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Transgender musician Anohni to skip Oscars
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The Associated Press
Updated: Feb 27, 2016, 6:33 PM
Published: Feb 27, 2016, 7:34 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Oscar-nominated transgender musician Anohni said in a statement posted online that she will not be attending the Academy Awards because she was not invited to perform on the telecast.

The artist who performed and co-wrote the song "Manta Ray," with J. Ralph for the film "Racing Extinction," posted a statement on her website on Thursday.

Anohni wrote that she does not believe she was excluded from performing because she is transgendered, but because she is not well known and sang a song about ecocide. She said producers for the show seemed to pick singers who were "commercially viable." Nominees Sam Smith, Lady Gaga and The Weeknd are performing on Sunday's awards show.

A representative for the Academy Awards did not immediately return an email on Friday seeking a response.
Tool, J. Cole, Stevie Nicks to headline Bonnaroo music fest
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Associated Press
Published: Jan 11, 2022, 9:21 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — J. Cole, Tool and Stevie Nicks will headline this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which is set to return after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic and weather. 

The lineup for the June 16-19 festival in Manchester, Tennessee, was released Tuesday and also includes The Chicks, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, 21 Savage, Machine Gun Kelly, Roddy Ricch, Flume and Illenium. 

Last year's festival was set to go on with extra COVID-19 precautions in place for fans, but heavy rains from Hurricane Ida left the grounds unsafe for driving or camping. The festival takes place on a former farm in rural Tennessee about an hour southeast of Nashville. Tickets go on sale Thursday. 

The 2020 festival was postponed to 2021 because of the pandemic.

Other artists on the lineup include Bleachers, Lord Huron, Disclosure, The War on Drugs, Billy Strings, Porter Robinson, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and Herbie Hancock. 

Online: https://www.bonnaroo.com/