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Ariel Pink Mocked for Taking Part in Tucker Carlson Interview Amid Capitol Riot Backlash
On 1/15/21 at 5:45 AM EST
In one of the more unexpected Fox News collaborations, musician Ariel Pink was interviewed by Tucker Carlson on Thursday, prompting a wave of memes and jokes on Twitter mocking the recording artist for getting canceled due to his support of Donald Trump.
The musician is a popular but divisive part of the Los Angeles experimental music scene and is known for tracks like Put Your Number In My Phone and Round and Round.
However, the singer s whose given name is Ariel Marcus Rosenberg support of Trump has led to a decline in his success. Last week, he attend the Capitol riot (with fellow musician John Maus) and shortly afterward was dropped by his record label, Mexican Summer.
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Ariel Pink dropped from label after attending Trump rally that led to D.C. riots [Los Angeles Times :: BC-MUS-CAPITOL-RIOTS-PINK:LA]
Indie musician Ariel Pink has been dropped from his label after he confirmed attending the Trump rally that led to the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and its staff have decided to end our working relationship with Ariel Rosenberg AKA Ariel Pink moving forward,” tweeted the New York-based record label Friday.
(As of Monday morning, Pink’s page on the Mexican Summer website was still active.)
The announcement came just a day following Pink’s explanation on Twitter that he had attended the Washington, D.C., rally to “peacefully show my support for the president.”
Indie musician Ariel Pink has been dropped from his label after he confirmed attending the Trump rally that led to the violent attack on the US Capitol.
“Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and its staff have decided to end our working relationship with Ariel Rosenberg AKA Ariel Pink moving forward,” tweeted the New York-based record label Friday.
(As of Friday afternoon, Pink’s page on the Mexican Summer website was still active.)
The announcement came just a day following Pink’s explanation on Twitter that he had attended the Washington, DC, rally to “peacefully show my support for the president.”