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Yoko Ono: 'Ringo Starr Was The Most Influential Beatle'
Drummer Starr was the last member of the band to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a solo artist on Saturday (18Apr15), and John Lennon's widow is shocked he waited years...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 20 April 2015
Yoko Ono And Sir Paul Mccartney Pay Tribute To Cynthia Lennon
Yoko Ono and Sir Paul McCartney have led tributes to John Lennon's first wife Cynthia Lennon.The 82-year-old Japanese star praised the late artist, who died at her home in Spain earlier today (01.04.15), for being...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 01 April 2015
Artist Cynthia Lennon, Former Wife Of John Lennon Dies Aged 75
Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of late Beatle John Lennon, has died aged 75 at her home in Mallorca. According to a statement released by her family, Cynthia’s only child Julian was at her beside...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2015
Perrie Edwards Compared To Yoko Ono
Perrie Edwards has been compared to Yoko Ono by angry One Direction fans.The Little Mix singer has been blamed for her fiancé Zayn Malik's shocking decision to quit the boy band today (25.03.15) because he...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 March 2015
Katy Perry And Will.i.am To Cover Imagine For Unicef
Yoko Ono, Katy Perry, will.i.am and David Guetta are among the celebrities who have recorded a cover of John Lennon's 'Imagine' to raise funds for UNICEF.The star-studded cover will be accompanied by an interactive video...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 November 2014
10 Acts You Had No Idea Were Playing Glastonbury
Part of Glastonbury’s enduring reputation is its propensity for composing a line-up that is extensive that a wealth of acts will pass by unnoticed. We’ve sieved through the thousands of acts who will be making...
By George Percival in Music / Festivals on 23 June 2014
John Lennon's Killer Controlled By 'Dark' Aliens
John Lennon's murderer was under the control of ''dark'' aliens determined to eradicate his messages of peace and love, it has been claimed.The late Beatles legend was assassinated by Mark Chapman outside the Dakota Building...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 June 2014
Paul Mccartney And Yoko Ono Join Forces To Fight Fracking
Sir Paul Mccartney is teaming up with John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono to fight fracking.The former Beatles star and his Fab Four bandmate's wife have written an open letter to the British government demanding an...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2014
Yoko Ono Pens Thank You Letter For Elbow
Yoko Ono has written an open letter to Elbow thanking the band for mentioning her in a song. The Japanese artist - the widow of Beatles legend John Lennon - has been name-checked by the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 March 2014
Beatles Mania Sweeps Grammys As Paul Mccartney, Ringo Starr Reunite To Perform
Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited at last night's Grammy Awards in LA with their first joint public performance in over three years. The former Beatles and only surviving members of the sixties pop...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 27 January 2014
Daft Punk Perform With Stevie Wonder At Grammys
Daft Punk performed a disco mash-up with Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams and Chic's Nile Rodgers at the Grammy Awards last night (26.01.14). The French hitmakers were not seen for the first half of the performance...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 January 2014
Yoko Ono Recalls Starving As A Child As She Helps Launch New Anti-hunger Initiative
Yoko Ono has opened up about her desperate days as a starving child in her native Japan after granting officials at an anti-poverty campaign in Tokyo the rights to use her late husband John Lennon's...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2013
Yoko Ono Sued Over John Lennon-branded Collection
Yoko Ono has been slapped with a breach of contract lawsuit from a disgruntled designer amid allegations she blocked a licensing deal for JOHN LENNON-branded products.Larry Myerson claims he was approached about licensing the late...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 15 November 2013
Yoko Ono Puts New York Apartment Back On The Market At Reduced Price
Yoko Ono has placed the New York home she attempted to sell earlier this year (13) back on the market with a reduced asking price.John Lennon's widow, 80, reportedly bought the apartment for her son...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 November 2013
Beastie Boys Stars Among Mike Dancers In New Yoko Ono Vimike Deo
Beastie Boys bandmates Ad-Rock and Mike D are among the stars in Yoko Ono's video for her new single Bad Dancer.The rappers, who collaborated with Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band on the song, join Questlove,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 November 2013
