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            Shakira’s Super Bowl outfits, lyrics coming to Grammy Museum




            By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.                                                                                             cherish,  and  I’m  so  happy
            Associated Press                                                                                                    to  be  able  to  relive  these
            LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaki-                                                                                           memories  with  those  who
            ra’s two outfits worn during                                                                                        have and continue to sup-
            a Super Bowl halftime per-                                                                                          port me as an artist.”
            formance, her handwritten                                                                                           Shakira’s   electric   guitar
            lyrics  and  her  heavily  crys-                                                                                    that’s  covered  in  70,000
            talized  electric  guitar  are                                                                                      black  crystals  and  acous-
            among  the  items  that  will                                                                                       tic guitar used for songwrit-
            be on display for a museum                                                                                          ing will be displayed. Other
            exhibit in Los Angeles.                                                                                             items  include  her  outfits
            The  Grammy  Museum  an-                                                                                            from  her  El  Dorado  tour  in
            nounced Thursday that the                                                                                           2018 and the leaf-covered
            multi-Grammy  winner  will                                                                                          bikini she wore on the “Oral
            have her first exhibit open-                                                                                        Fixation,  Vol.  2”  album  in
            ing on March 4. The exhibit                                                                                         2005.
            called  “Shakira,  Shakira:                                                                                         “Shakira  is  the  rare  super-
            The  Grammy  Museum  Ex-                                                                                            star who has discovered a
            perience”  will  feature  40                                                                                        way  to  keep  evolving  as
            artifacts  from  her  personal                                                                                      an artist while growing her
            archive  in  the  museum’s                                                                                          expansive audience along
            permanent Latin music gal-                                                                                          with  her,”  said  Jasen  Em-
            lery.                                                                                                               mons,  the  chief  curator
            The  museum  exhibit  will                                                                                          and vice president of cura-
            explore   Shakira’s   musi-  This combination of photos shows Shakira performing during the halftime show at the NFL Super   torial affairs at the Grammy
            cal  evolution,  from  her   Bowl 54 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs', on Feb. 2, 2020,   Museum.  “She’s  a  serious
            origin  as  a  Latin  performer   in Miami Gardens, Fla.                                                (AP Photo)  student  of  music,  and  the
            in  Colombia  to  reaching                                                                                          Grammy  Museum  is  excit-
            global  superstardom  as  including  bachata,  rock,  journey  of  my  career  dis-    statement.  “These  pieces  ed  to  offer  a  dynamic  ex-
            a  multi-genre  performer,  Bhangra and reggaetón.        played  at  the  Grammy  are a testament to so many  hibit  that  reflects  her  intel-
            who  spans  several  genres  “It’s  an  honor  to  have  the  museum,” Shakira said in a  indelible  moments  that  I  ligence and artistry.”q


            ’24,′ ‘Runaways’ actor Annie Wersching has died at 45



            By LINDSEY BAHR                     shattered.  Thoughts  are  with  her
            Associated Press                    loved ones.”
            (AP) - Actor Annie Wersching, best  Actor  Abigail  Spencer,  who  ap-
            known  for  playing  FBI  agent  Re-  peared with Wersching on the sci-
            nee Walker in the series “24” and  fi  series  “Timeless,”  tweeted,  “We
            providing the voice for Tess in the  love you Annie Wersching. You will
            video  game  “The  Last  of  Us,”  has  be deeply missed.”
            died. She was 45.                   Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri,
            Wersching  passed  away  Sunday  Wersching appeared on dozens of
            morning  in  Los  Angeles  following  television shows over the course of
            a battle with cancer, her publicist  her two-decade career.
            told The Associated Press. The type  Her  first  credit  was  in  “Star  Trek:
            of cancer was not specified.        Enterprise,”  and  she  would  go  on
            Neil  Druckmann,  who  created  to have recurring roles in the sev-
            “The  Last  of  Us,”  wrote  on  Twitter  enth  and  eighth  seasons  of  “24,”
            that  “We  just  lost  a  beautiful  art-  “Bosch,”  “The  Vampire  Diaries,”
            ist  and  human  being.  My  heart  is  Marvel’s  “Runaways,”  “The  Rook-



















                                                                                      ie” and, most recently, the second  Wershing  was  diagnosed  with
                                                                                      season of “Star Trek: Picard” as the  cancer  in  2020,  according  to
                                                                                      Borg Queen.                        Deadline, and continued working.
                                                                                      She  also  provided  the  voice  and  She’s survived by her husband, ac-
                                                                                      motion  capture  performance  for  tor Stephen Full, and three sons. A
                                                                                      Tess  for  the  popular  video  game  GoFundMe page was set up Sun-
                                                                                      “The Last of Us.”                  day to support the family.q
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