedy Center ...

Ben Folds reflected on his decision to step down as the artistic adviser of the Kennedy Center’s National Symphony Orchestra earlier this year, telling MeidasTouch Sunday that it’s a choice ...