Patti Smith returns to singing live with Brooklyn concert
MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer
March 9, 2021
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CORRECTS DAY OF CONCERT - FILE - Patti Smith attends a special screening of Pavarotti at the iPic Theater in New York on May 28, 2019. Smith performed a mini-concert at the Brooklyn Museum on Tuesday, March 9, to honor photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and also adding her voice to a series of pop-up events that represent the city’s first baby steps toward the return of live indoor performances. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
NEW YORK (AP) Patti Smith performed a mini-concert at the Brooklyn Museum on Tuesday to honor photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and add her voice to a series of pop-up events that represent New York City s first baby steps toward the return of live indoor performances.
Revived Nutria Rodeo bags 1,500 rodents in Louisiana
BY TRISTAN BAURICK and SOPHIA GERMER, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate
March 7, 2021
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1of5Jamison Trouth, founder and operator of Yellowfin Distillery, shoots invasive nutria in the wetlands during the Nutria Rodeo near Venice, La., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. The proceeds collected from the rodeo went towards coastal restoration efforts and the bodies of the nutria went towards crabbing instead of the original plan, the Audubon Zoo. ( Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)SOPHIA GERMER/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5An invasive nutria rat stands in the marsh near Venice, La., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. The proceeds collected from the rodeo went towards coastal restoration efforts and the bodies of the nutria went towards crabbing instead of the original plan, the Audubon Zoo to feed animals. ( Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)SOPHIA GERMER/APShow MoreShow Less
At the NBA All-Star Game, HBCUs will take center stage
TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer
March 6, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this June 19, 2016, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams celebrates after Game 7 of basketball s NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif. Williams played in the All-Star Game and now coaches at Alabama State. Historically Black institutions like Alabama State will be a focus of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta.Marcio Jose Sanchez/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Portland Trail Blazers forward Robert Covington (23) shoots against Los Angeles Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker (5) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Los Angeles.Mark J. Terrill/APShow MoreShow Less
Still divisive, Dr. Luke resurges at Grammys - as Tyson Trax
MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer
March 4, 2021
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1of5FILE - Songwriter Lukasz Dr. Luke Gottwald arrives at the 28th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles, on April 27, 2011. The controversial music producer and hitmaker rose to the top of the Billboard charts with Doja Cat’s ubiquitous funk-pop jam “Say So,” along with Saweetie s anthemic bop “Tap In” and Juice WRLD s Top 5 pop smash “Wishing Well. Dr. Luke appeared as Tyson Trax on the Grammy ballot for Doja Cat s “Say So, which he produced and co-wrote. The hit tune is competing for record of the year, where Dr. Luke is contention as the song’s producer.Matt Sayles/APShow MoreShow Less