Parkway Won't Host Made In America 2019, Founder Jay-Z Responds

PHILADELPHIA – Made In America 2019 won't be on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, according to multiple reports, and the festival's founder Jay-Z is not happy.

According to Billy Penn, the festival will no longer be held on the Parkway but Roc Nation, Jay-Z's company, is looking to keep the Labor Day Weekend festival in Philly.

Jay-Z took to the press to voice his frustration over the move to nix the event from the Parkway, penning an op-ed for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

"We are disappointed that the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia would evict us from the heart of the city, through a media outlet, without a sit-down meeting, notice, dialogue or proper communication," he wrote in the Inquirer. "It signifies zero appreciation for what Made In America has built alongside the phenomenal citizens of this city."

He goes on to list the revenue generated for the city by the festival and the charitable donations made the Philadelphia-area organizations by the festival.

"How does an administration, merely discard an event that generates millions in income and employs the city’s people as if we are disposable now that we have served our purpose" Jay-Z asks in the piece.

The festival began in 2012 and has recently seen Jay-Z, Beyonce and Kanye West take the stage. This year, acts include Philly's own Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj, and Post Malone.

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Additionally, AdAge reports Budweiser is no longer the sponsor of the festival, as the Roc Nation-Budweiser contract ended and the company wants to pursue sponsoring more country music festivals.

However, Billy Penn reports city officials said they are "are interested in discussing the festival's future with the producers and look forward to continuing a partnership."

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