Yoko Ono & Paul Mccartney- Best Pals: They Can Drink Coffee And Watch Breaking Bad Together
Oh man – mates. Mates are great. I’ve got some mates, and I drink coffee with them and talk about Breaking Bad. But for the past million decades, or however long ago when people thought...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 November 2013
Yoko Ono Still Cries When She Hears Imagine
Yoko Ono still cries when she hears John Lennon's 'Imagine'.The artist still finds her late husband's 1971 peace anthem a particularly moving track and despite hearing it so often, she still sometimes sheds a tear...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 October 2013
Yoko Ono Sues Co-op Board At Apartment Building
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono is suing a board of property shareholders over allegations they hindered the sale of her empty $6 million (£3.7 million) New York penthouse.The artist/singer filed suit against the housing co-operative...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 October 2013
Yoko Ono Given Top Iceland Honour
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has been made an honorary citizen of Reykjavik, Iceland in recognition of her tireless efforts for world peace.The artist/singer was presented with the award by the region's Mayor Jon Gnarr...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 October 2013
Yoko Ono Tops The Dance Chart With Remixes Of 1981'S Electro-pop Hit, 'Walking On Thin Ice'
Yoko Ono's re-envisaged single album, 'Walking On Thin Ice 2013' has become the pop culture icon's 11th chart topper after it rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Dance Club Play chart to...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 27 September 2013
The Beatles Make £43.5m
The Beatles have made an annual turnover of £43.5 million.The 'Hello Goodbye' hitmakers' business, Apple Corps Limited, has amassed the staggering figure - £2 million more than they made in 2012 - landing Sir Paul...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16 August 2013
Iggy Pop & Yoko Ono Team Up To Record Track For The Animals
Iggy Pop and Yoko Ono have teamed up on record to benefit a Miami, Florida animal rescue organisation.The pair hit the stage together as part of an Ono tribute gig in Los Angeles in 2010...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 August 2013
Madonna And Paul Mccartney Sign Amnesty International Letter For Russian Punks' Release
Madonna, Sir Paul Mccartney, Yoko Ono and Bruce Springsteen are among the stars who have teamed up with Amnesty International officials to call for the release of two jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 July 2013
Indepth John Lennon And Mick Jagger Interviews To Be Released As Downloads
Journalist, broadcaster and Oscar-winning documentarian Howard Smith's radio interviews with the likes of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger and Frank Zappa are to be made available for the first time in...
By WENN on 26 June 2013
Yoko Ono Wanted To Continue John Lennon's Battle
Yoko Ono says John Lennon ''fell in the battlefield''.The 80-year-old artist married the iconic musician in 1969 but insisted after his murder in 1980 she never thought of herself as a grieving ''widow'', instead wanting...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 May 2013
Paul Mccartney's Elvis Tribute
Sir Paul McCartney paid a visit to Elvis Presley's grave on Sunday (26.05.13).The Beatles legend toured Graceland mansion before stopping by the final resting place of the late musician and leaving one of his own...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 May 2013
Yoko Ono Thanks Paul Mccartney For Defending Her
Yoko Ono thinks Sir Paul McCartney is ''sweet'' for saying she didn't cause The Beatles' break up.The 80-year-old widow of John Lennon thanked his former bandmate for insisting she ''could not be blamed for anything''...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 May 2013
Yoko Ono Publishes New Poetry Book
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has published a new poetry book nearly 50 years after her last offering.The musician released Grapefruit, a book of "instructional poetry" in 1964, and she is now poised to offer...
By WENN on 12 April 2013
Yoko Ono's Meltdown Performers Include Boy George, Patti Smith And Thurston Moore
Yoko Ono has announced the bulk of the names for her Meltdown Festival line-up to take place in London this year, with the former wife of John Lennon staying true to her vision to create...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 04 April 2013
Gas Chiefs File Complaint Over Yoko Ono's Campaign Group
Yoko Ono is facing a new challenge in her crusade against fracking after executives of an American oil and gas association accused her campaign group of breaking lobbying laws.John Lennon's widow and her son Sean...
By WENN on 02 April 2013
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