Some relatively unknown performing artists who had the honor of playing in the capital's most prestigious venue have canceled their shows. 

It's because they dislike the American president.

In reaction to the abrupt renaming of the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, several performers have scrapped plans to appear at the rebranded venue.

Though there are legitimate questions about whether the name change needs congressional approval, the knee-jerk reaction from small-time performers has been spectacular. So has the ensuing media coverage. 

Headlines have blared about the rebellion. 'The Show Won't Go On at the Kennedy Center,' an article from The Atlantic, a left-leaning magazine, boldly proclaims. 

But, here in reality, the show will go on, because practically every single artist who has canceled their show at the Trump-Kennedy Center has an extremely small following.

The Cookers, Kristy Lee and Chuck Redd have all canceled their shows. 

But unless you're a diehard fan of jazz or folk music, you'd probably need to Google who they are.  

Workers adjust the lettering outside the John F Kennedy Memorial Center in Washington, DC, on December 19 after a Trump-appointed board voted to rename it

Demonstrators protest outside the newly renamed The Donald J Trump and The John F Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on December 20

Chuck Redd, a jazz musician, canceled his Christmas Eve show at the last minute

Combined, the performers have just over 15,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Meanwhile, Miranda Lambert, who just performed at the Kennedy Center Honors this month, boasts 5.5 million monthly listeners. 

Doug Varone and Dancers, a niche dance troupe, has also canceled its concert.

'Yes, we did cancel because of the name change,' Varone told the Daily Mail in a statement. 

Many outlets are reporting that the freshly minted Trump-Kennedy Center is on its deathbed because of the name change. But leadership there says the cancellations are just a politically-motivated speed bump. 

'The artists who are now canceling shows were booked by the previous far left leadership where ideology was prioritized over talent and finances,' Richard Grenell, The Trump-Kennedy Center's president, told the Daily Mail. 

'Their last-minute cancellations prove that they were always unwilling to perform for everyone - even those they disagree with politically. They only want to perform for people who believe like them.'

Notably, the performers who canceled were not booked to play in any of the venue's main theaters. And their ticket sales and guest registrations were dismal, according to an insider. 

The Cookers were set to play in the Terrace Theater, which holds 500 people. But they had only sold 60 tickets, the insider revealed.