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SHOOTING AT LIL BABY CONCERT LEAVES ONE INJURED

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A shooting at a Lil Baby concert in Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday has left one person with a life-threatening injury. Police have not said whether anyone has been arrested or is in custody. A video posted on YouTube shows a fight that apparently started at one side of the stage and spilled up the steps, then a bang. Lil Baby’s representatives could not be reached for comment.

JAZZ PIANIST McCOY TYNER DIES

NEW YORK (AP) - The last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet has died. McCoy Tyner died at the age of 81, according to his family. Details of his death were not given. Tyner played on Coltrane’s influential 1961 album, “My Favorite Things.” The quartet released several more projects. Tyner also released more than 70 albums on his own and won five Grammys. The National Endowment for the Arts named him a Jazz Master in 2002.

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST, ULTRA CANCELED; COACHELLA STILL A GO

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Musicians who were hoping to play South By Southwest now are scrambling because the city of Austin, Texas, called off the festival because of coronavirus concerns. Mayor Steve Adler announced a local disaster Friday afternoon as a precaution. South By Southwest was supposed to run for ten days beginning this Friday. The Ultra electronic dance music festival that was scheduled for the weekend of March 20 in Miami was officially postponed. The next major music festival is Coachella, set for April 10-12 and April 17-19 in Indio, California. That’s still set to go on as planned.

CIARA CANCELS CONCERT

NEW YORK (AP) - Ciara has called off a hometown concert next week because of the coronavirus, which is of special concern to her because she’s pregnant. Ciara was supposed to perform at the grand opening of the Fort Hood USO in Texas on March 19. She says her doctors have advised her to limit travel and large group gatherings because of her pregnancy. The grand opening will be postponed to the summer, and the concert will be rescheduled for later in the year.

NASHVILLE MUSICIANS RALLY FOR TORNADO RELIEF

NASHVILLE (AP) - Brandi Carlile says she can’t fully wrap her head around what it must feel like for the tornado victims in middle Tennessee, but she’s coming to help. Carlile is one of the musicians putting on a benefit show tonight called “To Nashville With Love.” Other performers include Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, Dan Auerbach, Brothers Osborne, Old Crow Medicine Show, Yola, Ashley McBryde and Margo Price. Proceeds will benefit relief efforts following the deadly storms that blew through the area last week. Meanwhile, CMT reports it’s raised $385,000 for the American Red Cross with its telethon on Thursday. Among those who pitched in to help were Lady Antebellum, Kid Rock, Blanco Brown, Cassadee Pope and Gavin DeGraw.

PLACIDO DOMINGO WILL NOT PERFORM IN LONDON

LONDON (AP) - Placido Domingo and London’s Royal Opera House have agreed to his withdrawal from the production of “Don Carlo” in July. The opera house management says in a statement it has not received any claims of misconduct against Domingo during his time there. It says it’s “sympathetic” about his reasons for withdrawing. Domingo has been caught up in allegations of sexual misconduct. He apologized, but added, “I know what I have done and I deny it again.” Domingo’s performances in Tokyo, Madrid and San Francisco have already been called off.

COURT ALLOWS MEGAN THEE STALLION TO RELEASE “SUGA”

NEW YORK (AP) - Megan Thee Stallion’s advice for up-and-coming musicians: lawyer up. She won a court order against her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, that allowed her to release her album, “Suga,” on Friday. Megan Thee Stallion says it’s important to read the contracts, then “Have your people read them. Have your lawyer read them. Have everybody that know what they are talking about read them.”

ROD STEWART DOESN’T DO MUCH TO PRESERVE HIS VOICE

LONDON (AP) - You might be shocked to hear this: Rod Stewart has never smoked. Stewart says everyone assumes he has because of the way he sounds. He says the reason he can still sing now is because he didn’t smoke, he gets lots of rest and drinks lots of water. Sometimes he’ll go a whole day without speaking to preserve his voice. He says he’ll wear a sign that says, “Can’t talk - I’m on vocal rest.” That means he has to write everything down that he needs to say.

By Margie Szaroleta

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