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Steely Dan‘s Donald Fagen has denied that Aimee Mann was dropped from the band’s forthcoming summer tour due to her gender.Earlier this week, Mann shared a comic strip on her Instagram account which depicted the singer-songwriter performing onstage. “I was supposed to open for Steely Dan this summer,” she wrote in the comic.“I just found out that they took me off the bill,” she continued.

Terry Flores The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival is returning after two years with an in-person event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the playwright’s “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The fest will run from March 23 to March 27.“After a canceled festival in 2020 and a virtual festival last year, we are so happy to be returning to our home at the Hotel Monteleone once again for our five-day festival,” said the event’s executive director Paul J. Willis.

Selome Hailu Epix announced that its upcoming adventure series “Billy the Kid” will premiere on April 24.The series follows famous outlaw William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid (Tom Blyth), from his Irish roots to his cowboy days on the American frontier, including his role in the Lincoln County War.The news came via Epix’s presentation at the Television Critics Association’s 2022 winter press tour, during which they also released a new trailer.Epix also announced three newly greenlit docuseries: “Women Who Rock,” Season 2 of “NFL Icons” and “The Making of a Haunting: The Amityville Murders.” “Women Who Rock” is a tribute to female pioneers in the music industry and features artists including Nancy Wilson, Chaka Khan, Pat Benatar, Mavis Staples, Sheila E, Macy Gray, Rickie Lee Jones, Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, Kate Pierson, Tina Weymouth and Nona Hendrix.

Epix is continuing to rock with new music documentaries and is throwing some scares into the equation.

Amid the mounting pressure on Spotify over allegations of Covid misinformation presented on its Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the show’s host made an apology of sorts — “if I pissed you off, I’m sorry” — and garnered support from Dwayne Johnson, Kevin James, Jewel, Jamie Kennedy, Tulsi Gabbard, Troy Aikman, Kat Von D, Domanic Monaghan, Candice Owens, Jillian Michaels, Tomi Lahren and Andrew Dice Clay.

Lynda Carter wasn’t afraid of a bit of fun for her new music video.

Lynda Carter is finding solace in music. On Thursday, the "Wonder Woman" star unveiled a first look at her music video for the jazzy rendition of Rickie Lee Jones’ 1979 track, "Danny’s All-Star Joint." The project was directed by Jason Crain. "It was a blast to do from start to finish," the 70-year-old told People magazine.

Chuck E. Weiss, a longtime presence on the Los Angeles music scene and the subject of a Top 5 hit for Rickie Lee Jones, died yesterday at age 76. Details on his death were not immediately available, but friends said he died after a long illness.

Bambi. “I heard the audience’s applause and took it personally,” she writes in Last Chance Texaco, a vivid memoir that traces the arc of her often turbulent life from unsettled childhood to uneasy fame.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 8-14:Nov. 8: Actor Norman Lloyd (“St.