Joey Ramone…Toby Ludwig…John Lennon…Justin Timberlake

Joey Ramone of punk rocker group The Ramones, lost his battle with lymphona on April 15. He was 49.

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Manager Toby Ludwig is co-producer with Paul Zukoski for the "A Walk Down Abbey Road—A Tribute to the Beatles" tour.

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TNT was planning a tribute to John Lennon with a tentative taping set for May. However, the New York Daily News reports that Yoko Lennon nixed the proposed taping when she heard who was booked. Instead, she said, "Give me until the fall, and I'll start making calls myself." Looks like it will be taped at Radio City Music Hall in October.

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'N SYNC's Justin Timberlake inked a reported seven-figure deal with Ballantine Books to publish "Crossover Dribble," his first piece of fiction. The storyline centers on a professional basketball phenom.