Anadolu / Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images One Kennedy Center performer thinks there’s a better way to handle the venue’s renaming drama than boycotting it. Banjoist and bluegrass specialist Randy Barrett, who is scheduled to play at the historic performing arts center on January 30, told the Associated Press in a story published on Tuesday that he doesn’t think cancelling shows at the Kennedy Center is the most productive response to its controversial renaming. “Like other artists, I’m deeply troubled by the politicization of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,” Barrett said in a statement shared with the Daily Beast. “I respect those that have chosen to cancel. However, I feel our tribalized country needs more music and art, not less.” Read more at The Daily Beast.